The word 'snout' is associated with which of the following geographical features?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Glacier
A glacier has a ‘snout’ (nose), just as a storm has an ‘eye’, a river has a ‘mouth’ and an isthmus has a ‘neck’.
NCERT (2026-27): “Human Geography Nature and Scope … We often talk of the ‘face’ of the earth, ‘eye’ of the storm, ‘mouth’ of the river, ‘snout’ (nose) of the glacier, ‘neck’ of the isthmus and ‘profile’ of the soil.” |