Physical divisions of india

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1. The Northern Mountains forms a wall in the north of India. They originate as a series of ranges from the P amir Knot in Central A sia. The name Himalayas means abode of snow. These are young fold mountains. Extending from Jammu and Kashmir in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the East. There are three parallel ranges in the Himalayas- The Himadri or G reater Himalayas The Himachal or middle Himalayas The Shivaliks or Lower Himalayas

2. The Himadri or Greater Himalayas Highest mountains averaging over 6,000 m. They have many loftiest peaks like The Kachenjunga , Nanga Parbat, nanda Devi, Kameet . These mountains have glaciers which are the sources of perennial rivers. These mountain have high passes to facilitate travel across mountains.

3. The Himachal or middle Himalayas They are located to the south of Greater himalayas . Are about 1,500 to 3,500 m high. These are attaractive tourist spots and many hill stations are located here.

4. The Shivaliks or Lower Himalayas Lowest ranges of the Himalayas. Referred to as foothills and are very broken and continuous. Still under formation and prone to landslides. Average height of mountains less than 1500 m.

5. Between the Shiwaliks and the H imachal range are a series of beautiful longitudinal valleys called Duns, which are rich grazing grounds. The hills in the North East are called Purvacha ranges. The world’s wettest place, Mawsynram , near Cherapunji is situated here.

6. The Northern plains lies to the south of Himalayas. Extremely fertile. Formed by the deposition of alluvium brought by three large rivers- The Indus Ganga Brahmaputra

7. It consists of very old rocks Lies to the south of Ganga plain. The main plateau is divided into number of smaller plateaus- the Malwa plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau the deccan plateau

8. These plateaus are rich in minerals and mining is the most important activity here. Many rivers originate from the plateau region.

9. Lies to the North – western part of india . Extends westwards from the Aravalli Range to the desert of Sindh in Pakistan. Receives very little rainfall. Agriculture is seasonal. Construction of the Indira Gandhi canal has changed the landscape considerably.

10. The coastal plains are divided into two parts. Western coast Eastern coast Western coast is located between the western G hats and the Arabian sea. The M alabar Coast in Kerala has beautiful backwaters and lagoons. Eastern coast is broad and extremely fertile as the peninsular river enter the Bay of Bengal.

11. The Andaman and N icobar islands It is situated in bay of Bengal. basically volcanic islands sea around them has lot of coral reefs. Most of the islands are uninhabited.

12. THE LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS situated off the coast of Kerala in the arabian sea. Coral islands mainly Not so large in size Not so inhabited .