Physical Features of India 3 plateau

CBSE NCERT SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY GEOGRAPHY POLITICAL SCIENCE ECONOMICS CLASS 9 CHAPTER

1. CLASS IX
SUBJECT –S.SC. (GEOGRAPHY)
PRESENTED BY –MAHENDRA KUMAR
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PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

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4. PennisularPlateau
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The Peninsular plateau is a tableland
composed of the old crystalline, igneous and
metamorphic rocks.
Being part of Gondwanaland make it the oldest
landmass.
The plateau has broad and shallow valleys and
rounded hills.
This plateau consists of two broad divisions, namely,
the Central Highlands and the Deccan
Plateau.

5. The Central
Highland
The Deccan
Plateau
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Malwa Plateau
Bundelkhand
Baghelkhand
Chotanagpur
Plateau
Deccan Trap
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
North-East
Extension

6. PENNINSULAR PLATEAU-Central highland
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Malwa Plateau
Lies to the north of the Narmada river between
Aravaliin North & Vindhya range in south
Bundelkhand AND Baghelkhand
The eastward extensions of this plateau are locally
known as the Bundelkhandand Baghelkhand.
The Chotanagpurplateau
The Chotanagpurplateau marks the further
eastward extension, drained by the Damodar
river.

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8. PENNINSULAR PLATEAU-Deccan Plateau
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Deccan Trap
LargestplateauinIndia; Lies to the south of the
Narmada River; Shaped as inverted triangle.
Surrounded by Satpurahills, Mahadeohills, Maikala
range, Amarkantakhills and Rajmahalhills ithe north;
Western Ghats in the west and the Eastern Ghats in the
east
An extension of the Plateau is also visible in the northeast,
locally known as the Meghalaya, Karbi-AnglongPlateau and
North CacharHills

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Western Ghats(Shayadri)
Folded parts of Deccan Plateau
Continuous & higher than Eastern
Ghats caused orographicrains
Separated from coast by narrow
coastal plains
rivers like Godavari & Krishna
originates
Extends from Tapiin North to
Kanyakumariin south
Thalghat→Mumbai —-Kolkata
Bhorghat→Mumbai —-Chennai
Phalghat→Kochi ——–Chennai
NilgiriRange (Highestpeak→Doda
Bettaalong ooty→TN
Highest Peak of South
India→AnaimudiFrom which 3
ranges radiates in 3 directions-1
CardmomHills to south, 2 Anamalai
hills to north 3 Palnito North East
Eastern Ghats
Extends from Odishato
North of Nilgirihills
Discontinuous & lower then
Western Ghats
no important rivers
originates like western ghats
Separated from coast by very
wide coastal plains
Geologically older than
western ghats
Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishna, Kavericut through
this range to merge with Bay
of Bengal
The Western Ghats and the
Eastern Ghats meet in the
Nilgirihills

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