Question

Answer the following in paragraph:

Write in brief about Peninsular Plateau.

Answer 1

Location:-

1. The Peninsular plateau is located to the south of the northern great plains.

2. It covers an area of about 16 lakh sq. km.

3. Boundaries of the Peninsular plateau.

• North - Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, and Rajmahal ranges
• West - Western Ghats
• East - Eastern Ghats

4. The average height varies between 600 - 900 m. above the mean sea level.

5. The general slope is from west to east broad divisions, namely the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.

Central Highlands:-

• The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada river covering a major area of the Malwa Plateau is known as the Central Highlands

Malwa Plateau:-

• Malwa Plateau is bounded by the Aravalli range, the Vindhya range and Bundelthand.
• The Chambal river and its tributaries have created ravines in the northern part of the plateau.

The Bundelkhand:-

• It is located towards the south of the Yamuna river.
• It is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
• In the northern part, the Ganga and Yamuna rivers have deposited alluvium.
• The hilly areas are made up of sandstone and granite.
• Betwa and Ken rivers have carved out deep gorges.

The Baghelkhand:-

• It lies to the east of “Maikala Range”.
• It is made up of sandstone and limestone in the west and granite in the east.
• The central part of the plateau acts as a water divide between the Son and the Mahanadhi drainage system.

The Chotanagpur Plateau:-

• It is located towards the northeast.
• It is drained by Damodar, Sabamarekha, Koel, and Barakar rivers.
• The Damodar River flows from west to east through the middle of this region.
• This region has a series of plateau and hills.

Deccan Plateau:-

1. It is made up of lava and is covered with black soil.
Boundaries of Deccan Plateau.

• North-east:- Vindhya and Satpura mountains
• North:- Mahadev and Maikala range
• West:- Western Ghats
• East:- the Eastern Ghats

2. It is a tableland composed of old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.

3. It is formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land.

4. It has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.

5. It is a triangular landmass that lies to the south of the river Narmada.

6. The Satpura range flanks its broad base in the north while the Mahadev, the Kaimur hills, and the Maikal range form its eastern extensions.

7. The Deccan plateau is higher in the west and slopes gently eastwards.

8. Rivers like Mahanadhi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri flow eastwards and join the Bay of Bengal.

9. It is separated by a fault from the Chotanagpur plateau.

10. It made up of lava rocks and has black regur soils.