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Indian Geography

Prepared By
LIZA SARMAH
Mission APSC AE/JE
LOKTAK LAKE
The Peninsular Plateau :
• • The Peninsular Plateau is a one of the oldest and the most stable
landmass of India . Rising from the height of 150 m above the river plains
• up to an elevation of 600-900m is the irregular triangle known as the
Peninsular plateau.
• • It is bordered on all sides by the hill ranges:
• o North-west (extension of Aravalis) = Delhi ridge
• o East = Rajmahal hills
• o West = Gir range
• o South = Cardamom hills (constitute the outer extent of the peninsular
plateau)
• o Outlier = Shillong and Karbi-Anglong plateau
• • Most of the peninsular rivers flow from west to east indicating the
general elevation of the plateau is from the west to the east.
• o Narmada-Tapti are the exceptions which flow from east to west in
a rift (rift is caused by divergent boundary).
• • It is believed that a huge fault was created between the Rajmahal
hills and the Meghalaya plateau due to the force exerted by the
northeastward movement of the Indian plate at the time of the
Himalayan origin, called – Malda fault
• • Later, this depression got filled up by the deposition activity of the
numerous rivers leaving Meghalaya plateau separated from the main
Peninsular Block.
HILL RANGES
• • Most of the hills in the peninsular region are of the residual hills (relict
type).
• ARAVALI RANGE
• • It is residual mountain range aligned in north-east to south-west
direction.
• • They are one of the oldest fold mountains of the world
• and the oldest in India.
• • Its highest peak is Guru Shikhar. It is on the ‘Abu hills. Mt. Abu is a
famous hill station. The famous religious place for the Jains is situated on
Mt Abu.
• • Rivers Banas, Luni, Sabarmati are initiates from Aravallis.
• Luni is an ephemeral river which terminates in the Rann of Kutchch.
SATPURA RANGE
• • The Satpura range is a block mountain which has the valley of the
Narmada river on its northern, side and that of the Tapi on the
western side.
• • Dhupgarh (1,350 m) on Mahadev Hills (near Pachmarhi) is the
highest peak of the Satpura range.
• • Amarkantak (1,127 m) is another important peak, from where two
prominent rivers, the Narmada and the Son originate.
VINDHYAN RANGE
• The Vindhyas are the source of several tributaries of the Ganga-
Yamuna system. Chambal, Betwa, Dhasan, Ken, Tamsa, Kali Sindh
• The Narmada and Son rivers drain the Vindhyas' southern slopes.
• 1. Which is the largest physiographic division of India?

a) The Northern Mountains


b) The Great Plains
c) The Peninsular Plateau
d) The Islands
• 2. Which is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills?

a) Anamudi
b) Chembra Peak
c) Dolphin's Nose
d) Doddabetta
• 3. The Eastern Ghats form the eastern boundary of which region?

a) Bhander Plateau
b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Kaas Plateau
• 4. Which one of the following passes through the middle of the
country?

a) The Equator
b) The Tropic of Cancer
c) The Tropic of Capricorn
d) Prime Meridian

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