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What are the major Physiographic Divisions of India
Himalayan Mountains
Northern Plains
Peninsular Plateau
Indian Desert
Coastal Plain
Islands
Which direction does the Himalayas Run
West-east
Distance of Himalayas
2400km
Width of Himalayas
400km in Kashmir - 150km in Arunachal Pradesh
What is the northern-most range know as?
Great Himalayas or Himadri
Average height of Himadri
6,000 metres
Which range contains the prominent peaks
Himadri Range
The tallest mountain and its height
Mount Evererst - 8848 metres
Tallest Mountain in India and it’s height
Kanchenjunga - 8598
The folds of the Great Himalayas are _______ in nature.
Asymmetrical
The core of the Himadri is composed of _______
Granite
Most rugged mountain system
Himachal or lesser Himalaya
Himachal Range is composed of _______
highly compressed and altered rocks
Altitude of himachal
3700 to 4500 km
Which is the longest Himachal Range
Pir Panjal
Prominent Ranges of the Himachals are ____
Pir Panjal , Dhaula Dhar and Mahabharat
Which range consists of famous valleys
Himachal Range
The _________ is well known for it’s hill stations
Himachal Range
Average width of Himachal Range
50km
Which are the famous valleys of Kashmir
Kangra and Kullu Valley
Where is Kangra and Kullu valley located in
Himachal Pradesh
What is the outermost range of the Himalayas
Shivaliks
Width of Shivaliks
10-50 Km
Alititude of Shivaliks
900 - 1100 metres
Shivaliks are composed of _____________
Uncosolidated sediments brought down by rivers from the main Himalayn ranges
Shivaliks valleys are covered with ____________
gravel and alluvium
What are Duns
The longitudinal valey lying between lesser Himalaya and Shivaliks
Examples of Duns
Dehra Dun . Kotli Dun . Patli Dun
Besides longitudnal Himalayas have also been divided on regions from _______ to ________
west to east
What is Punjab Himalaya
Part lying between Indus and Satluj
Punjab Himalayas are also known regionally as ______ and _______
Kashmir Himalayas and Himachal Himalayas
What is the Kumaon Himalayas
Part lying between Satluj and Kali rivers
What are the Nepal Himalays
Part lying between Kali and Teesta Rivers
What are the Assam Himalays
Part lying between Teesta and Dihang rivers
The _________ makes the eastern most boundary of the Himalayas
Brahmaputra
What is the Purvvachal
When the Himalayas sharply bend to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India
The purvanchal is composed of _______
Strong Sandstone
_________ run as parallel ranges and valleys
Purvachal
The purvanchal comprises of ___________ , ____________ , ______ and _________
Patkai hills , Naga Hills , Manipur Hills and Mizo Hills
Norther plains is formed by the interplay of _____ , _________ and ____________
Indus , Ganga , Brahmaputra
Area of Northern Plains
7 lakh sq. hm
Length of northern plain
2400km
Width of Northern Plain
240-320 km
What makes northern plain the agriculturally productive part of india
Rich Alluvial Soil
Adequate Water Supply
Favourable Climate
How are riverine islands formed
In the lower course due to the gentle slope the velocity of the river decreases resulting in the formation of riverine islands
Which is the largest inhibited riverine island in the world
Majuli
What is the punjab plans
the western part of the northern plins formed by Indus and its Tributaries
The larger part of ________ plain lies in Pakistan
Punjab Plain
Name the tributaries of the Indus
Jhelum , Chenab , Ravi , Beas and Satluj
Etomology of doab
‘do’ meaning two and ‘ab’ meaning water
Etomology of Punjab
‘punj’ meaning five and ‘ab’ meaning water
_________________ plain is dominated by the doabs
Punjab Plain
Ganga plain extends between ____________ and ______ rivers
Ghaggar and Teesta
Which states is ganga plain spread over
Haryana , Delhi , UP , Bihar and parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal
Where does the Brahmaputra Plain lie
In the east particularly in Assam
How many divisons of plains are there based on relief features
4
What is bhabar
The rivers descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of 8 to 16km inwidth lying parallel to the slopes of the Shivaliks
All streams dissappear under ______
bhabar belt
What is terai
Part of northern plain where the streams and rivers re emerge and reate a wet swampy and marshy region
______________ region’s forest was cleared to create agricultural land and for migrants from Pakista
Terrai
Which region of northern plain is full of wildlife
Terai
The largest part of the northern plain is formed of _______ ________
older alluvium
Which is the largest section of northern plain based on relief
Bhangar
What is the bhangar
Part of the northern plain that lies above the floodplains of the rivers and presents a terrace like feature
What is kankar
The calcareous depists in the soil in the bhangar region
___________ relief of northern plain is ideal for agriculture
Khadar
What is khadar
Part of the northern plain that makes newer , younger deposts of the floodplains which renew soild every year
Why are distributaries formed
Due to the deposition of salt
The __________________ National Park is in the terai region
Dudhwa National Park
The Peninsular plature is composed of ________
old crystalline , igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Why was Peninsular Plateau formed
It was formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana Land
___________ is the oldest and most stable langmases
The Peninsular Plateau
What are the two broad divisions of the Peninsular Platue
Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau
The part of the Peninsular plateau lying north of _____ river is known as ______________
Narmada River , Central Highlands
The _________ range is the prominent range in the central highlands
Vidhyan Range
The Vindhyan range is bounded by the ____________ on south and ___________ on northwest
Satpura Range , Aravalis
Direction of river flow in Central highlands
Southwest to norteast (also the slope of the highlands)
The Central highlands are wider in the ____________ and narrower in the __________
West , East
The eastward extensions of the Central Highlands is known as ________________ and _____________
Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand
Chotanagpur Plateau is marked by the eastward extension dranied by the ________ river
Damodar River
__________________ is a triangular landmass that lies to south of river Narmada
The Deccan Plateau
The mountain range of _______ flanks the broad base of Deccan Platue
Satpura
Which hills form the eastern extensions of the Deccan plateau
Mahadev Hills , Kaimur Hills and the Maikal range form its eastern extensions
The Deccan plateau is higher in the _________ and slopes gently ________
West , East
What are the northeast extensions of the Deccan Platue
Meghalaya , Karbi - Anglong Plateau and North Cachar Hills
What are the 3 prominent hill ranges of the deccan plataeu
Garo , Khasi , Jaintia Hills
The ___________ and _______ mark the edges of the Deccan Plateau
Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
Which are the Ghats in the Western Ghats
Thal , Bhor and Pal Ghats
The Western ghats are - (higher/lower) than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation is _______ compared to _________ of Eastern Ghats
Higher , 900-1600 metres , 600 metres
The rivers of the Eastern Ghats drain into _________
Bay of Bengal
Western ghats cause ________ rain
Orographic Rain
HIGHEST peak of Western Ghats
Anai Mudi (2695m) , Doda Betta (2637) a
Highest peak of Eastern Ghats
Mahendragiri (1501m)
Udagamandalam is a _______ also known as ________
Hill station , Ooty and Kodaikanal
What is the Deccan Trap
The area with black soil and is of volcanic origin.
Where do the Aravali Hills Lie
Northwestern margins of the Peninsular Plateau
What is extent of Aravli Hills
Gujarat to Delhi
Diretion of Aravali Hills
Southwest - Northeast direction
Rainfall in Indian Desert
150mm per year
Describe the climate of the Indian Desert
It has very low rainfall , arid climate with low vegetation. Streams only appears during rainy season and dissapear as they do not have enough water to reach the sea
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