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What are the major Physiographic Divisions of India

  1. Himalayan Mountains

  2. Northern Plains

  3. Peninsular Plateau

  4. Indian Desert

  5. Coastal Plain

  6. Islands

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Which direction does the Himalayas Run

West-east

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Distance of Himalayas

2400km

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Width of Himalayas

400km in Kashmir - 150km in Arunachal Pradesh

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What is the northern-most range know as?

Great Himalayas or Himadri

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Average height of Himadri

6,000 metres

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Which range contains the prominent peaks

Himadri Range

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The tallest mountain and its height

Mount Evererst - 8848 metres

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Tallest Mountain in India and it’s height

Kanchenjunga - 8598

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The folds of the Great Himalayas are _______ in nature.

Asymmetrical

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The core of the Himadri is composed of _______

Granite

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Most rugged mountain system

Himachal or lesser Himalaya

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Himachal Range is composed of _______

highly compressed and altered rocks

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Altitude of himachal

3700 to 4500 km

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Which is the longest Himachal Range

Pir Panjal

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Prominent Ranges of the Himachals are ____

Pir Panjal , Dhaula Dhar and Mahabharat

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Which range consists of famous valleys

Himachal Range

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The _________ is well known for it’s hill stations

Himachal Range

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Average width of Himachal Range

50km

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Which are the famous valleys of Kashmir

Kangra and Kullu Valley

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Where is Kangra and Kullu valley located in

Himachal Pradesh

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What is the outermost range of the Himalayas

Shivaliks

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Width of Shivaliks

10-50 Km

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Alititude of Shivaliks

900 - 1100 metres

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Shivaliks are composed of _____________

Uncosolidated sediments brought down by rivers from the main Himalayn ranges

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Shivaliks valleys are covered with ____________

gravel and alluvium

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What are Duns

The longitudinal valey lying between lesser Himalaya and Shivaliks

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Examples of Duns

Dehra Dun . Kotli Dun . Patli Dun

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Besides longitudnal Himalayas have also been divided on regions from _______ to ________

west to east

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What is Punjab Himalaya

Part lying between Indus and Satluj

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Punjab Himalayas are also known regionally as ______ and _______

Kashmir Himalayas and Himachal Himalayas

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What is the Kumaon Himalayas

Part lying between Satluj and Kali rivers

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What are the Nepal Himalays

Part lying between Kali and Teesta Rivers

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What are the Assam Himalays

Part lying between Teesta and Dihang rivers

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The _________ makes the eastern most boundary of the Himalayas

Brahmaputra

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What is the Purvvachal

When the Himalayas sharply bend to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India

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The purvanchal is composed of _______

Strong Sandstone

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_________ run as parallel ranges and valleys

Purvachal

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The purvanchal comprises of ___________ , ____________ , ______ and _________

Patkai hills , Naga Hills , Manipur Hills and Mizo Hills

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Norther plains is formed by the interplay of _____ , _________ and ____________

Indus , Ganga , Brahmaputra

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Area of Northern Plains

7 lakh sq. hm

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Length of northern plain

2400km

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Width of Northern Plain

240-320 km

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What makes northern plain the agriculturally productive part of india

  1. Rich Alluvial Soil

  2. Adequate Water Supply

  3. Favourable Climate

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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

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Which is the largest inhibited riverine island in the world

Majuli

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What is the punjab plans

the western part of the northern plins formed by Indus and its Tributaries

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The larger part of ________ plain lies in Pakistan

Punjab Plain

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Name the tributaries of the Indus

Jhelum , Chenab , Ravi , Beas and Satluj

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Etomology of doab

‘do’ meaning two and ‘ab’ meaning water

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Etomology of Punjab

‘punj’ meaning five and ‘ab’ meaning water

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_________________ plain is dominated by the doabs

Punjab Plain

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Ganga plain extends between ____________ and ______ rivers

Ghaggar and Teesta

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Which states is ganga plain spread over

Haryana , Delhi , UP , Bihar and parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal

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Where does the Brahmaputra Plain lie

In the east particularly in Assam

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How many divisons of plains are there based on relief features

4

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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

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All streams dissappear under ______

bhabar belt

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What is terai

Part of northern plain where the streams and rivers re emerge and reate a wet swampy and marshy region

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______________ region’s forest was cleared to create agricultural land and for migrants from Pakista

Terrai

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Which region of northern plain is full of wildlife

Terai

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The largest part of the northern plain is formed of _______ ________

older alluvium

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Which is the largest section of northern plain based on relief

Bhangar

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What is the bhangar

Part of the northern plain that lies above the floodplains of the rivers and presents a terrace like feature

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What is kankar

The calcareous depists in the soil in the bhangar region

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___________ relief of northern plain is ideal for agriculture

Khadar

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What is khadar

Part of the northern plain that makes newer , younger deposts of the floodplains which renew soild every year

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Why are distributaries formed

Due to the deposition of salt

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The __________________ National Park is in the terai region

Dudhwa National Park

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The Peninsular plature is composed of ________

old crystalline , igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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Why was Peninsular Plateau formed

It was formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana Land

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___________ is the oldest and most stable langmases

The Peninsular Plateau

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What are the two broad divisions of the Peninsular Platue

Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau

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The part of the Peninsular plateau lying north of _____ river is known as ______________

Narmada River , Central Highlands

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The _________ range is the prominent range in the central highlands

Vidhyan Range

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The Vindhyan range is bounded by the ____________ on south and ___________ on northwest

Satpura Range , Aravalis

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Direction of river flow in Central highlands

Southwest to norteast (also the slope of the highlands)

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The Central highlands are wider in the ____________ and narrower in the __________

West , East

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The eastward extensions of the Central Highlands is known as ________________ and _____________

Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand

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Chotanagpur Plateau is marked by the eastward extension dranied by the ________ river

Damodar River

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__________________ is a triangular landmass that lies to south of river Narmada

The Deccan Plateau

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The mountain range of _______ flanks the broad base of Deccan Platue

Satpura

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Which hills form the eastern extensions of the Deccan plateau

Mahadev Hills , Kaimur Hills and the Maikal range form its eastern extensions

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The Deccan plateau is higher in the _________ and slopes gently ________

West , East

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What are the northeast extensions of the Deccan Platue

Meghalaya , Karbi - Anglong Plateau and North Cachar Hills

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What are the 3 prominent hill ranges of the deccan plataeu

Garo , Khasi , Jaintia Hills

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The ___________ and _______ mark the edges of the Deccan Plateau

Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

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Which are the Ghats in the Western Ghats

Thal , Bhor and Pal Ghats

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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

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The rivers of the Eastern Ghats drain into _________

Bay of Bengal

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Western ghats cause ________ rain

Orographic Rain

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HIGHEST peak of Western Ghats

Anai Mudi (2695m) , Doda Betta (2637) a

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Highest peak of Eastern Ghats

Mahendragiri (1501m)

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Udagamandalam is a _______ also known as ________

Hill station , Ooty and Kodaikanal

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What is the Deccan Trap

The area with black soil and is of volcanic origin.

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Where do the Aravali Hills Lie

Northwestern margins of the Peninsular Plateau

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What is extent of Aravli Hills

Gujarat to Delhi

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Diretion of Aravali Hills

Southwest - Northeast direction

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Rainfall in Indian Desert

150mm per year

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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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