Question

Describe the location of hill ranges in the peninsular plateaus.

Answer 1

The Peninsular Plateau is triangular in shape and bounded on all sides by hill ranges.

• The northern portion of the plateau is bounded by the Aravallis, the Vindhayas, the Satpuras and the Rajmahal hills.
• The western portion is bounded by the Western Ghats that stretch along the western border of the country.
• The eastern portion is bounded by the Eastern Ghats that run discontinuously along the eastern border of the country.