Whichare the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the reliefof the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.
Whichare the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the reliefof the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.
Themajor physiographic divisions of India are:
(i)The Himalayan Mountains
(ii)The Northern Plains
(iii)The Peninsular Plateau
(iv)The Indian Desert
(v)The Coastal Plains
(vi)The Islands
The Himalayan Region
The Peninsular Plateau
Having a comparatively recent origin, it is made up of young fold mountains
It is the oldest landmass of the Indian subcontinent; was part of the Gondwana land
Consists of the loftiest mountains and deep valleys
Consists of broad and shallow valleys, and rounded hills
Formed due to the collision of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates
Formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land
Composed of sedimentary rocks
Composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks
From the point of view of geology, this region forms an unstable zone
This region forms a stable zone
Themajor physiographic divisions of India are:
(i)The Himalayan Mountains
(ii)The Northern Plains
(iii)The Peninsular Plateau
(iv)The Indian Desert
(v)The Coastal Plains
(vi)The Islands
| The Himalayan Region | The Peninsular Plateau |
| Having a comparatively recent origin, it is made up of young fold mountains | It is the oldest landmass of the Indian subcontinent; was part of the Gondwana land |
| Consists of the loftiest mountains and deep valleys | Consists of broad and shallow valleys, and rounded hills |
| Formed due to the collision of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates | Formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land |
| Composed of sedimentary rocks | Composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks |
| From the point of view of geology, this region forms an unstable zone | This region forms a stable zone |
