The major physical divisions of India include: i) Himalayas ii) Northern plains iii) Desert iv) All of these
The major physical divisions of India include: i) Himalayas ii) Northern plains iii) Desert iv) All of these
All of the above
The Northern Mountains/Himalayan Mountains
- The northernmost landscape of the country highlights the young and structurally folded mountain
- It stretches across northern India from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh (about 2500 km) with a varying width of 240 to 320 km, forming the Himalayas in the East-West direction and its offshoots run in North-South direction along the India-Myanmar boundary traversing through Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram known as eastern hills.
The Great Plains:
The Great Plains of India consists of alluvial deposits brought down by the rivers originating in the Himalayan and the peninsular region. They are mainly formed by the alluvial deposits of the Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
The Peninsular Plateau:
It’s covering an area of about 16 lakh sq km forms the largest and oldest physiographic division of India. The Aravallis bound it in the North-West, Maikal range in the North, Hazaribagh and Rajmahal Hills in the North-East, the Western Ghats in the West and the Eastern Ghats in the East.
The Coastal Plains of the West Coast Plain:
This is a narrow coastal strip in the West facing the Arabian Sea. The plain area between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea from the Gulf of Kuchchh and Gulf of Khambat located on either side of Kathiawar Peninsula is called Gujarat Plains.
The Islands:
There are several small and large islands, some of which are of volcanic origin while some are of coral origin.
- Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian Sea are a group of 36 coral islands.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in the Bay of Bengal.
All of the above
The Northern Mountains/Himalayan Mountains
- The northernmost landscape of the country highlights the young and structurally folded mountain
- It stretches across northern India from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh (about 2500 km) with a varying width of 240 to 320 km, forming the Himalayas in the East-West direction and its offshoots run in North-South direction along the India-Myanmar boundary traversing through Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram known as eastern hills.
The Great Plains:
The Great Plains of India consists of alluvial deposits brought down by the rivers originating in the Himalayan and the peninsular region. They are mainly formed by the alluvial deposits of the Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
The Peninsular Plateau:
It’s covering an area of about 16 lakh sq km forms the largest and oldest physiographic division of India. The Aravallis bound it in the North-West, Maikal range in the North, Hazaribagh and Rajmahal Hills in the North-East, the Western Ghats in the West and the Eastern Ghats in the East.
The Coastal Plains of the West Coast Plain:
This is a narrow coastal strip in the West facing the Arabian Sea. The plain area between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea from the Gulf of Kuchchh and Gulf of Khambat located on either side of Kathiawar Peninsula is called Gujarat Plains.
The Islands:
There are several small and large islands, some of which are of volcanic origin while some are of coral origin.
- Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian Sea are a group of 36 coral islands.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in the Bay of Bengal.
