20 feature of northern plain area
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1. it has been performed by the 3 major river systems -
- Indus,
- Ganga,
- Brahmaputra .
2. The northern plain are about 2400 km long and 240 to 320 km broad.
3. It is made up of deposits of alluvium.
4. Agriculturally it is the most productive area because of rich soil cover , adequate water supply and favourable climate.
5.The northern plains are classified into 4 sections due to the different relif : Bhabar, Terai , Bhangar , Khadar.
6.Covers a wide area, almost the whole of north India i.e. parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, MP, UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
7.They are very fertile due to the presence of alluvial soil.
8.The northern plains are formed by the deposits brought by the three major rivers and their tributaries.
9.The plain mostly comprise of flat land.
10.Northern plains are the world's most intensely farmed areas.
11.The Northern plains are also known as Great plains or Indo-Gangetic plains.
12.The land is generally flattish as is evident from the variation in local relief that is only from 4 to 6 meters.
13.The general slope of the land is from North to south but there are many micro slopes. The intervening slopes which are quite pronounced with the relative variations of 15 to 30m in relief are locally known as khols.
14.The Ganga Yamuna doab is the largest doab(the alluvial land between two converging rivers, esp the area between the Ganges and Jumna in N India).
15.Most of the part of Northern plain is traversed by rivers. The north Bihar plain is known as land of rivers.
16.At some places a long marshes extendes like from Chapra to Khagaria a long narrow marshes parallel to Ganga ,locally known as the Caurs.
17.At some places a long marshes extendes like from Chapra to Khagaria a long narrow marshes parallel to Ganga ,locally known as the Caurs.
18.The plain is narrowest in Assam where it is only 90–100kms. Wide but it widens to a maximum of 400kms. in Bengal; it expands to about 500kms. in West end India and the adjoining Pakistan region.
19.The plain has its own diversity. The plain is recognised as consisting of four division each characterised by important differences is surface relief. They are the Bhabhar, Tarai, Bhangar and the khadar.
20.The plain has its own diversity. The plain is recognised as consisting of four division each characterised by important differences is surface relief. They are the Bhabhar, Tarai, Bhangar and the khadar.