Question

5. Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region w
that of the Peninsular plateau.
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Answer 1

Answer:Below is given the contrast between the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.

Explanation:

The Himalayan region Peninsular plateau

1. It consists of the loftiest mountains and deep valleys. 1. It consists of broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.

2. It is formed due to the collision of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates. 2. It is formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land.

3. In the Himalayan region we find the highest mountains of the world. 3. We don't find very high peaks in the Peninsular Plateau.

4. It is formed at the edge of the Indo-Gangetic plain. 4. It is formed at the edge of the Deccan Plateau.

5. There are many well-known hill-stations found in the Himalayan region. Examples are: Shimla, Mussoorie, Darjeeling, etc. 5. No well-known hill station is found in the Peninsular Plateau.

6. The Himalayan region contains only a few minerals. 6. The Peninsular Plateau is the storehouse of the minerals.

7. The rivers that originate from the Himalayas are perennial. 7. The rivers that originate from plateau are seasonal in nature.

Answer 2

Answer:

major physiographic division of India are

• the Himalayan mountains
• the northern planes
• the peninsular plateau
• the Indian desert
• The coastal plains
• the island

Explanation:

1. Himalayan region

• it is made up of soft rocks
• it is a chain of hold mountain form due to tentiko plates
• Himalayan mountain system is archery
• most of the rocks are sedimentary
• the Himalayan mountain have deep v saved valley
• average height of Himalaya is 6000 m

1. Peninsular plateau

• it is old land masses of hard rocks
• it it is a table land and was a part of Gondwana
• Peninsula plateau is triangular shaped
• most of the rocks are injures and metaphoric
• the plateau holes braid shallows and eroded valley
• average height of Plateau is 900 to 1600 m