Question

At least 5 differences between northern plain and peninsular plateau

Answer 1

Northern plains:
* The uplift of Himalaya from Tethys sea and settling of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau created a large basin

"In due time, gradually the basin got filled with deposition of sediments by the rivers flowing from the mountains in the north and the peninsular plateau in the south which created a flat land of extensive alluvial deposits known as northern plains of India.

*Northern plains are divided in 3major river system... They are:
-The Indus
-The Ganga
-The Brahmaputra

*Spreads over- 7lakh sq.km area Length- 2500km and width- 240 to 320 km

Peninsular plateau:

* The Peninsular Plateau are most stable land blocks as it was one of the ancient landmasses on the earth's surface

"Composed of: old crystalline,igneous and metamorphic rocks Formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land 2 broad divisions of peninsular plateau:
-The Central Highlands
-The Deccan Plateau