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Answer : Geographically, India is divided into 4 divisions: (a) The Great Mountains of Himalayas- The mighty Himalayas, with its lofty mountain ranges and peaks is situated in the north. ... The Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges separate it from the plains in the north.
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The Great Mountains of Himalayas- The mighty Himalayas, with its lofty mountain ranges and peaks is situated in the north. It stretches from east to west and protects India from foreign attacks and invasion. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world and has a height of 29,142 feet.
(b) Northern Plains or Indo-Gangetic Plain- It consists of the valleys of the Indus river and its tributaries, the sandy deserts of Sind and Rajputana and the fertile regions near Ganges, Jamuna, and the Brahmaputra. The rivers of Indus and its tributaries (Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Jhelum) Ganges, Jamuna, Chambal, Gomti, Ghagra, Sone and Brahmaputra and its tributaries keep this region fertile and is densely populated.
(c) The Deccan Plateau- The Deccan Plateau is located in the south of Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges separate it from the plains in the north. It starts from the Bay of Bengal in the east and spreads to the Arabian Sea in the west. Rivers like the Godavari, Krishna, and Tungabhadra flow across it and made it fertile. It is also full of hills and mountains and dense forests.
(d) Coastal Ghats- The Coastal Ghats is situated on the coasts of East and West to the Deccan Plateau. The hill range running from north to south on the east is known as the Eastern Ghats and those on the west is known as the Western Ghats. The length is 1120km and 3000 to 8000 feet above sea level. It has rich soil and has an abundance of rice plants and coconut trees.