Question

describe about Peninsular plateau
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Answer 1

The Peninsular plateau is a tableland composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks. It was formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land and thus, making it a part of the oldest landmass. The plateau has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.

Answer 2

PENINSULAR PLATEAU OF INDIA - DEFINITION

• The Peninsular plateau is a tableland composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks. It was formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land and thus, making it a part of the oldest landmass. The plateau has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills. This plateau consists of two broad divisions, namely, the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau. The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada river covering a major area of the Malwa plateau is known as the Central Highlands. The Deccan Plateau is a triangular landmass that lies to the south of the Narmada

DECCAN PLATEAU - DEFINITION

The Deccan Plateau is triangular in shape and is India's largest plateau. It occupies land between the Western and the Eastern Ghats and the south of the Mahadeo, Maikal and Satpura ranges. The Deccan Plateau is divided into following sub-regions:

(1) Satpuda-Mahadeo-Maikal Range

(2) Maharashtra Plateau

(3) Karnataka-Telangana Plateau

(4) Eastern Plateaus.