Question

Describe any five features of the Northern Plains of India

Answer 1

The great Indian plain lies in the front of the Himalayas which are spread over an area of 777000kms. They include the Sindh plains, the Punjab Haryana plains, the desert of Rajasthan,the Ganga plain of uttar pradesh Bihar and west Bengal and the Brahmputra valley of Assam.It is also known as the great Northern plain of India. The plain is classical example of aggravational plain which resulted former an infilling of initial depression by incessant work of the Himalayan rivers. The maximum depth recorded so far is about 2000m .

Answer 2

Answer:

i) The northern plains have been formed from the alluvium deposited by the mountain rivers.

(ii) They are located between the Himalayan rivers in the north and the Peninsular Plateau in the south.

(iii) They turned the soil on the surfaced land fertile for growing a rich harvest of variety of crops. This led to the development of the Indus Valley Civilization.

(iv) They are made up of deposits of alluvium and cover an area of 7 lakh sq. km.

(v) They are densely populated physiographic division of India and are believed to be highly productive in terms of agriculture.