Question

Difference between central highlands and Deccan plateau

Answer 1

Short Answer : Deccan Plateau is a part of Peninsular Plateau of India.

Long Answer :

Peninsular Plateau :

Peninsular Plateau is the largest physiographic unit of India , covering an area of about 16 lakh sq km ( almost half of total land area of India !).

It is more or less triangular in shape and its boundaries can roughly be defined as :

Northern : Southern edge of the North Indian plains ( Aravali to Rajmahal hills)

Western : Western Ghats

Eastern : Eastern Ghats

Southern : Southernmost tip of Indian mainland ( Kanyakumari ).

This Peninsular Plateau is an ancient block with several plateaus and hills as its part like Marwar Upland, Malwa Plateau,Central Highland , Bundelkhand Plateau, Baghelkhand Plateau, Chhotanagpur Plateau, Rajmahal hills, Meghalaya Plateau, Deccan Plateau and famous ranges like Vindhya , Satpura , Maikal, Mahadeo, etc.

Deccan Plateau :

Deccan Plateau is the largest part of Peninsular Plateau ( about 1/3 rd of its area ).

It is bounded by Vindhya and Satpura in the north west, Maikal and Mahadeo in the north , Western and Eastern Ghats in the west and east respectively, and southernmost part upto Nilgiri hills.

It is subdivided into Maharashtra Plateau, Karnataka Plateau and Telangana Plateau.

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To conclude, Peninsular Plateau is an aggregation of several plateaus , one of them being Deccan Plateau.

Answer 2

the part of peninsular plateau which lies above narmada river is central highlands and which lies beneath narmada river is deccan plateau.