Question

difference between the Himalayan region and the peninsular plateau region

Answer 1

Himalayan Region 
1. The Himalayas are young fold mountains of comparatively recent origin.
2. They are the highest mountains in the world
3. Many great rivers like - the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra originate from the Himalayas.
4. The Himalayas are formed of the sedimentary rocks.
5. They are formed at the edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
6. Important hill stations like - Shimla, Mussoorie, Darjeeling, Nainital are found on the Himalayas.


PENINSULAR PLATEAU
1. They are a part of the oldest structures of the Indian subcontinent.
2. The Central Highlands are formed of low hills and there is no high peak of world-wide fame in these hills.
3. Very few rivers like - themNarmada and the Tapti originate from these hills.
4. The Central Highlands are formed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
5. They are formed at the edge of theDeccan Plateau.
6. No well known hill station is found here. 

Answer 2

Himalayas region - are the young fold mountain made from the uplift of the strata formed by the sedimentary rock
Peninsular region - are created from igneous and metamorphic rock after splitting of godwana land