Question

differentiate between Northern plain and Peninsular plateau of India​

Answer 1

Answer:

Northern plains:

* The uplift of Himalaya from Tethys sea and settling of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau created a large basin.

*In due time, gradually the basin got filled with deposition of sediments by the rivers flowing from the mountains in the north and the peninsular plateau in the south which created a flat land of extensive alluvial deposits known as northern plains of India.

*Northern plains are divided in 3major river system... They are:

-The Indus

-The Ganga

-The Brahmaputra

*Spreads over- 7lakh sq.km area

*Length- 2500km and width- 240 to 320 km

Peninsular plateau:

* The Peninsular Plateau are most stable land blocks as it was one of the ancient landmasses on the earth’s surface.

*Composed of: old crystalline,igneous and metamorphic rocks.

*Formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land

*2 broad divisions of peninsular plateau:

-The Central Highlands

-The Deccan Plateau

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Answer 2

Answer:

Northern plains: * The uplift of Himalaya from Tethys sea and settling of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau created a large basin. ... * The Peninsular Plateau are most stable land blocks as it was one of the ancient landmasses on the earth's surface. *Composed of: old crystalline,igneous and metamorphic rocks.