differentiate between physiography of brazil and india
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Area: Brazil : slightly smaller the US
India: slightly more than 1/3 the size of the US
Land: Brazil: 8.46 million sq km
India: 2.97 million sq km
Coastline: Brazil: 7,491 km
India: 7,000 km
Location: Brazil: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
India: SouthernAsia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Terrain: Brazil: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt.
India: upland plain, (Decan Plateau) in south, slat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north.
Answer:
INDIA:
1. The country is divided into five major physiographic divisions:
The Himalayas
The North Indian Plains
The Peninsula
Coastal Plains
Island groups
2.India lies in Asian Continent In India, it extends from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.
These mountain ranges are also divided into :
(a)Western Himalayas (or Kashmir Himalayas)
(b)Central Himalayas (or Kumaun Himalayas) and
(c)Eastern Himalayas (or Assam Himalayas)
(d)North Indian Plains
3.The part lying to the east of the Aravallis is the basin of the river Ganga and is therefore known as the Ganga Plains.
4.The area lying to the south of North Indian Plains and tapering towards the Indian Ocean is called Indian Peninsula. It consists of many plateaus and hill ranges. example: Aravallis, Vindnyas and Satpura ranges
5.The Coastal Plains: India is blessed with a long coastline extending for approximately 7500 km. It lies to the western and eastern part of Peninsula.
6.The Island group are:
India has two large groups of islands, one each in the Arabian Sea and in Bay of Bengal.
The islands in the Arabian Sea are known as Lakshadweep whereas the islands in the Bay of Bengal are called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
BRAZIL:
1. The physiographic divisions of Brazil are as follows:
The Highlands
The Great Escarpment
The Coastal region
The Plains.
The Island groups.
2.Brazil lies in the South America continent .Southern Brazil is occupied by an extensive plateau. It is differently described as Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Shield or Brazilian Plateau. Brazilian and Guyana Highlands together form the core of the South American continent.
3.The Great Escarpment: The eastern side of the Highlands is demarcated because of the escarpment. The escarpment is very steep particularly from Sao Paulo to Porto Alegre.
4.Brazil has a coastline of about 7400 km. One may divide that into two parts namely the northern and eastern coast. The Brazilian coast is protected in some areas by coral reefs and atoll islands.
5.The Plains: The plains in Brazil are confined to two areas namely the Amazon basin in the north and Paraguay-Parana source region in the southwest.
6.Islands: Besides the mainland, some islands are also included in Brazil. They can be classified into coastal islands and marine islands.