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answer the following questions.
Write a short note on the rivers of the plateau region.
Where is the Deccan Plateau located?
Write a paragraph each on the states of Maharashtra and Andhra !
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Discuss briefly the two plateaus that comprise the Central Highlands.
Write two differences between the Eastern and Western Ghats.
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Answer:
1. Write a short note on the rivers of the plateau region.
The Deccan Plateau is one of the broad divisions of the Peninsular Plateau. The Deccan Plateau is a triangular landmass that lies to the south of the river Narmada.
The Satpura range flanks its broad base in the north while the Mahadev, the Kaimur hills and the Maikal range form its eastern extensions.
The Deccan Plateau is higher in the west and slopes gently eastwardsan extension of the plateau is also visible in the northeast - locally known as the Meghalaya,
Karbi Anglong Plateau and North Cachar Hills. It is separated by a fault from the Chhotanagpur Plateau.
Three prominent hill ranges from the west to east are the Garo, the Khasi and the Jaintia hills.
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and the eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively
2. Where is the Deccan Plateau located?
India Deccan, the entire southern peninsula of India south of the Narmada River