explain northern plain based on its relief features.
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According to the variations in relief features, the Northern plains can be divided into four regions. ... They lie above the flood plains of the rivers and present a terrace like feature. This part is known as bhangar. (iv)Khadar plain: The new young deposits of flood plain is called Khadar.
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According to the variations in relief features, the Northern plains can be divided into four regions.
(i) Bhabar plain: The rivers, after descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks. It is known as bhabar. All the streams disappear in this bhabar belt.
(ii) Terai plain: South of Bhabar, the streams and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as terai. This was a thickly forested region full of wildlife. The forests have been cleared to create agricultural land and to settle migrants from Pakistan after partition
(iii) Bhangar plain:The largest part of the northern plain is formed of older alluvium. They lie above the flood plains of the rivers and present a terrace like feature. This part is known as bhangar.
(iv) Khadar plain: The new young deposits of flood plain is called Khadar.