Question

Explain the diverse relief features of the northern plains

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Plains of northern India are flat and enormous. It is  extended in the east west direction between the Himalayas in the north and Peninsular Plateau in the south. These plains form an unbroken belt of alluvium varying in thickness from east Bihar Plain to Punjab and northern Rajasthan. Sutlej Plain in the west, the Ganga Plain in the middle, the Ganga Delta and the Brahmaputra Valley in the east constitute the northern plains.The Northern Plains, also known as the Gangetic Plains. The Northern Plains spreading from Assam  to Punjab, has a length of around 2400 km and the width ranges between 150 km to 300 km, varying in different regions. It can be found in Bihar, Punjab, Assam , West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh , parts of Delhi and Haryana

Hope u like my answer

Answer 2

Explanation:

It is generally believed that Northern plains do not have any variations in its relief features. This is not true. Northern plains can be divided into 4 regions based on their relief features. They are listed below:

1 Bhabar

2 Terai

3 Bhangar

4 Khadar

Kadar

. It is suitable for intensive agriculture.

. They are very fertile as they are renewed every year.

. khadar is the younger deposits of the flood plains.

Bhangar

. It presents a terrace-like feature.

. It lies above the floodplains of the rivers.

. It is the largest part of the Northern plains.

. It is formed of older alluvium.

Terai

. This is a marshy, swampy, and wet region.

. This is the region where rivers and streams re-emerge.

. It is located to the South of the Bhabar belt.

Bhabar

. A narrow belt of 8 km to 16 km in width which lies parallel to the slopes of Shiwaliks is known as the Bhabar.

. The rivers flowing down from the mountains deposit .

pebbles in this narrow belt.

All the streams start disappearing in the Bhabar belt.