explain the division of Northern Plains mark by rivers
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According to the various relief features, the Northern Plains can be divided into four regions:
(i) The Bhabar Belt. The Bhabar is that narrow belt of the plain which is covered with pebbles and lies along the foothills of the Shiwaliks from the Indus to the Teesta. This belt is laid down by numerous streams descending down the hills. All the streams disappear in this Bhabar Belt.
(ii) The Terai Belt. It lies next to the Bhabar region and is composed of newer alluvium. These plains are formed due to the re-emergence of rivers and thus creating a wet, swampy and marshy region known as terai. It was thickly forested region full of wildlife. But now the forests have been cleared to create agricultural land and to settle migrants from Pakistan after partition.
(iii) The Bhangar Belt. It is formed from older alluvium. They lie above the flood plains of the rivers and present a terrace like feature. These plains are found far from the river basins. The soil in this region contains calcareous deposits locally known as Kankar which is less fertile.
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The Northern Plain is located in the southern part of the Himalayan range. The plain is formed from the flood plains of three big river systems:
- The Indus,
- The Ganga and
- The Brahmaputra
The Northern Plain is also called the Indo-Gangetic plain. The soil cover in this plain is rich and fertile, and water is found in plenty, combined with a favourable climate for growing several major crops, the Northern Plain is one of the world’s most intensively farmed areas and hence very densely populated.
The rivers coming from the northern mountain carry a huge load of eroded soil and debris. As a river flows down towards the plains, due to the gentler slopes, its velocity decreases, and the material carried by it gets deposited on the way creating riverine islands.
The Northern Plain can be divided into three main parts:
The Indus and its tributaries – the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas and the Sutlej - originate in the Himalaya. This part of the Northern Plain is also called the Punjab Plain.
The Ganga Plain lies between the Ghaggar and the Teesta rivers.
The Brahmaputra Plain lies in the state of Assam.
The states that fall under the Northern Plain are: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal, and Assam.
The Northern Plain is divided into four regions:
- Bhabar,
- Terai,
- Bhangar and
- Khadar
The Bhabar region is a narrow belt of level surface in the Northern Plain, lying parallel to the slope of the Shiwaliks.
All rivers and streams that disappear in the Bhabar belt resurface in the Terai region. The Terai region consists of wet, swampy and marshy land.
Bhangar, is the largest part of the northern plain and is formed of older alluvium. This region lies above the flood plains of the rivers.
The newer, younger deposits of the flood plains form the fourth region of the Northern Plain called Khadar. The land is fertile, and used extensively for agriculture.
(iv) The Khadar Belt. The newer, younger deposits of the flood plains are called Khadar. They are renewed almost every year. So they are very fertile and ideal ,for intensive agriculture.
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The Northern Plains which are also known as Indo-Gangetic Plains.
Punjab Plains or Indus Plains, plains where Indus and it's tributaries flow, i.e. Punjab & parts of Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir in India, and Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunwa, Sindh in Pakistan.
Ganga Plains, plains where ganga and it's tributaries flow, i.e. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, & parts of Uttrakhand in India, and parts of Nepal & Bangladesh.
Brahmaputra Plains, Plains where Brahmaputra and it's tributaries flow i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in India, parts of Bhutan, Bangladesh.
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