Question

Geography
Explain 3 major landforms of India.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Northern mountains : Himalayas, peninsular plateau : contains mountain ranges (Aravalli, Vindhayachal and Satpura ranges), ghats (Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats) and plateaues (Malwa Plateau, Chhota Nagpur Plateau, Southern Garanulite terrain, Deccan Plateau and Kutch Kathiawar plateau). Indo-Gangetic Plain. Thar Desert.

Answer 2

Explanation:

I. The Great Mountains of North:

The northern mountains include the Himalayas, the Trans-Himalayan Ranges and Eastern Hills or Purvanchal. These extend from the plateau of Pamir to the frontiers of Myanmar for a distance of nearly 3,000 km. They are known for their snow covered peaks, big and small glaciers and deep gorges. Himalayas means the Abode of Snow. The Himalayas are young fold mountains and they are divided into three main ranges that run parallel to each other.

II. The Peninsular Plateau:

To the south of Great Plains of northern India lies the old landmass of peninsular India which is made up of ancient igneous rocks. The Peninsular plateau is composed of two parts i.e. Malwa plateau and Deccan plateau. These two parts are separated by the Vindhya and Satpura Ranges. The Narmada River, flowing from east to west divides the Malwa plateau from Deccan.

The northern part of Malwa plateau is flanked by Aravalli in the west and Vindhyas in the south. The desert of Rajasthan is situated to the north-west of Malwa plateau. It is made up of rocks and sand. It is a region of inland drainage because rivers either disappear in the desert or drain into the salt lakes.

The western edge of the Deccan plateau is formed by Sahyadri, the Nilgiri, the Annamalai and the Carda­mom hills and together they are known as Western Ghats. Anai Mudi in Kerala is the highest peak. The Western Ghats run parallel to the coast facing the Ara­bian Sea.

III. The Coastal Plain:

The Deccan plateau is flanked by narrow coastal plains in the east and west. The western coastal plains lies between Western Ghats and Arabian Sea, its northern part is called Konkan and southern part is known as Malabar. Similarly, the eastern coastal plain lies between the Bay of Ben­gal and Eastern Ghats. Its southern part is called the Coromondal coast and the northern part of eastern coast is called Northern Circars and this part lies in West Bengal and Orissa.

IV. Islands:

The Islands are large land areas completely sur­rounded by water, but not large enough to be called a continent. The Indian islands in the Bay of Bengal consist of the Andaman and Nicobar groups, (some of these are volcanic in origin).

India has in all 247 islands out of which 204 lie in Bay of Bengal. Of these 9 are in Nicobar and 185 in Andaman. The only active volcano of India is located in the Andaman on the Barren Island. The Islands in Arabian Sea are known as Lakshadweep islands. They are 42 in number and are of coral origin, surrounded by fringing reef.