Long Answer Questions:
3. Write down the essential features of the Peninsular Plateau.
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Explanation:
It is triangular in shape and is composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
The Peninsular Plateau has several rounded hill ranges and broad valleys.
The Aravalli Mountains border the plateau on the northwestern side.
Answer:
Main features of the Peninsular Plateau :
(i) It is a table land composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
(ii) It is formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land.
(iii) It has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.
(iv) It consists of two broad divisions, namely, the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.
(v) The Central Highlands are wider in the West but narrower in the East.
(vi) The Deccan Plateau is higher in the West and slopes gently eastwards
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