name the main physical features of the northern plains
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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.
1 They are very fertile due to the presence of alluvial soil.
2The northern plains are formed by the deposits brought by the three major rivers and their tributaries.
3The plain mostly comprise of flat land.
4Northern plains are the world's most intensely farmed areas.
5The Northern plains are also known as Great plains or Indo-Gangetic plains.
In detail....
The Northern Plain was formed by the deposits brought in by the three major rivers and their tributaries. Alluvium was deposited at the foot–hills of the Himalayas for millions of years. These deposits are now the fertile Northern Plains. Alluvium is soil or sediments deposited by a river or other running water.
1. The land is generally flattish as is evident from the variation in local relief that is only from 4 to 6 meters.
2. The general slope of the land is from North to south but there are many micro slopes.
3. The Ganga Yamuna doab is the largest doab(the alluvial land between two converging rivers, esp the area between the Ganges and Jumna in North India).
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