Question

Name the two main divisions of the Peninsular Plateau. Describe some important feature of each division.

Answer 1

The Deccan Plateau is situated to the south of the Indo-Gangetic Basin. The Western Ghats Mountain Range is quite high and stops the humidity from the southwestern monsoon from arriving at the plateau. Therefore, the area gets negligible precipitation.

The eastern segment of the Deccan Plateau is lying at a lower altitude, covering the southeast shoreline of India. The jungles are also comparatively arid but function to preserve the rainwaters to create torrents that supply rivers that move into valleys and subsequently into the Bay of Bengal.

Majority of rivers in the Deccan Plateau run from the west to the east. The Godavari River and its confluents, including the Indravati River, irrigate the majority of the northern part of the terrain, ascending in the Western Ghats and running to the east in the direction of Bay of Bengal. The Krishna River, Tungabhadra River, and the tributaries of the Krishna River, which include the Bhima River, which also flows from the west to east, irrigate the middle segment of the plateau. The southernmost section of the plateau is irrigated by the Kaveri River, which has its source in the Western Ghats Mountain Range in Karnataka and twists to the south to penetrate the Nilgiri Mountains at Hogenakal Waterfalls into Tamil Nadu, subsequently creating the Sivasamudram Falls at the island township of Shivanasamudra, which is the second largest waterfall in India and also the 16th biggest in the world, prior to pouring into the Stanley Reservoir and the Mettur Dam that formed the reservoir. The river ultimately pours into the Bay of Bengal.

The two major rivers, which don’t pour into the Bay of Bengal are the Tapti and Narmada River. They have their sources located in the Eastern Ghats Mountain Range and pour into Arabian Sea. All rivers on the Deccan Plateau rely on the precipitation and become dehydrated in the summer months. 

Answer 2

India has nearly nine physical features with three great classification like Plateau, the coastal plains, Mountains. But most of the Indian land is covered by its peninsular plateau.

Peninsular plateau of India has three distinct classification. They are

• The Deccan plateau
• Central Highlands
• Chhotanagpur plateau

The Central highlands lies in the northern part of Narmada river which covers the major portion of Malwa Plateau.  

The Deccan plateau is the oldest physical feature of India lies in the southern region of Narmada river.

Chhotanagpur plateau is the plateau that lies in the eastern part of India.

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