Question

Peninsular characteristics of peninsular plateau

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

•  The Peninsular Plateau is the tableland formed due to the breaking and                     drifting of the Gondwanaland.

•  The plateau consists of two broad divisions, namely, the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.

•  The Deccan Plateau, a triangular mass, lies to the south of the river   Narmada

•  The western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau are marked by the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats respectively.

•  The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats.

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