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What are the significance of peninsular plateu and coastal plains of India.

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Answer 1

The peninsular plateau of India is surrounded by coastal plains of variable width.

: ii. It extends from the Rann of Kachchh in the west to the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta in the east, covering a distance of about 6000 km.

Answer 2

• The peninsular plateau of India is surrounded by coastal plains of variable width. ADVERTISEMENTS: ii. It extends from the Rann of Kachchh in the west to the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta in the east, covering a distance of about 6000 km.

• Features of the Peninsular Plateau
• It covers a total area of about 16 lakh sq km (India as a whole is 32 lakh sq km). The average height of the plateau is 600-900 m above sea level (varies from region to region). Most of the peninsular rivers flow west to east indicating it's general slope.

What is the significance of Peninsular plateau?

The Peninsular Plateau is of immense use for the economy of India because: (i) It is store house of minerals like Iron ore, bauxite, gold, copper, coal, manganese, mica etc. (ii)Its Black Earth soils are very productive and are intensively given to cotton culture.