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PHYSICAL DIVISION OF INDIA;
India is geographically very rich and diverse country, our country has all most all the features that one expects from the country and many of the countries don't have this much features.
India has deserts, Coastal areas, mountains and plateaus. Based on the physical features, Indian Physical geography is divided into the following sections
- The great mountain of North
- Northern Plain
- Peninsular Plateau
- Coastal Plains
- Thar Desert
- Islands
The Greatest mountains in the North is as follows ;
The greatest mountain in the north is Himadri. It is spread over 2400 KMS and covers from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.
The Himalayas comprises three ranges namely Himadri or Inner Himalaya or Greater Himalaya, Himachal or lesser Himalaya and Siwaliks or Outer Himalaya.
Himadri: Himadri is the northmost range, the average height of this range is 6000 Mts. The average width of this range is 120 KMS. It covers most of the highest peaks such as Mount Everest, Nanga Parbat, Kanchenjunga. The Ganga and Yamuna Rivers originate from this range only.
Himachal: Himachal lies between the Himadri and Siwalik range. The average height of this range is 4000 Mts. The average width of this range is 60-80 KM. Important ranges in this are – Dhaula Dhar, Pir Panjal, Mahabharata. Famous hill stations such as Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital etc, are located in this range
Siwaliks: It is the outermost range. The average height of this range is as much as 1000 Metre. The average width of this range is almost 10-50 KM. Valleys which lies between the Himachal and Siwalik are called Duns.
Northern Plain ;
Northern plain lies between the great northern mountain and peninsular plateau. It is formed by the three major rivers – Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra and their tributary rivers.
This plain covers the area of Indian states Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam.
The plain is very fertile as it is formed by deposition of rivers. It is the source of major food grains in India. Northern Plain is divided into three sections- Punjab Plains, Ganges Plains, and Brahmaputra Plains.
Punjab Plains: Punjab plains is formed by the river Indus and its five tributaries – Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. Punjab and Haryana come under this plain. A larger part of this plain is in Pakistan.
Ganges Plains: The plain is formed by the river Ganges and its tributaries. Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Haryana, and West Bengal lies in this plain. It is the largest part of the Great Indian Plain.
Brahmaputra Plains: It is built by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. The plain is known as Assam Plain as most of its part is in Assam.
Division on the basis of Physical Feature
Northern Plain is divided based on the physical geographical features. From North to South it is divided into – Bhabar Region, Terai Region, Bangar Region, Kadar Region.
Bhabar Region: It lies in the foothills of Himalaya and is almost 8-16 km wide. The region mostly contains stones and pebbles. Here the flow of the rivers is fast.
Terai: Terai lies south of Bhabar and is 15-30 km wide. It is covered by thick forest and the area is good for cultivation. Here, the river speed is fast.
Bangar Region: It lies south of Terai and is less fertile in nature.
Kadar Region: Kadar lies south of Bangar and is fertile land that is prone to floods.
Peninsular Plateau: Peninsular plateau lies in the south of northern plain. The Shape of this plateau is Triangle shaped.
This triangle based plateau lies in the southern edge of northern plain and Kanyakumari is the apex.
The average height is 600 to 900 Mts. The Anamudi (2695 Metre) of Kerala is the highest peak of peninsular India.
Rounded hills and shallow valleys are found in this region.
Central Highland: It is situated in the north of Narmada river. The plateau consists of Malwa Plateau, Chotanagpur Plateau, Meghalaya Plateau, Vidhya Range, Satpura Range, and the Aravali Range. The highest peak here is Guru Shikhar (1722 M).
Deccan Plateau: The plateau consists of Malwa Plateau, Chotanagpur Plateau, Meghalaya Plateau, Vidhya Range, Satpura Range, and the Aravali Range. The highest peak here is Guru Shikhar (1722 M).
Physical division basically make by mountain & river