Question

What are the features of the central highland?

Answer 1

The peninsula plateau  part that lies in north of River Narmada and that occupies the largest area on Malwa Plateau, is known as Central Highlands

Explanation:

• Central highland is also called as Madhya Bharat Plateau/ Madhya Bharat Pathar.
• The slope direction of the central highlands is west-east and Deccan plateau is south-west to north-east.
• The Peninsular plateau's extension is seen to the extent of Jaisalmer in the west where it is encompassed by cresecent-shaped sand dunes and longitudinal sand ridges called barchans
• The elevation of the Central Highlands is around 700-1000 mts above sealevel and slopes towards north-eastern  and north directions
• River Yamuna's  majority tributaries have their origin in the Kaimur and Vindhyan ranges. Banas tributary of Chambal river originates from Aravalli in the west
• The plateau's eastward extension is know as 'Baghelkhand' & 'Bundelkhand'. The Chotanagpur plateau' is the eastern-most part of this plateau that  is drained by the Damodar river.
• Central Highlands is surrounded by Chhotanagpur and Aravalli and Deccan plateau is surrounded by the Eastern Ghats  and Western Ghats .
• Dhupgarh is the highest peak in Central highlands.
• The Chambal River basin that flows into a rift valley is mostly part of the plateau. A rift valley is a area of lowland created by the displacement of tectonic plates (diverging boundaries).
• It is a rolling plateau comprising sandstone that is a sedimentary rock.