Question

What are the major physiographic divisions of India?Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular Plateau

Answer 1

The major physiographic divisions of India are:

(i) The Himalayan Mountains

(ii) The Northern Plains

(iii) The Peninsular Plateau

(iv) The Indian Desert

(v) The Coastal Plains

(vi) The Islands

The Himalayan Region

The Peninsular Plateau

Having a comparatively recent origin, it is made up of young fold mountains

It is the oldest landmass of the Indian subcontinent; was part of the Gondwana land

Consists of the loftiest mountains and deep valleys

Consists of broad and shallow valleys, and rounded hills

Formed due to the collision of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates

Formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land

Composed of sedimentary rocks

Composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks

From the point of view of geology, this region forms an unstable zone

This region forms a stable zone

Answer 2

6 Physiographic Division of India are as Follows :

• The Great Himalaya

• The That Desert

• The North Indian Plains

• The Coastal Plains

• Islands

• Peninsular Plateau.

Himalayan Region :

This is in the form of arc.

In region rivers originate from the Glacier.

These are the young new fold mountains .

The highest peak in this range is Mount Everest.

These mountains have been formed due to the folding by different Earth movements.

Peninsular region :

These are in the shape of a triangle.

In this region rivers originate on the plateau.

This is the most ancient part of the earth's land mass .

The highest mountain peak in this region is Annai Mudai .

This plateau has been formed as a horst.