write a short note on central Highlands and Indian desert
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Birds of the Central Indian Highlands. TheCentral Highlands of India are a biogeographic region in India formed by the disjunct ranges of the Satpura and Vindhya Hills. It is given the term 6A within the Deccan zone in the Rodgers and Panwar (1988) classification.
The features of the central highland are: ... The part of the peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada River covering a major area of the Malwa plateau is known as theCentral Highlands. ii. The Vindhyan range is bounded by the Central Highlands on the south and the Aravali range on the northwest.
The central highlands are wider in the west but narrower in the east. (g) The eastward extensions of their plateau are locally known as 'Bundelkhand' and Baghelkhand. (h) TheChhotanagpur plateau marks the further eastward extension drained by the Damodar river.
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Central Highlands:
The part of peninsular plateau lying north of Narmada river is called Central highlands. These islands are made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks.
It is bordered by Aravali range to the Northwest. The central highlands include Malwa plateau to the west and Chotanagpur plateau to the East.
The central highlands are wider in the west and become narrow eastwards. The eastward extension of Malwa plateau is locally called Bundelkhand and baghelkhand. Chotanagpur plateau in the East is drained by Damodar river, a Southern tributary of Ganga river.
The Indian Desert:
The Indian desert lies to the west of the Aravali hills. It is an uneven Sandy plains covered with sand dunes.
Barchans cover larger part of the desert. Near Indo Pakistan border longitudinal sand dunes are more common.
It has arid climate with scars vegetation and rainfall below 150 mm per year.
Rovers/streams only during the rainy season and soon afterwards disappear in sand. They do not have enough water to reach the sea. River Luni is the only largest river in this area.