Question

Write short note on Physical Divisions of India

Answer 1

India lies largely on the Indian Plate, the northern portion of the Indo-Australian Plate, whose continental crust forms the Indian subcontinent Physical divisions, are marked by natural configuration. India may be divided broadly into five physical units as follows:

• The Great Mountains of the north.

• The north Indian plain.

• The Peninsular Plateau.

• The coastal plains.

• The Islands.