Question

write the main characteristics of peninsular plateau​

Answer 1

Answer:

The peninsular plateau consists of the Deccan Plateau and the Central Highlands..

The main features of the Peninsular Plateau are :

• It is a table land composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.

•  It is formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land.

• It has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.

• It consists of two broad divisions, namely, the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.

•  The Central Highlands are wider in the West but narrower in the East.

•  The Deccan Plateau is higher in the West and slopes gently eastwards