Peninsular Plateau of India

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Q: Below are given names of a few lakes of India. Group them under two categories - natural and created by human beings.(a) Wular(b) Dal (c) Nainital(d) Bhimtal(e) Gobind Sagar(f) Loktak(g) Barapani Sambhar(h) Chilika(i) Sambhar(j) Rana Pratap Sagar(k) Nizam Sagar(l) Pulicat(m) Nagarjuna Sagar(n) Hirakund

Natural LakesLakes created by human beings(a) Wular(e) Gobind Sagar(b) Dal(j) Rana Pratap Sagar(c) Nainital(k) Nizam Sagar(d) Bhimtal(m) Nagarjuna Sagar(f) Loktak(n) Hirakund(g) Barapani Sambhar(h) Chilika(i) Sambhar(l) Pulicat

Q: Write short notes on the Central Highlands.

The Central Highlands lies to the north of the Narmada river. It covers the major portion of the Malwa plateau. The rivers in this region flow from southwest to northeast; which indicates the slope of this region. It is wider in the west and narrower in the east. Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand mark the eastward extension of this plateau. The plateau further extends eastwards into the Chhotanagpur plateau.

Q: A landmass bounded by sea on the three sides is referred to as ________.

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a peninsula. The word comes from the Latin paene insula, meaning “almost an island. In the United States Florida is the most obvious peninsula .A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland.

Q: Explain any five characteristics of Peninsular Plateau.

Main features of the Peninsular Plateau:(i) It is a table land composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.(ii) It is formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land.(iii) It has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.(iv) It consists of two broad divisions, namely, the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.(v) The Central Highlands are wider in the West but narrower in the East.(vi) The Deccan Plateau is higher in the West and slopes gently eastwards.

Q: The oldest landmass of India is ________.

The peninsular plateau was one of the parts of the gondwana landmass which drifted away.Hence, it is the oldest landmass of the indian subcontinent. Gondwana consists of Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagaskar, and the Australia, as well as the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Subcontinent, which have now moved entirely into the Northern Hemispher.So,the oldest landmass of Indian Subcontinent is Peninsular Plateau.

Q: Write a short note on the Deccan Plateau.

The Deccan Plateau is one of the broad divisions of the Peninsular Plateau. The Deccan Plateau is a triangular landmass that lies to the south of the river Narmada. The Satpura range flanks its broad base in the north while the Mahadev, the Kaimur hills and the Maikal range form its eastern extensions. The Deccan Plateau is higher in the west and slopes gently eastwardsan extension of the plateau is also visible in the northeast - locally known as the Meghalaya, Karbi Anglong Plateau and North Cachar Hills. It is separated by a fault from the Chhotanagpur Plateau. Three prominent hill ranges from the west to east are the Garo, the Khasi and the Jaintia hills. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and the eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively.

Q: Which plateau lies between the Aravallis and the Vindhya range?

Malwa Plateau.Malwa Plateau is the plateau that lies between Aravali and Vindhya ranges. Streching from present day western central Madhya Pradesh to South-Eastern Rajasthan, the region of malwa once was part of Ujjain.

Q: Which is the largest peninsula in the world?

The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula spread over 1,250,006 square miles. The Arabian Peninsula is connected to the mainland Asian continent and surrounded on all sides by the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea.It is located in middle east and comprises of 7 countries including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

Q: State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):High concentration of population is found in plateaus.

False,There are few reasons why population in deccan plateau is low where are some of them-:the deccan plateau has very dry climate and low rainfall.the northwestern part of the plateau is made up of lava flows or igneous rocks because of it the natural resource are lesser.

Q: Which of the following river flows between Vindhya and Satpura ranges?

Vindhya ranges are found in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh and Satpura range is found in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chattisgarh.Narmad river flows between Vindhya and Satpura ranges. This river flows through Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.