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Major Physiographic Divisions of India (The Himalayan Mountains (Himadri…
Major Physiographic Divisions of India
The Himalayan Mountains
Himadri (Upper)
Himachal
Shiwaliks
The Northern Plains
Depositions by Northern rivers
River split into distributaries in their lower course
3 sections
Western Part : Punjab Plains
The Indus and its tributaries mostly in Pakistan; dominated by
doabs
Ganga Plain
Ghaggar & Teesta rivers: Haryana, Delhi, U.P., Bihar, part of Jharkhand and eastern W.B.
Terai
belt: South of
bhabar
, wet, swampy and marshy
bhabar
belt ( parallel to Shiwaliks)
bhangar
belt : largest part, old alluvium. Has
kankars
(calcareous deposits) and
khadar
i.e. new deposits
The Peninsular Plateau
Main Plateau
Black soil (Deccan Trap)
Triangular
Western Ghats
Bring orographic rain
Eastern Ghats
The Indian Desert
Coastal Plains
The Islands
East (Bay of Bengal): Andaman & Nicobar
West Arabian Sea: Lakshwadweep