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Topography
Topography:
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- Northern & North-Western Mountains:
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- Potwar Plateau and Salt Ranges
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Doabs
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- Between the river Jhelum and river Sindh, there is Sindh Sagar Doab.
- Between river Chenab and Jhelum, there is Chaj Doab.
- Between river Ravi and Chenab, there is Rachna Doab.
- Between river Sutlej and Ravi, there is Bari Doab.
Importance of Doabs:
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• There are links to air, rail and road developed.
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• Moreover, businesses, markets, and storage of raw materials of agriculture are provided.
Balochistan Plateau:
Relief:
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• It has barren mountain ranges including Toba Kakar, Hala, RasKoh and Makran Coast from 600 m to 3010 m.
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• On the western side, there are inland drainage basins.
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Drainage:
• The drainages include Hingol, Dasht, Hab, and Paroli.
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Economy and People:
• In Kharan and Punjgore, there are gold and antimony deposits.
• There are also gas, crude oil, and coal deposits.
• The economy is through livestock and its products and fishing at Ormara, Gwadar, and Pasni.
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Shortcoming:
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• The landscape is eroded with rugged terrain and ridges making it impossible to complete projects on time.
Deserts of Pakistan
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- Between river Jhelum and River Indus, there is the Thal Desert which is also known as Sindh Sagar Doab.
- In the south-eastern part of Pakistan, there is the Thar Desert. This desert can further categorize into Tharparkar, Nara, and the Cholistan.
- The Kharan Desert can be located in the western Balochistan.
Features of the Deserts:
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• Rolling stone dunes, lack of vegetation and rocks are other main features.
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Western Mountains:
Relief:
• Kirthar, Safed Koh, Waziristan, and Sulaiman are the parallel ranges that run from south to north.
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• There are several valleys and low-lying basins including Bannu valley, Kohat valley, and the valley of Peshawar.
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• There are many historic passes including Bolan, Gomal, Khyber, Tochi, and Khurram.
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Drainage:
• The drainages include Khurram, Hab, Lyari, Tochi, Zhob, and Gomal.
Economy and People:
• The water drains in the western rivers and helps in the cultivation of sugarcane, rice, and wheat.
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• These mountains are rich in boulders, clay, limestone ridges and sandstones.
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Potwar Plateau:
Relief:
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• It has a badland topography i. e. troughs, ravines and landscapes of ridges.
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Drainage:
• The drainage includes River Soan, Uchali, Khabeki, and KallarKahar.
Economy and People:
• It is rich in soapstones, marble, non-metallic minerals, limestone, gypsum, dolomite, and clay.
• It has oil and gas fields namely, Attock Oil Refinery.
• On Potwar Plateau, through rainwater gram, wheat, barley, and maize are cultivated.