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Physical Geography of India - Coggle Diagram
Physical Geography of India
Natural Regions & Natural Vegetation
Evergreen Rainforests
Deciduous forests
Scrub Vegetation
Desert vegetation
Mangrove forests
Mountain vegetation
The Northern Mountains
1. The Himadri
The highest
Greater Himalayas
Covered with snow
Mt. Everest
Mt. Kangchenjunga
No plan or animal life
2. The Himachal
Lesser Himalayas
Snow in Winter
Summer cool and pleasant
3. The Shivalik
Lowest range
Not so cold
Thick forests
Hills of North-East
Mizo and Garo hills
Effects of Himalayas
Prevent cold winds blowing over India
Help rain fall
Snow melts and fills rivers
The Northern Plains
Located to the south of Himalayas
Many huge rivers flow
Rivers carry Silt and Gravel
Alluvium
Plants grow very well
The Great Indian Desert
Very little or no rain
Very sandy
Sand Dunes
Thar Desert
The Southern Plateau
On the South of Northern Plains
Southern peninsular part - Deccan Plateau
Western Ghats
Vindhya & Satpura in the North
Eastern Ghats
The Coastal Plains
Narrow strips of flat land
Forms a V shape
Eastern coastal plain - between Bay of Bengal and Eastern Ghats
Western Coastal Plain - between - Arabian Sea and Western Ghats
Eastern is wide compared to Western
Both join at southern peninsular tip
Lots of beaches
The Island Regions
Rivers of India
Perennial Rivers
all year round
snow fed
tributaries
Non-Perennial Rivers
because of heavy rains
rain fed
in central and south india