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What are the six major physical divisions of India?
The Himalayan Mountains, the Northern Plains, the Peninsular Plateau, the Indian Desert, the Coastal Plains, and the Islands.
Which three major ranges make up the Himalayas?
The Himadri (Greater Himalayas), Himachal (Lesser Himalayas), and Shiwalik (Outer Himalayas).
What is the difference between Western & Eastern Ghats?
Western Ghats are continuous, higher, and cause orographic rainfall; Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and lower.
Explain how the Himalayas were formed.
By the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate.
Which mountain range forms India’s northern boundary?
The Himalayas.
Name the two divisions of the Peninsular Plateau.
The Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.
What is the Bhabar and Terai region?
Bhabar is a narrow belt where rivers disappear into pebbles. Terai is marshy and wet with re-emerging rivers.
What is the Purvanchal, and where is it located?
It's the eastern extension of the Himalayas in Northeast India (includes hills like Patkai, Naga, Mizo, and Manipur).
Which desert is located in western India?
The Thar Desert.
What is the highest peak located entirely in India?
Kangchenjunga
Describe features of the Deccan Plateau
Triangular in shape, bounded by Ghats, made of igneous and metamorphic rocks, part of ancient landmass.
What is the regional classification of the Northern Plains?
Punjab Plains (West), Ganga Plains (Central), and Brahmaputra Plains (East).
What is the Indo-Gangetic plain made of?
Alluvial soil/sediments.
What separates the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
The Ten Degree Channel.
Which lake is a saltwater lake in the Indian Desert?
Sambhar Lake.
Why is the peninsular plateau considered the oldest landmass of India?
Because it was the part of Gondwana land formed before Himalayas, made of igneous and metamorphic rocks and has not been affected by recent tectonic activity
Name one Indian island group.
Lakshadweep or Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Which rivers form the Sundarbans delta?
The Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers.
How do tectonic activities influence India's physical features?
They caused the formation of the Himalayas & Deccan Plateau.
Describe in detail the formation of the Peninsular Plateau and its features.
It's an old, stable landmass formed by ancient volcanic activity, made of igneous/metamorphic rocks, and contains plateaus like Deccan and Central Highlands.