PPT: Physical Features of India

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Physical Features
of India
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Physical Features
of India
I n t r o d u c t i o n
India features diverse landforms like plains, hills, mountains,
plateaus, deserts, and islands. The Peninsular Plateau is
ancient, the Himalayas and Northern Plains are newer, with
the Himalayas having high peaks and fast-flowing rivers,
and the Northern Plains formed by alluvial deposits. The
Peninsular plateau has igneous and metamorphic rocks
with gentle hills and valleys.
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Physical Features
of India
I n t r o d u c t i o n
India features diverse landforms like plains, hills, mountains,
plateaus, deserts, and islands. The Peninsular Plateau is
ancient, the Himalayas and Northern Plains are newer, with
the Himalayas having high peaks and fast-flowing rivers,
and the Northern Plains formed by alluvial deposits. The
Peninsular plateau has igneous and metamorphic rocks
with gentle hills and valleys.
Major Physiographic
Divisions
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Physical Features
of India
I n t r o d u c t i o n
India features diverse landforms like plains, hills, mountains,
plateaus, deserts, and islands. The Peninsular Plateau is
ancient, the Himalayas and Northern Plains are newer, with
the Himalayas having high peaks and fast-flowing rivers,
and the Northern Plains formed by alluvial deposits. The
Peninsular plateau has igneous and metamorphic rocks
with gentle hills and valleys.
Major Physiographic
Divisions
The Himalayan Mountains
Young fold mountains in northern India.
Span 2,400 km from Indus to Brahmaputra.
Width varies: 400 km in Kashmir to 150 km
in Arunachal.
Three parallel ranges with valleys.
Great or Inner Himalayas: highest peaks,
granite, perennial snow.
South is Himachal or lesser Himalaya.
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Physical Features
of India
I n t r o d u c t i o n
India features diverse landforms like plains, hills, mountains,
plateaus, deserts, and islands. The Peninsular Plateau is
ancient, the Himalayas and Northern Plains are newer, with
the Himalayas having high peaks and fast-flowing rivers,
and the Northern Plains formed by alluvial deposits. The
Peninsular plateau has igneous and metamorphic rocks
with gentle hills and valleys.
Major Physiographic
Divisions
The Himalayan Mountains
Young fold mountains in northern India.
Span 2,400 km from Indus to Brahmaputra.
Width varies: 400 km in Kashmir to 150 km
in Arunachal.
Three parallel ranges with valleys.
Great or Inner Himalayas: highest peaks,
granite, perennial snow.
South is Himachal or lesser Himalaya.
The Himalayan Mountains
Himachal range is composed of
compressed and altered rocks.
Shiwaliks are the outermost range with
river-borne sediments.
Valleys between Himachal and Shiwaliks
are known as Duns.
Divisions based on river valleys include
Punjab, Kashmir, Himachal, Kumaon,
Nepal, and Assam Himalayas.