Peninsular Plateau Flashcards
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What is a Peninsular?
A land mass which is covered by water from three sides.
What is a Plateau?
A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above surrounding area on at least one side.
What is the general elevation range of the Peninsular Plateau?
600-900 m.
What type of rocks compose the Peninsular Plateau?
Old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks.
How was the Peninsular Plateau formed?
Due to breaking and drifting of Gondwana land.
What type of soil is found in the Peninsular Plateau?
Black soil (volcanic origin).
What are the main divisions of the Peninsular Plateau?
- Central Highlands
- Deccan Plateau.
What is the highest peak of the Central Highlands?
Dhupgarh (Madhya Pradesh) located on Mahadeo Hills.
What is the highest peak of the Deccan Plateau?
Sadbhavna Shikhar (752 m).
What rivers flow through the Peninsular Plateau?
- Narmada
- Son.
What is the general elevation of the Deccan Plateau?
400-600 m.
What is the significance of the Chota Nagpur Plateau?
Known as ‘Ruhr State’ and famous for minerals.
What river flows in the rift valley of the Chota Nagpur Plateau?
Damodar River.
What is the average height of the Western Ghats?
1200 m.
What is the highest peak in the Western Ghats?
Anaimudi (2695 m).
What are the distinguishing features of the Eastern Ghats?
Discontinuous, irregular, and dissected by rivers.
What is the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats?
Mahendragiri (1501 m).
What is the highest hill station in India?
Leh.
Fill in the blank: The Peninsular Plateau is higher in the _____ and slopes gently eastwards.
west.
What is the general elevation of the Aravalis?
400-600 m.
What is the highest peak of the Aravalis?
Guru Shikhar (1722 m).
What type of rainfall is caused by the Western Ghats?
Orographic rainfall.
What is the main characteristic of the Malwa Plateau?
Largest plateau in the region.
What are the notable passes through the Western Ghats?
- Bhorghat
- Thalghat
- Palakkad gap.
