INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The wet and swampy belt of the Northern Region is known locally as:
A
Bhabar
B
Terai
C
Doab
D
Bhangar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A wet, swampy, and marshy region in Northern Plains of India is known as terai.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Terai region is wet, swampy, and marshy. It is also thickly forested and contains a lot of wildlife. The famous Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh lies in this region.

Detailed explanation-3: -South of this belt, the streams and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as terai. This was a thickly forested region full of wildlife.

Detailed explanation-4: -Terai. Hint: The region is located south of the outer foothills of the Himalayan Mountain Range, the Shivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This region also lies between the rivers Yamuna and Brahmaputra.

Detailed explanation-5: -South of the bhabar belt, the streams and rivers re-emerge and create a wet, swampy and marshy region known as terai.

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