PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
Question
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khader
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bhanger
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bhabar
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terai
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Bhabhar. The rivers deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks, which is known as Bhabhar. The northern plains are a result of the alluvial deposits brought by the rivers the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The narrow belt of the plain with pebbles lying along the foothills of the Shivalik from the Indus to the Teesta is called the Bhabar Belt.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Bhabar region is formed when the Himalayan rivers flow down the mountain, and in turn deposit gravel and pebble sediments on the foothills. This region generally stretches on a narrow belt of 8 to 16 km width, and is found parallel to the Shivalik hills.
Detailed explanation-4: -This region is known as bhabar. All the streams disappear in this region.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Bhabar is a narrow belt about 8-10km wide running in East to west direction along the foot of the Shiwaliks of Himalayan Range with a remarkable continuity from the Indus to the Tista. The Bhabar belt is comparatively narrow in the east and extensive in the western and north-western hilly region.