PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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The Himalayan Mountains
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The Peninsular Plateaus
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The Indian Desert
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The Islands
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayas and the Northern Plains are the most recent landforms. From the view point of geology, Himalayan mountains form an unstable zone.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main unstable zone consisting in the physiographic division of India is Malayas.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayan mountains form an unstable zone because they are ‘young mountains’ which means they increase their height every year.
Detailed explanation-4: -The peninsular plateau is considered to be one of the most stable land blocks.
Detailed explanation-5: -The major physiographic divisions of India are islands, coastal plains, Indian deserts, peninsular plateaus, northern plains, and northern mountain ranges. The Himalayas, in combination with the Trans-Himalaya and Purvanchal Hills, form the Northern Himalayas which extend from Punjab to Assam (including Nepal).