INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Physiographic divisions have rising hills and wide valleys?
A
The Himalayan Mountains
B
The Coastal Plains
C
The Peninsular Plateaus
D
The Northern Plains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The northern plains are formed of alluvial deposits. The peninsular plateau is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with gently rising hills and wide valleys.

Detailed explanation-2: -The peninsular plateau is broadly divided into the central highlands and the Deccan plateau.

Detailed explanation-3: -India can be divided into the following physiographic divisions: (i) The Northern and Northeastern Mountains (ii) The Northern Plain (iii) The Peninsular Plateau (iv) The Indian Desert (v) The Coastal Plains (vi) The Islands.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayan Mountains. The Northern Plains. The Peninsular Plateau. The Indian Desert. The Coastal Plains. The Islands.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are six major physiographic divisions of India are: i) The Himalayan Mountains, (ii) The Northern Plains, The Himalayan region : i) The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. The Peninsular plateau:

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