PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA
INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY
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Coastal plains
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Old shields
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Plateaus
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Young folded mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mostly earthquakes occur in the belt of young-fold mountains becuse young fold mountains are formed because of tectonic activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over 80 per cent of large earthquakes occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, an area known as the ‘Ring of Fire’; this where the Pacific plate is being subducted beneath the surrounding plates. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The regions of Kashmir, the Western and Central Himalayas, North and Middle Bihar, the North-East Indian region, the Rann of Kutch and the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands fall in this zone. Generally, the areas having trap rock or basaltic rock are prone to earthquakes.