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Its Physical divisions
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Geographical Unity of India
The Himalayas act as an effective barrier separating the tropical monsoon climate of India from severe climate of central Asia ; good source for hydro electricity.
River water used for agriculture, domestic & industrial purposes; supplies water to the Northern plains.
Plateaus are a store house of mineral resources.Coastal areas important for agriculture , fishing &
trading.
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Physical divisionsThe Great Mountain Wall of
the NorthThe Northern PlainsThe Great Peninsular PlateauThe Great Indian DesertThe Coastal PlainsIslands of Arabian Sea and
Bay of Bengal
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The Great Mountain WallConsist of the Karakoram & the
Himalayan rangeK2 / Godwin Austin (8611m) in POK
is the highest mountain peak in India.
Kanchenjunga in Sikkim (8586m) is the second highest.
From north to south the Himalayas consist of 3 parallel ranges- Himadri; Himachal/ Lesser Himalayas; Shivalik / Outer Himalayas
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The Northern PlainsThey are extensive, low & flat plains made of
fine soil called alluvium which were brought down and deposited by rivers. They consist of three basins-
Indus basin located mainly in the state of J & K, Himachal Pradesh & Punjab; drained by river Indus & its tributaries.
The Ganga basin covers a major portion of Northern Plains, drained by river Ganga & its tributaries.
The Brahmaputra basin which covers Arunachal P, Assam, Bangladesh & drains into the Bay of Bengal.
Ganga-Brahmaputra forms the largest delta.
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The Great Peninsular PlateauIt lies to the south of
northern plains; oldest land mass of India
Composed of hard igneous rock & metamorphic rocks;
Has 3 distinct parts- the Malwa Plateau or Central Highlands, Chhotanagpur Plateau and the Deccan Plateau
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The Malwa Plateau bounded by the Aravallis in the north-west & the Vindhyas in the south; slopes towards the Ganga basin in the east, where it is called Bundelkhand & Baghelkhand in southern U.P. & Chhotanagpur in Jharkhand
The Deccan Plateau is triangular in shape; tilted to the east; most peninsular river flow eastwards; northwestern portion made of lava deposits; occupy the whole of Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat & MP; flanked by Western & Eastern Ghats.
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The Great Indian DesertThe Thar Desert lies beyond the Aravalli
Range and extends into PakistanDry, sandy & gets very little rainfall;
regions of inland drainageLuni river flows through the southern part
of the desert for some part of the year
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The Coastal PlainsIt borders the Deccan Plateau on the east
& west The western coastal plain has estuaries,
lagoons and backwaters; the northern part is called the Konkan & the southern part is called Malabar
The eastern coastal plain is wider; rivers form deltas; northern part is known as Northern Circars & the southern part is known as Coromandel Coast
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Islands of Arabian Sea & Bay of BengalThe Lakshadweep Islands are
located in Arabian Sea, 300 km to the west of Kerala Coast ; group of 36 coral islands
The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are located in the Bay of Bengal; remnants of submerged volcanic mountain range; extends from the Arakan Mountains of Myanmar & continues through the island of Java & Sumatra in Indonesia; Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is found here