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INDIAPOLITICAL AND PHYSICAL DIVISION
By Savita
Prepared by:Ms Reshma MhaskarPawar Public School
Kandivali
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
NORTHERN PLAINS
THAR DESERT
PHYSICAL DIVISION
LOCATION OF HIMALAYAS
LOCATION – North of India
HIGHEST PEAK- K2 (Godwin Austen)
MEANING – Abode of snow
IMPORTANCE- Climate, Rivers, important passes
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
K2
The “K” denotes the mountain range — Karakoram — and the “2” denotes that it is the second peak recorded.
K2 has also been nicknamed “The Savage Mountain” because of the extreme level of danger it poses to climbers.
K2
Mt. K2 was named 'Mount Godwin-Austen' after Col. Henry Godwin-Austen (an Englishman), who was a surveyor, naturalist, topographer, and geologist. He was the first one to survey this mountain peak.
K2
GREATER HIMALAYAS
LESSER HIMALAYAS
OUTER HIMALAYAS
PURVANCHAL RANGE
PHYSICAL DIVISION
HIMALAYAS
GREATER HIMALAYAS: Highest range
Mt Everest
Average height 6000
Covered with snow Origin of rivers
CLASSIFICATION OF HIMALAYAS
GREATER HIMALAYAS
Middle Himalayas
Height 4500m.
Pir Panjal range
Important hill stations Nainital, Mussoorie
LESSER HIMALAYAS
LESSER HIMALAYAS
Southern most range
Also known as Shiwalik range
Height 1500m
Soft mud usually leads to landslides.
OUTER HIMALAYAS
OUTER HIMALAYAS
Eastern boundary of India
Garo , khasi, Jaintia hills
PURVANCHAL RANGE
PURVANCHAL
Natural boundary.
Climatic barrier
Perennial rivers.
Important resource like timber
IMPORTANCE OF HIMALAYAS
NORTHERN PLAINS
NORTHERN PLAINS
PUNJAB PLAINS
GANGA BASIN
BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY
NORTHERN PLAINS
FERTILE
GOOD NETWORK OF RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT
CHEAP WATER TRANSPORT
IMPORTANCE
THAR DESERT
THAR DESERT
Area- Rajasthan, Gujrat , small area of Punjab
Rainfall- 20 – 25 cms Temperature- 52 C Climate- Dust storms Rivers- Few rivers
THAR DESERT
RIVERS
PENINSULA PLATEAU REGION
Formation of Deccan Plateau
PLATEAUS
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
DECCAN PLATEAU
IGNEOUS ROCKS
SERIES OF RANGES LIKE MALWA PLATEAU
RIVERS LIKE SON, SINDH FLOW IN THIS AREA
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
North- Vindya range
East- Eastern Ghats
West – Western Ghats Formed due to lava flow Basalt rocks Cotton Known for minerals
DECCAN PLATEAU
RIVERS
River Tapi to Kanyakumari Lie towards Arabian sea
1200- 2440
Steep from the western coast All rivers originate from the western ghats
WESTERN GHATS
Mahanadi valley to Nilgiri hills
Lie towards Bay of Bengal
Rise gently from the east coast
Only Mahanadi river originates from here
EASTERN GHATS
WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS
EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS
COASTAL PLAINS
COASTAL PLAINS
INDENTED COASTLINE
Lie between Western Ghats and Arabian sea
Narrow and uneven
Gets a lot of rain from south west monsoon winds
Indented ports
Konkan- Maharashtra Kanara- Karnataka Malabar- Kerela
WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS
Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal
Alluvial soil due to deltas
Silting makes it difficult for ports
EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS
EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR REGION BAY OF BENGAL
LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS ARABIAN SEA
ISLANDS
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS
LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS