POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL DIVISION INDIA POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL DIVISION Prepared by: Ms Reshma Mhaskar Pawar Public School Kandivali By Savita
PHYSICAL DIVISION NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NORTHERN PLAINS THAR DESERT
LOCATION OF HIMALAYAS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LOCATION – North of India HIGHEST PEAK- K2 (Godwin Austen) MEANING – Abode of snow IMPORTANCE- Climate, Rivers, important passes
K2
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.
PHYSICAL DIVISION GREATER HIMALAYAS LESSER HIMALAYAS OUTER HIMALAYAS PURVANCHAL RANGE
HIMALAYAS
CLASSIFICATION OF HIMALAYAS GREATER HIMALAYAS: Highest range Mt Everest Average height 6000 Covered with snow Origin of rivers
GREATER HIMALAYAS
LESSER HIMALAYAS Middle Himalayas Height 4500m. Pir Panjal range Important hill stations Nainital, Mussoorie
LESSER HIMALAYAS
OUTER HIMALAYAS Southern most range Also known as Shiwalik range Height 1500m Soft mud usually leads to landslides.
OUTER HIMALAYAS
PURVANCHAL RANGE Eastern boundary of India Garo , khasi, Jaintia hills
PURVANCHAL
IMPORTANCE OF HIMALAYAS Natural boundary. Climatic barrier Perennial rivers. Important resource like timber
NORTHERN PLAINS
NORTHERN PLAINS
NORTHERN PLAINS PUNJAB PLAINS GANGA BASIN BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY
IMPORTANCE FERTILE GOOD NETWORK OF RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT CHEAP WATER TRANSPORT
THAR DESERT
THAR DESERT
THAR DESERT Area- Rajasthan, Gujrat , small area of Punjab Rainfall- 20 – 25 cms Temperature- 52 C Climate- Dust storms Rivers- Few rivers
RIVERS
PENINSULA PLATEAU REGION
Formation of Deccan Plateau
PLATEAUS
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DECCAN PLATEAU
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IGNEOUS ROCKS SERIES OF RANGES LIKE MALWA PLATEAU RIVERS LIKE SON, SINDH FLOW IN THIS AREA
DECCAN PLATEAU North- Vindya range East- Eastern Ghats West – Western Ghats Formed due to lava flow Basalt rocks Cotton Known for minerals
RIVERS
WESTERN GHATS River Tapi to Kanyakumari Lie towards Arabian sea 1200- 2440 Steep from the western coast All rivers originate from the western ghats
EASTERN GHATS Mahanadi valley to Nilgiri hills Lie towards Bay of Bengal Rise gently from the east coast Only Mahanadi river originates from here
COASTAL PLAINS WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS
COASTAL PLAINS
INDENTED COASTLINE
WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS 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
EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal Alluvial soil due to deltas Silting makes it difficult for ports
EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS
ISLANDS ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR REGION BAY OF BENGAL LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS ARABIAN SEA
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND
LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS
LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS