 THE GREAT NORTHERN MOUNTAINS  THE NORTHERN PLAINS  THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU  THE THAR DESERT  THE COASTAL PLAINS  THE ISLANDS

THE HIMALAYAN RANGE: *West to East- 2500km *Broad (west) – 400 km (east) – 150 km Himadri or Inner Himalayas Himachal or Middle Himalayas Shiwalik or Outer Himalayas

Mount Everest Kanchenjunga Nanda Devi Annapurna K2

*Extends up to 2500 kms Three main rivers flow through – Ganga, Indus & Brahmaputra. It has rich alluvial soil.

 River basin: An area drained by a river system.  Tributary: a stream or river that flows into the main stream or river.  Distributary: a branch of river that flows away from the main stream.  Three major river basins: Ganga basin, Brahmaputra basin & Indus basin.  Delta: The Ganga & the Brahmaputra together forms the largest delta of the world, Sundarbans.

THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU: It is bounded by the Aravali Range in the north- west, the Vindhya & the Satpura ranges in the north and the Eastern Ghats & the Western Ghats towards the south.

THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU is divided into 3 parts : 1.The Malwa Plateau 2.The Chhotanagpur Plateau 3.Deccan Plateau