PENINSULAR PLATEAUStriangular shaped & Peninsular Plateaus: Largest physiographic division Peninsular Plateau general elevation: What is Peninsular? © Aland mass which is covered by water from three sides 600-900 m What is a Plateau? © A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above surrounding area on at least one side The Peninsular Plateau © A table land composed of the old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks Satpura Tormation: © Block mountains © Shills: Due to breaking and drifting of Gondwana land peal Peninsular Plateau is made up of black soil Cvoleanie Rajpecpla origin) one « tt has broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills Pala * Highest Peak: Dhupgarh (Madhya Pradesh) located on Mahadeo Hills Deine «© Hill station: Panchmarhi Hills—> Queen pe Highlands of Satpura an Plateau ¢ Amarkantak Plateau . ‘Makes radial ‘Rivers that flow: aeoneee partern Narmada and Son abundant deposits of BauxiteVindrya Panna (Madhya Pradesh)—>F amous for diamond * Highest peak: Sadbhavna Shikhar (Peak of Goodwill)Rift valley Central Highlands Part lying to the North of Narmada River * Covered by Vindhya, bounded by Satpura at South and Aravalis on the Northwest Main plateaus + Malwa Plateau Clargest)-Western side ‘*Chota Nagpur Plateau—Tastern side © Central Highlands are wider in West but narrower in the East _—>Narmada river © (Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand) ‘ewa Panna Plateau «Topmost producer of Cotton: Maharashtra/Gujarat Satpura Malwa Plateau In Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh ~~ a ee J Black soil originates / / © Rivers that flow: Chambal, Betwa, Sindh, Ken From Southwest to Northeast "ibutaries of YamunaAravalis: North West extension of Central Highlands « Spread across 860 km * Old Fold mountains * They are residual mountains + Spread across: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana Raisina Hills ‘Highest peak: Guru Shikhar C1722 m> situated in t" Abu Hills Temple located: Dilawara Jain Temple Chota Nagpur Plateau ‘Spread across Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal * Also known as Ruhr State (famous for minerals) * 3 important plateaus: -Ranchi Plateau “Hazaribagh Plateau *Koderma Plateau Highest peak: Parsavnath Calso, name of 23rd Tirthankar) © River that flows in rift valley: Damodar River Ceastern side) * Jadugada Mines: famous for. Uranium ‘Deccan Plateau lt is a triangular landmass lying South of river Narmada ‘Borders ‘© Satpura: Northern borders '* Mahadev, Kaimur hills, and Maikal range: Eastern borders *Tilted towards tast The Deccan Plateau is higher in the west and slopes gently eastwards © An extension of these plateaus is Found in North East — Meghalaya plateau CGaro, Khasi and Jaintia Hills), Karbi Anglong plateau and North Cachar hills© gjmahal Hills: makes North Eastern boundary of Deccan Plateau at au from Karbi Anglong Plateau/ Plateau/North Cachar Plateau i q Garo Khashi Jayantia Mikir Hills ane Hills Hill) CMe ‘Mawsynram Chighest rainfall in India), Shillong i Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats «Both Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats lies west and east of the Deccan Plateau respectively Both the ghats have some distinctive features and differentiating points These are block mountainsWestern Ghats Continous and can be crossed through passes only ‘Higher than eastern: 900-1600 m Stretch from Tapi to South of Nilgiri Hills * Spread across: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa * Cause Orographic rainfall '* Height increase from North to South Highest peak: Anaimudi CAnaimalai Hills) 9695 m Kerala © 2nd highest peak: Doddabetta (2637 m On Nilgir Ootyis here Tamil Nadu Hills Hill station) + Southernmost Hills: Cardamom Hills Eastern Ghats © Discontinuous, irregular, and Dissected by rivers + Stretched from Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiri> Connects Western Ghats to Eastern Ghats © Highest peak: Mahendragiri (1501 m)/ vindhagada (1690 m) * Shevaroy Hills and Javadi Hille ave located to the southeast to it3 Passes «Bhorghat: Mumbai to Pune “Thalghat: Mumbai to Nasik «Pal Ghat: Annamalai to Nilgiri Mountain Peak at the mountainous border of Indian state of Nagaland and the Sagaing region of Muanmar: Mount Saramati '* Mountains in the northwest, north, and northeast bind India: Young fold mountains © Mount Jopuno: Sikkim + Kumaon Himalayas is between Sutlej and Kali © Oldest mountain/hills range in India: Aravali Hills . Uttarakhand Located at tri-junction India, Nepal, and China * Mountain that looks like a giant pyramid and has a flat summit area and two peaks: Kamet © Core of Great Himalayas is composed of: Granite Cigneous rock) continental crust * Oceanic Crust: made of Basaltic rock, is denser and is thin * Rohtang pass cuts through Pir Panjal range and links Manali and Leh by road e Ladakh range extends from northern side of Leh to the Tibetan Border and comprises Digar La ‘Pass and Khardung La Pass© 2 mountain is situated near Siachen region of Ladakh in India * Jawahar Tunnel: ‘Banihal Pass GJ&K and Srinagar) * Land route to Kailash and Mansarovar passes through: Mana Pass © Javadi: Eastern Ghats peak * Guwahati Kamakhya Temple is situated here * Fotu La (4108 m) is highest point of Ladakh under Zanskar mountain range @ Highest hill station: Leh © Hills in Andhra Pradesh: Nagari Hills © Borra Caves in Andhra Pradesh is situated on the East Coast of India in: Ananthagiri Hills @ Patkai bum: Eastern part of India « Shatrunjaya Hills located in Gujarat * Maikal is. a range not a plateau © Deccan Plateau spread across: Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra ‘Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu