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Peninsular Plateau Flashcards

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1
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NE Plateau & Hills consist of -

A

Garo, Khasi, Jaintia (in Meghalaya) and Mikir, Karbi Anglong (in Assam)

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What seperates NE Plateau & Hills from the rest of the peninsular platuea?

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Malda Fault

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Type of vegetation in NE Plateau & Hills

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Moist deciduous

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Minerals found in NE Plateau & Hills

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Coal and Uranium

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Highest point in NE Plateau & Hills

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Nokrek, in Garo

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States under Eastern P&H

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Odisha, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh

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Types of rock found in Eastern P&H

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Dharwanian (oldest) + Gondwana (carboniferous) rocks

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In Jharkhand, River Damodar bifurcates Chotanagpur Plateau into 2 parts-

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Hazaribagh Plateau (coal) and Ranchi Plateau (iron ore)

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Which state is the mineral heartland of India and why?

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Odisha- largest reserves of iron ore, bauxite, manganese

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Imp hills of Odisha

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Panchpatmala, Garjhat, Nayagarh, Malay giri Hills

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Imp plateaus of Odisha?

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Keonjhar, Mayrabhanj. Sundargarh

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Which state is the gene pool centre of rice in india?

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Chattisgarh

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Chattisgarh H&P is made up of

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Chattisgarh Plateau and Dantewada

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Parts of Central P&H are-

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Aravallis, Malwa, Bundelkand, Bagelkand and Vindhyas

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Aravallis are the ___, __ fold mountains

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oldest fold, relict mountains (pre cambrian)

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Aravallis is rich in ______ deposits

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limestone

17
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Highest point in the Aravallis is

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Mt. Gurushikar

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The drainage basin of Chambal and its tributaries is the

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Malwa Plateau (Chambal ravines)

19
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Which rivers take birth in Aravallis?

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Banas and Luni

20
Q

Bundelkand is drained by rivers ____ & _____

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Betwa and Ken

21
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Which part of India is known as gneiss country?

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Bundelkandh (MP and UP)

22
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Bagelkand is the drainage basin of

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Son

23
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Where are a lot of cement industries located?

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Bagelkand (cuz rich in limestone deposits)

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What can be found in the Vindhyas?

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Rich building material- sand stone, limestone, marble, siltstone

25
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What is Amarkantak?

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Place where Vindhyas meet Satpura

26
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Name the 7 hills that come under South Central H&P

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Rajpipla, Gowaligarh, Satpura, Mahadeo, Maikala, Bavagarh, and Amarkantak

27
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Highest point in South Central H&P

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Dupgarh, in Mahadeo

28
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Plants grown in Deccan Plateau

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Cotton, tobacco, groundnut

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