PHYSIOGRAPHY Flashcards
The northeastern parts are separated by the fault in West Bengal from the Chotanagpur plateau
Malda
major rocks in peninsular block
gneiss and granites
Since which period, the Peninsula has
been standing like a rigid block
Cambrian
The rift valleys due to vertical movement and block faultig found in
Narmada, the
Tapi and the Mahanadi and the Satpura block
mountains
Himalayas in the Darjiling and Sikkim
regions lie in an direction
eastwest direction
Arunachal Pradesh they are from
southwest to the northwest direction.
Nagaland, Manipur
and Mizoram, they are in t
the northsouth direction.
Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas comprise of
Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar and Pir Panjal
cold desert lies between
Greater Himalayas and the Karakoram ranges
kashmir valley lies between
great himalayas and pir panjal range
Zoji la pass on range
Great Himalayas
Banihal on the range
Pir Panjal
Photu La on the
Zaskar
Khardung La on the
Ladakh range
fresh lakes such as
Dal and Wular
salt water lakes such as
Pangong Tso and Tso Morir
Srinagar, capital city of the state of Jammu
and Kashmir is located on the banks of
Jhelum river
This river forms meanders in youth stage
Jhelum
The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas lies between
the Ravi in the west and the Kali (a tributary of
Ghaghara) in the east
Himalayan ranges from north to south
Greater Himlayas, Lesser Himalayas and Shiwalik
Lesser himalyas are known as Dhaoladhar in
Himachal Pradesh
Lesser himalyas are known as Nagtibha
in Uttarakhand)
hill stations such as Dharamshala, Mussoorie, Shimla, Kaosani and the cantonment towns and health resorts such as Shimla, Mussoorie, Kasauli, Almora,
Lansdowne and Ranikhet, etc. were developed
in this region.
Lesser Himalayas
is the largest of all the duns
Dehra Dun
Nomadic tribe in Great Himalayan range
Bhotia
(the summer grasslands in the higher reaches of himalayas
Bugyals’
Vaishno Devi, Amarnath Cave, Charar -e-Sharif, are located in
Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas
Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath
and Hemkund Sahib are located in
The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas
The region is also known to have five famous Prayags
The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas
They are flanked by Nepal Himalayas in the
west and Bhutan Himalayas in the east.
The Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas
The Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas tribe
Lepcha
In place of the Shiwaliks here, the ‘duar formations’ are important, which have also been used for the
development of tea gardens
The Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas
These extend from the east of the Bhutan Himalayas up to the Diphu pass in the east
The Arunachal Himalayas
The general direction of the Arunachal Himalayas is
from
southwest to northeast
Arunachal Himalayas is the numerous ethnic tribal community
west to east are the Monpa, Abor, Mishmi,
Nyishi and the Nagas.
Passes in The Arunachal Himalayas from west to East
Jelep La, Bum La, Bomdi La
The Eastern Hills and Mountains
In North, Patkai Bum, Naga hills, the Manipur,, hills and in the south as Mizo or Lushai hills
The Barak is an important river in
Manipur and Mizoram.
which is also known as the ‘Molassis basin’ which is made up ofm soft unconsolidated deposits
Mizoram
Tributary of meghna river
barakriver
Triburary of Irawady
Chidvin
From the north to the south, The Northern Plains can be divided into
three major zones:
Bhabar, Terai and Alluvial plains (Khadar and Bhangar
a narrow belt ranging between 8-10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills at the break-up of the slope.
Bhabar
the streams and rivers re-emerge without having any properly demarcated channel
Terai
These plains have characteristic features of mature
stage of fluvial erosional and depositional
landforms such as sand bars, meanders, oxbow
lakes and braided channels
belt consisting of old and new alluvial deposits known as the Bhangar and Khadar respectively
The states form a water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems.
Haryana and Delhi
Brahmaputra river it takes an almost 90° southward turn at before it enters into Bangladesh
Dhubri
ravines in peninsular plateau found at
Chambal, Bhind, Morena
Hills in deccan plateau from west to east
Mahadeo, kaimur, Maikal, ramgarh, garjat
‘Anaimudi’ (2,695 m), the highest peak of Peninsular plateau is located on the
Anaimalai hills
Dodabetta (2,637 m) on the
Nilgiri hills.
Anaimalai hills and cardemom hills in
Kerala
Hill ranges in eastern ghatas
Javadi hills, the Palconda range, the Nallamala hills, the
Mahendragiri hills,
The Eastern and the
Western Ghats meet each other at the
Nilgiri hills
Most of the tributaries of the river Yamuna have their origin in the
Vindhyan and Kaimur ranges
the only significant tributary of the river
Chambal that originates from the Aravalli in
the west
banas
The Meghalaya plateau is
further sub-divided into three
garo, Khasi and Jaintia
the Meghalaya plateau
is also rich in mineral resources like
coal, iron ore, sillimanite, limestone and uranium
Desert area was under the sea during which era
Mesozoic
The rivers flowing through this coastal
plain do not form any delta
Western
The Malabar coast has got certain distinguishing features in the form of ‘which are used for fishing, inland navigation and also due to its special attraction for tourists
Kayals’ (backwaters),
Nehru Trophy Vallamkali (boat race) is held in
unnamada Kayal in
Kerala
The two principal groups of islets in Bay of Bengal
include the.
Ritchie’s archipelago and the Labrynth island
Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the
south separated by a water body which is called the
Ten degree channel
Saddle peak (, Mount
Diavolo (Middle Andaman – 515 m), Mount
Koyob (South Andaman – 460 m) and
Mount Thuiller (Great Nicobar – 642 m).
North Andaman – 738 m)
(, Mount Diavolo
Middle Andaman – 515 m
, Mount Koyob
(South Andaman – 460 m)
Mount Thuiller
(Great Nicobar – 642 m).
Vegetation in andaman and nicobar
equitorial
s the largest island in Arabian sea
Minicoy i
Amini Island and Canannore
Island. seperated by
11 degreee channel
Gondwana land included
India Australia South Africa South America and Antarctica
The core of Greater Himalayas is composed of
granite.
Important ranges in Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
Pir Panjal Dhaula Dhar Mahabharat
Important valleys in Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
kashmir kangra Kulu
mainly composed of highly compressed and altered rocks
Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
These ranges
are composed of unconsolidated sediments
brought down by rivers
Shiwaliks
Punjab Himalaya, Kashmir or Himachal Himalayas
Between Indus and satluj
Kumaon Himalays
Satluj and kali
Nepal Himalayas
Kali and Teesta
Assam Himalayas
Teesta and DIhang
Rocks in Purvanchal Himalayas
Strong sandstones ; sedimentary rocks
The Purvachal comprises the
Patkai hills, the Naga hills, Manipur hills and
the Mizo hills.
The Ganga plain extends between
Ghaggar and Teesta rivers.
Bhabar
region just below Shivaliks
All the streams disappear in this belt
bhabar belt
DUdhwas National park located in this region
Terai Belt
The Peninsular plateau is a tableland composed of the
old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
is known as the Central Highlands
The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to
the north of the Narmada river covering a
major area of the Malwa plateau
The Vindhyan range is bounded by the
Central Highlands on the south and the Aravalis on the northwest.
The eastward extensions of this Central Highlands
Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand., CHotanagpur plateau
Boundaries of Deccan Plateau
Satpura Range on north, Mahadeo, kaimur and Maikal on eastern extentions
An extension of the deccan Plateau is also visible in the northeast–
locally known as the Meghalaya, Karbi-Anglong Plateau
and North Cachar Hills.
Highest peak in western ghats
Anai Mudi
Highest peak in Eastern ghats
Mahendragiri
Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive. named as Lakshwadweep in year
1973
The Pitti island, which is uninhabited, has a bird sanctuary. is part of
Lakshwadweep
is the largest salt water lake in India. It lies in the state
of Orissa, to the south of the Mahanadi delta
The Chilika Lake
