Thursday, October 30, 2014

PENINSULAR PLATEAU

PENINSULAR PLATEAU::::
THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU IS COMPOSED OF OLD CRYSTALLINE,IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCK.
IT WAS FORMED DUE TO BREAKING AND DRIFTING OF GONDWANA LANDMASS.
THIS PLATEAU COMPOSED OF CENTRAL HIGHLAND AND DECCAN PLATEAU.
THE PLATEAU LYING IN THE NORTH OF NARMADA COVERING THE LARGE LANDMASS OF MALWA PLATEAU IS KNOWN AS CENTRAL HIGHLAND.
THE VINDHYA RANGE IS BOUNDED BY CENTRAL HIGHLAND IN THE SOUTH AND ARAVALI IN THE NORTH.
THE VINDHYAS AND ITS EAST WARD STRETCH MARKS THE NORTH PORTION OF CENTRAL HIGHLAND.
TO THE NORTH WEST,IT HAS ARAWALI MOUNTAIN.

FOUR RIVER FLOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND NAMELY CHAMBAL,SINDH,BETWA AND KEN IS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST.
THE EASTWARD EXTENSION OF CENTRAL HIGHLAND IS NAMED AS BUNDELKHAND AND BAGHELKHAND.
THE CHOOTANNAGPUR IS MARKED BY FURTHER EASTWARD MOVEMENT AND IT IS HAVING THE RIVER AS DAMODAR RIVER.
NARMADA,MAHI AND TAPTI ARE THE THREE IMPORTANT RIVER OF PENNISULAR PLAIN AND FLOW FROM WEST TO EAST.


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