political and physical division by savita prepared by: ms reshma mhaskar pawar public school...

INDIAPOLITICAL AND PHYSICAL DIVISION

By Savita

Prepared by:Ms Reshma MhaskarPawar Public School

Kandivali

NORTHERN MOUNTAINS

NORTHERN PLAINS

THAR DESERT

PHYSICAL DIVISION

LOCATION OF HIMALAYAS

LOCATION – North of India

HIGHEST PEAK- K2 (Godwin Austen)

MEANING – Abode of snow

IMPORTANCE- Climate, Rivers, important passes

THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS

K2

The “K” denotes the mountain range — Karakoram — and the “2” denotes that it is the second peak recorded.

K2 has also been nicknamed “The Savage Mountain” because of the extreme level of danger it poses to climbers.

K2

Mt. K2 was named 'Mount Godwin-Austen' after Col. Henry Godwin-Austen (an Englishman), who was a surveyor, naturalist, topographer, and geologist. He was the first one to survey this mountain peak.

K2

GREATER HIMALAYAS

LESSER HIMALAYAS

OUTER HIMALAYAS

PURVANCHAL RANGE

PHYSICAL DIVISION

HIMALAYAS

GREATER HIMALAYAS: Highest range

Mt Everest

Average height 6000

Covered with snow Origin of rivers

CLASSIFICATION OF HIMALAYAS

GREATER HIMALAYAS

Middle Himalayas

Height 4500m.

Pir Panjal range

Important hill stations Nainital, Mussoorie

LESSER HIMALAYAS

LESSER HIMALAYAS

Southern most range

Also known as Shiwalik range

Height 1500m

Soft mud usually leads to landslides.

OUTER HIMALAYAS

OUTER HIMALAYAS

Eastern boundary of India

Garo , khasi, Jaintia hills

PURVANCHAL RANGE

PURVANCHAL

Natural boundary.

Climatic barrier

Perennial rivers.

Important resource like timber

IMPORTANCE OF HIMALAYAS

NORTHERN PLAINS

NORTHERN PLAINS

PUNJAB PLAINS

GANGA BASIN

BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY

NORTHERN PLAINS

FERTILE

GOOD NETWORK OF RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT

CHEAP WATER TRANSPORT

IMPORTANCE

THAR DESERT

THAR DESERT

Area- Rajasthan, Gujrat , small area of Punjab

Rainfall- 20 – 25 cms Temperature- 52 C Climate- Dust storms Rivers- Few rivers

THAR DESERT

RIVERS

PENINSULA PLATEAU REGION

Formation of Deccan Plateau

PLATEAUS

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

DECCAN PLATEAU

IGNEOUS ROCKS

SERIES OF RANGES LIKE MALWA PLATEAU

RIVERS LIKE SON, SINDH FLOW IN THIS AREA

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

North- Vindya range

East- Eastern Ghats

West – Western Ghats Formed due to lava flow Basalt rocks Cotton Known for minerals

DECCAN PLATEAU

RIVERS

River Tapi to Kanyakumari Lie towards Arabian sea

1200- 2440

Steep from the western coast All rivers originate from the western ghats

WESTERN GHATS

Mahanadi valley to Nilgiri hills

Lie towards Bay of Bengal

Rise gently from the east coast

Only Mahanadi river originates from here

EASTERN GHATS

WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS

EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS

COASTAL PLAINS

COASTAL PLAINS

INDENTED COASTLINE

Lie between Western Ghats and Arabian sea

Narrow and uneven

Gets a lot of rain from south west monsoon winds

Indented ports

Konkan- Maharashtra Kanara- Karnataka Malabar- Kerela

WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS

Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal

Alluvial soil due to deltas

Silting makes it difficult for ports

EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS

EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR REGION BAY OF BENGAL

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS ARABIAN SEA

ISLANDS

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS