Indian Peninsular Plateau
CHAPTER 14
INDIA’S PENINSULAR
PLATEAU
The Peninsular Plateau is a vast area stretching over much of India. It consists of undulating land, which is somewhat higher than the coastal plains to the east and west or the flat Northern Plain of the Ganga and the Satluj. Look at a 3-dimensional plastic relief map of India to get a better idea of the Peninsular Plateau. The large part of the plateau lying to the south of the Narmada River is called the Deccan Plateau. The part to the north of the Narmada is called the Northern Plateau, which is divided into the Malwa Plateau in the west and the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the east.
Make a list of the states of India that lie partially or wholly on the Plateau.
Delhi
Ajmer
i ll va a M A LW A Ar
P L AT E A U E A U GPUR E R N P L AT C H O TA NA N O R T H Bhopal EAU P L AT nge Vindhya Ra .
Nagpur
Narmada R
Satpura Range
Pune
D E C C A N
Hyderabad
G
P L A T E A U
H
A
T
S
Mumbai
E A S T E R N
N E R S T W E
KEY
Plateau Ghats and Hills
Scale (km) 0 200 400 600
Bangalore
Thiruvananthapuram
S AT G H
Chennai
Arabian Sea West
Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau A cross-section of the Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
Bay of Bengal East
The Peninsular Plateau is surrounded on all sides by low-lying plains. Much of the Plateau is bordered by sloping scarps or ghats. On the western side, the scarp of the Plateau is very steep. To the east, river valleys divide the ghats into small hilly areas. To scarp the north there is a scarp at some places and at other places the land just slopes gently down to the Northern Plains.
The above picture is a cross section of the Deccan Plateau. Do you see boats or ships on the seas to the west and the east? Which seas are these? Spot the coconut trees, fields, rivers, hills, houses and roads in the picture. Run your finger to climb up the scarp from the western coastal plain, cross the breadth of the Deccan Plateau, climb
INDIA’S PENINSULAR
PLATEAU
The Peninsular Plateau is a vast area stretching over much of India. It consists of undulating land, which is somewhat higher than the coastal plains to the east and west or the flat Northern Plain of the Ganga and the Satluj. Look at a 3-dimensional plastic relief map of India to get a better idea of the Peninsular Plateau. The large part of the plateau lying to the south of the Narmada River is called the Deccan Plateau. The part to the north of the Narmada is called the Northern Plateau, which is divided into the Malwa Plateau in the west and the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the east.
Make a list of the states of India that lie partially or wholly on the Plateau.
Delhi
Ajmer
i ll va a M A LW A Ar
P L AT E A U E A U GPUR E R N P L AT C H O TA NA N O R T H Bhopal EAU P L AT nge Vindhya Ra .
Nagpur
Narmada R
Satpura Range
Pune
D E C C A N
Hyderabad
G
P L A T E A U
H
A
T
S
Mumbai
E A S T E R N
N E R S T W E
KEY
Plateau Ghats and Hills
Scale (km) 0 200 400 600
Bangalore
Thiruvananthapuram
S AT G H
Chennai
Arabian Sea West
Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau A cross-section of the Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
Bay of Bengal East
The Peninsular Plateau is surrounded on all sides by low-lying plains. Much of the Plateau is bordered by sloping scarps or ghats. On the western side, the scarp of the Plateau is very steep. To the east, river valleys divide the ghats into small hilly areas. To scarp the north there is a scarp at some places and at other places the land just slopes gently down to the Northern Plains.
The above picture is a cross section of the Deccan Plateau. Do you see boats or ships on the seas to the west and the east? Which seas are these? Spot the coconut trees, fields, rivers, hills, houses and roads in the picture. Run your finger to climb up the scarp from the western coastal plain, cross the breadth of the Deccan Plateau, climb