Answer:
The
major physiographic divisions of India are
(i) The Himalayan Mountains
(ii) The Northern Plains
(iii) The Peninsular Plateau
(iv) The Indian Desert
(v) The Coastal Plains
(vi) The Islands
Contrast between the Himalayan region and the Peninsular plateau
The
Himalayan Region
The
Peninsular Plateau
(a)
Formed by folding process due to collision of the Indo-Australia plate with
the Eurasian plate.
Formed
due to the breaking up and drifting of Gondwana land.
(b)
Himalayas are made up of sedimentary rocks.
Plateau
contains igneous and metamorphic rocks.
(c)
Himalayan are mountains form an unstable zone.
Considered
to be one of the most stable land blocks.
(d)
Himalayas are the most recent landforms.
The
Deccan plateau is one of the most ancient landmasses.
(e)
The average height of the Himalayas is 6000 metres.
The
average height of the plateau is 900 metres.
(f)
The Himalayas are rich in water resource and forest wealth.
The
plateau is a storehouse of minerals.
(g)
Perenial rivers originate in the Himalayas.
Peninsular
rivers are seasonal.
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