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The northeastern parts are separated by the fault in West Bengal from the Chotanagpur plateau
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Malda
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major rocks in peninsular block
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gneiss and granites
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Since which period, the Peninsula has
been standing like a rigid block
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Cambrian
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The rift valleys due to vertical movement and block faultig found in
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Narmada, the
Tapi and the Mahanadi and the Satpura block
mountains
5
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Himalayas in the Darjiling and Sikkim
regions lie in an direction
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eastwest direction
6
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Arunachal Pradesh they are from
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southwest to the northwest direction.
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Nagaland, Manipur
and Mizoram, they are in t
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the northsouth direction.
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Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas comprise of
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Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar and Pir Panjal
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cold desert lies between
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Greater Himalayas and the Karakoram ranges
10
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kashmir valley lies between
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great himalayas and pir panjal range
11
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Zoji la pass on range
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Great Himalayas
12
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Banihal on the range
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Pir Panjal
13
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Photu La on the
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Zaskar
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Khardung La on the
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Ladakh range
15
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fresh lakes such as
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Dal and Wular
16
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salt water lakes such as
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Pangong Tso and Tso Morir
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Srinagar, capital city of the state of Jammu
and Kashmir is located on the banks of
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Jhelum river
18
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This river forms meanders in youth stage
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Jhelum
19
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The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas lies between
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the Ravi in the west and the Kali (a tributary of
Ghaghara) in the east
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Himalayan ranges from north to south
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Greater Himlayas, Lesser Himalayas and Shiwalik
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Lesser himalyas are known as Dhaoladhar in
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Himachal Pradesh
22
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Lesser himalyas are known as Nagtibha
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in Uttarakhand)
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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.
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Lesser Himalayas
24
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is the largest of all the duns
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Dehra Dun
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Nomadic tribe in Great Himalayan range
Bhotia
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(the summer grasslands in the higher reaches of himalayas
Bugyals’
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Vaishno Devi, Amarnath Cave, Charar -e-Sharif, are located in
Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas
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Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath
| and Hemkund Sahib are located in
The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas
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The region is also known to have five famous Prayags
The Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas
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They are flanked by Nepal Himalayas in the
| west and Bhutan Himalayas in the east.
The Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas
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The Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas tribe
Lepcha
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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
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These extend from the east of the Bhutan Himalayas up to the Diphu pass in the east
The Arunachal Himalayas
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The general direction of the Arunachal Himalayas is
| from
southwest to northeast
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Arunachal Himalayas is the numerous ethnic tribal community
west to east are the Monpa, Abor, Mishmi,
| Nyishi and the Nagas.
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Passes in The Arunachal Himalayas from west to East
Jelep La, Bum La, Bomdi La
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The Eastern Hills and Mountains
In North, Patkai Bum, Naga hills, the Manipur,, hills and in the south as Mizo or Lushai hills
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The Barak is an important river in
Manipur and Mizoram.
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which is also known as the ‘Molassis basin’ which is made up ofm soft unconsolidated deposits
Mizoram
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Tributary of meghna river
barakriver
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Triburary of Irawady
Chidvin
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From the north to the south, The Northern Plains can be divided into
three major zones:
Bhabar, Terai and Alluvial plains (Khadar and Bhangar
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a narrow belt ranging between 8-10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills at the break-up of the slope.
Bhabar
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the streams and rivers re-emerge without having any properly demarcated channel
Terai
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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
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The states form a water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems.
Haryana and Delhi
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Brahmaputra river it takes an almost 90° southward turn at before it enters into Bangladesh
Dhubri
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ravines in peninsular plateau found at
Chambal, Bhind, Morena
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Hills in deccan plateau from west to east
Mahadeo, kaimur, Maikal, ramgarh, garjat
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‘Anaimudi’ (2,695 m), the highest peak of Peninsular plateau is located on the
Anaimalai hills
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Dodabetta (2,637 m) on the
Nilgiri hills.
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Anaimalai hills and cardemom hills in
Kerala
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Hill ranges in eastern ghatas
Javadi hills, the Palconda range, the Nallamala hills, the
| Mahendragiri hills,
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The Eastern and the
| Western Ghats meet each other at the
Nilgiri hills
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Most of the tributaries of the river Yamuna have their origin in the
Vindhyan and Kaimur ranges
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the only significant tributary of the river
Chambal that originates from the Aravalli in
the west
banas
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The Meghalaya plateau is
| further sub-divided into three
garo, Khasi and Jaintia
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the Meghalaya plateau
| is also rich in mineral resources like
coal, iron ore, sillimanite, limestone and uranium
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Desert area was under the sea during which era
Mesozoic
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The rivers flowing through this coastal
| plain do not form any delta
Western
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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),
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Nehru Trophy Vallamkali (boat race) is held in
unnamada Kayal in
| Kerala
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The two principal groups of islets in Bay of Bengal
| include the.
Ritchie’s archipelago and the Labrynth island
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Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the
| south separated by a water body which is called the
Ten degree channel
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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)
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(, Mount Diavolo
Middle Andaman – 515 m
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, Mount Koyob
(South Andaman – 460 m)
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Mount Thuiller
(Great Nicobar – 642 m).
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Vegetation in andaman and nicobar
equitorial
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s the largest island in Arabian sea
Minicoy i
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Amini Island and Canannore
| Island. seperated by
11 degreee channel
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Gondwana land included
India Australia South Africa South America and Antarctica
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The core of Greater Himalayas is composed of
granite.
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Important ranges in Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
Pir Panjal Dhaula Dhar Mahabharat
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Important valleys in Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
kashmir kangra Kulu
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mainly composed of highly compressed and altered rocks
Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
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These ranges
are composed of unconsolidated sediments
brought down by rivers
Shiwaliks
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Punjab Himalaya, Kashmir or Himachal Himalayas
Between Indus and satluj
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Kumaon Himalays
Satluj and kali
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Nepal Himalayas
Kali and Teesta
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Assam Himalayas
Teesta and DIhang
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Rocks in Purvanchal Himalayas
Strong sandstones ; sedimentary rocks
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The Purvachal comprises the
Patkai hills, the Naga hills, Manipur hills and
| the Mizo hills.
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The Ganga plain extends between
Ghaggar and Teesta rivers.
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Bhabar
region just below Shivaliks
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All the streams disappear in this belt
bhabar belt
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DUdhwas National park located in this region
Terai Belt
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The Peninsular plateau is a tableland composed of the
old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks.
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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
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The Vindhyan range is bounded by the
Central Highlands on the south and the Aravalis on the northwest.
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The eastward extensions of this Central Highlands
Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand., CHotanagpur plateau
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Boundaries of Deccan Plateau
Satpura Range on north, Mahadeo, kaimur and Maikal on eastern extentions
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An extension of the deccan Plateau is also visible in the northeast–
locally known as the Meghalaya, Karbi-Anglong Plateau
| and North Cachar Hills.
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Highest peak in western ghats
Anai Mudi
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Highest peak in Eastern ghats
Mahendragiri
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Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive. named as Lakshwadweep in year
1973
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The Pitti island, which is uninhabited, has a bird sanctuary. is part of
Lakshwadweep
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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
Indian physical geography
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