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Explain the physical features of peninsular plateau.

The Peninsular Plateau is the tableland formed due to the breaking and drifting of the
Gondwanaland.
..The plateau consists of two broad divisions, namely, the Central Highlands and the Deccan
Plateau.
..The eastward extensions of Peninsular Plateau are locally known as Bundelkhand and
Baghelkhand. The Chhota Nagpur Plateau marks the further eastward extension drained by
the Damodar river.
..The Deccan Plateau, a triangular mass, lies to the south of the river Narmada.
..The western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau are marked by the Western Ghats and
the Eastern Ghats respectively.
..The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats.
..A distinct feature of the peninsular plateau is the black soil area known as Deccan Trap.

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1. it is a large plateau in india making a majority of the southern part of the country

2. it rises a 100 metres high in the north, rising futher to more than a kilometre high in the south

3. it extends over eight indian states

4. includes a wide range of habitats

5. covers most of central and south india

6. it is located between three mountain ranges the western ghats from its western boundaries,  and eastern ghats from eastern boundaries

7. it is seperated from the gangetic plain to the north by the satpura and vindhya ranges which form its northern boundaries

 

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