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.