explain the features related to central hilands and deccan plateau.
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1. The Deccan Plateau lies to the South of the river Narmada. It forms a large triangle with its apex in the South of Cape Comorin.
2. It has the Satpura Range in the north and Mahadev, the Kaimur Hills and the Maikal range to its east.
3. The Deccan Plateau is higher in the west and slope gently eastwards.
4. The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats mark the western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively.
5. The Meghalaya and Karbi Anglong Plateau in the northeast is an extension of the Deccan plateau.
The Central Highlands are part of the Peninsular Plateau region in India. It consists of the Malwa Plateau region to the north of the Narmada River. The Vindhyan range lies to the north of the Highlands. The region is drained by the rivers Chambal, Ken, Betwa and Sind from southwest to northeast direction. The Central Highlands are wider in the west and narrower in the east. Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand are the eastward extensions of the Central Highlands. The Chhotanagpur Plateau, drained by the Damodar river, marks a further eastward extension of these highlands.
1. The Deccan Plateau lies to the South of the river Narmada. It forms a large triangle with its apex in the South of Cape Comorin.
2. It has the Satpura Range in the north and Mahadev, the Kaimur Hills and the Maikal range to its east.
3. The Deccan Plateau is higher in the west and slope gently eastwards.
4. The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats mark the western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively.
5. The Meghalaya and Karbi Anglong Plateau in the northeast is an extension of the Deccan plateau.
The Central Highlands are part of the Peninsular Plateau region in India. It consists of the Malwa Plateau region to the north of the Narmada River. The Vindhyan range lies to the north of the Highlands. The region is drained by the rivers Chambal, Ken, Betwa and Sind from southwest to northeast direction. The Central Highlands are wider in the west and narrower in the east. Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand are the eastward extensions of the Central Highlands. The Chhotanagpur Plateau, drained by the Damodar river, marks a further eastward extension of these highlands.