Give the major feature of plataeus - Social Science - Major Landforms of the Earth

Question

Give the major feature of plataeus

Anuradha Mishra · Accepted Answer

Solution -
The following are the Features of a plateau:
-This landform has a large elevated area on its top It has a
large area on its top and steep slope on its side
-Very often rivers or streams cut out deep valleys and gorges
in a plateau region
-Most of the minerals in the world are found in plateaus
-Rivers falling down the edges of plateaus form waterfalls
These waterfalls provide ideal sites for generating hydel
power
-The higher parts of the plateaus even in tropical and
sub-tropical regions have cool climates