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Physiography of India
Physiography of India for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 4 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Telugu.
Quick recap: Quick recap: the physiography of India on one page
Parts of this chapter
The Himalaya and the hills of the north-east
India's six physiographic divisions; how the Himalaya formed; the Trans-Himalaya and the three parallel ranges (Himadri, Himachal and Shiwalik) with their peaks, valleys and duns; the regional divisions by river valleys and the karewas of Kashmir; the important passes and tunnels; the Purvanchal hills; and why the Himalaya matters for India.The Northern Plains and the Thar desert
How the Northern Plains were built from river sediment in a trough south of the Himalaya; the Bhabar, Terai, Bhangar and Khadar belts; the Punjab plains and their doabs, the Ganga plains and the Brahmaputra valley with Majuli; levees, oxbow lakes, braided channels and the Sundarbans delta; the Thar desert, the Luni and the salt lakes; the Rann of Kachchh; and why the plains matter, with their problems of floods, waterlogging and falling groundwater.The Peninsular Plateau and the Ghats
The Peninsular Plateau as an ancient, stable block of Gondwana with its west-to-east tilt; the Central Highlands north of the Narmada (Aravalli, Malwa, Vindhya, Satpura, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand and Chota Nagpur) and the Narmada and Tapi rift valleys; the Deccan plateau and its lava Traps; the Meghalaya plateau and Karbi Anglong; the Western and Eastern Ghats with their hills, peaks and passes; and the two Ghats compared.The coastal plains and the islands
India's coastline and its 2024-25 re-measurement; the western coastal plain from Kachchh and Kathiawar through the Konkan and Kanara coasts to the Malabar backwaters; the eastern coastal plain with the Northern Circars, the Coromandel coast, the four great deltas and the Chilika and Pulicat lagoons; the two coasts and their ports compared; the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep with their channels; and how the six divisions fit together.Study this in the Upscore app to keep notes, save it for revision, track your practice scores and follow a plan to the exam date. It's free.
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