Q- “The relief of India displays a great physical variation”. Explain how?
Answer- The relief of India displays a great physical variation by several ways. According to the question some of the ways through which the relief of India displays a great physical variation are given below:
1. The Northern Plains which is most fertile area in India is also formed due to alluvial deposits.
2. The Peninsular plateau of India is composed of igneous rocks as well as metamorphic rocks.
3. The Peninsular Plateau constitutes one of the ancient landmasses on the Earth’s surface. It was supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks.
4. The Himalayas and the Northern Plains are the most recent landforms but the Himalayas are the most unstable zone.
5. The Himalayas represent a very youthful topography with high peaks, deep valleys and peninsular rivers.
6. The Himalayas are young fold mountain blocks which are helpful in blocking the cold winds arriving from North and causing rainfall in most of India.
7. India does experience dryness. Thar deserts receives in Western Rajasthan remains in rain shadow and receives rainfall less than 25 cm .
8. India is also flanked by two islands namely, Andaman & Nicobar islands in Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep islands in Arabian Sea.
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