In this presentation we will learn about the one of the most important landform of India that is “Peninsular Plateau”

1. Name : Alka
Program Name: B.A – B.Ed. Integrated
Course Name: Social Science Pedagogy
Department :Department of Education
Topic : The Peninsular Plateau

2. Identify Different Landforms

3. These different pictures shows mountain, desert, islands and
plateau .
In this presentation we will learn about the one of the most
important landform of India that is “Peninsular Plateau”
Deccan Plateau Landform

4. The Peninsular Plateau
Rounded hills of Peninsular Plateau Map of Indian Peninsular Plateau

5. Observe and Highlight various Plateaus of Peninsular India
• Location of Deccan
Plateau
• Chotanagpur
Plateau
• Two Ghats
• Malwa Plateau
• Mysore Plateau

6. • Peninsular: Relating to an area of land almost
surrounded by water or projecting out into a
body of water.
• Tableland
• Composed of crystalline, Igneous and
metamorphic rocks.
• Formed due to breaking and drifting of
Gondwana land. Part of the oldest landmass.
• Plateau has rounded hills.
Peninsular plateau of India

7. Locate those continent that are having Peninsular landform

8. Ques 1)- Peninsular Plateau is made up of
A. Crystalline
B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic rocks
D. All of the above
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9. How will you divide Indian Peninsula into different parts ?

10. Yes, we can divide Indian Peninsula into two parts on the basis of
different plateau that dividing middle India from the south India.
Central
Highlands
Deccan
Plateau

11. Central highland
• Extension : Westward up to Aravalli
range and East up to Vindhyachal
• Inhabited by Gonds, Santals, Orans
and Bhils tribes.
• Imp ranges: Aravalli, East Rajasthan
upland, Madhya Bharat uplands,
Bundelkhand upland.

12. Madhya Bharat pathar
• East of Chambal
• a rocky & densely forest area
• River Chambal flowing
• Made up sandstone upland
Malwa plateau
• Between Madhya Bharat
pathar and Vindhya range
• Lava plateau covered with
black soil
• Present at the north of Vindhya
range

13. How the lifestyle of people living in dense forest is different
from the others?

14. Ques 2)- Find odd one out
A.Aravalli range
B.Vindhyachal range
C.Kanchanjhanga
D.Satpura
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15. Find out following features of Western and Eastern Ghats
1. Mark the location of both
the ghats
2. In which states where
these Ghats are located ?
3. Highlight the coast
parallel to both the Ghats
4. Name those seas where
these ghats are situated.

16. WESTERN GHAT
Western edges of Deccan Plateau
Parallel to Malabar Coast
It is continuous
Highest peak: Anai Mudi & Doda
Betta
Three passes: Thal, Bhor and Pal
Ghats
Stretches from Gujarat to Kerala
EASTERN GHAT
Eastern edge of Deccan Plateau
Parallel to Coromandel Coast
Dissected
Highest peak: Mahendra Giri
No passes
Stretches from Mahanadi Valley
to Nilgiri
Ghats of Deccan Plateau

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4.
Fill the below Map

18. Ques 3)- __________Ghats are continuous in nature.
Ques 4)- Eastern Ghats are parallel to which Coast?
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19. Check your Answers
Ans 1)- D. All of the above
Ans2)- C. Kanchanjhanga ( because it is Himalayan peak
Ans 3)- Western Ghats
Ans 4)- Coromandel Coast
Map Work)- 1. Chotanagpur plateau
2. Deccan plateau
3. Coromandel Coast
4. Satpura Range
5.Western Ghats