Landforms
shapes of the land
โฐ๏ธMountains
Very high landforms with sharp tops (peaks) are called mountains.
Key facts
๐Group of mountainsโ๐Called a range
๐Himalayasโ๐Highest mountain range in the world
๐Mount Everestโ๐World's highest peak
Rivers that begin in the mountains
๐Ganga๐Yamuna๐Satluj๐Brahmaputra
๐Hills
Landforms not as high as mountains, with a round top, are called hills.
Examples of hills in India
๐Vindhya Rangesโ๐Central India
๐Nilgiri Hillsโ๐South India
๐ชจPlateaus
A high land with steep sides and a flat top is called a plateau, or table land.
Plateaus of India
๐Central Indiaโ๐Central Highlands
๐Southern Indiaโ๐Deccan Plateau
Rivers flowing through the plateaus
๐Narmada๐Godavari๐Krishna
Fact
๐Southern Indiaโ๐Surrounded by water on 3 sidesโ๐Called a peninsula
๐พPlains
A flat and level land is called a plain.
The Great Plains of India
๐South of the Himalayasโ๐Great Plainsโ๐Made fertile by Ganga & Yamuna
Coastal Plains
๐Eastern Coastal Plain+๐Western Coastal Plainโ๐Meet at Kanniyakumari
๐๏ธDeserts
A large area of land covered with sand is called a desert.
The Indian Desert
๐Thar Desertโ๐North-western Indiaโ๐Mostly in Rajasthan
What it's like
๐Hot and dry๐Very little rainfall๐Very few plants and trees
๐๏ธIslands
A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides is called an island.
India's two island groups
๐Andaman & Nicobar Islandsโ๐Eastern side, Bay of Bengal
๐Lakshadweep Islandsโ๐Western side, Arabian Sea
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