Physical Features of India

High water and silt in Brahmaputra can cause channel shifting. For exams remember the Assam Valley.

In a delta silt deposition divides the river into distributaries. For exams remember deposition and distributary.

Sundarbans is a saline tidal mangrove area of Ganga Brahmaputra Delta. For exams remember mangrove and delta together.

The Peninsular Plateau is a stable landmass made of ancient hard rocks. For exams remember it as older than the Himalayas.

The slope of Central Highlands directs several rivers toward the Ganga Yamuna system. For exams remember Chambal Betwa Ken.

Narmada Valley between Vindhya and Satpura shows a rift valley route. For exams see this sequence on a map.

The eastward slope of the Deccan Plateau sends many large rivers toward Bay of Bengal. For exams study slope with river direction.

Layers of basaltic lava create step like landforms in Deccan Trap. For exams link Trap with steps.

Black soil swells with moisture and shrinks on drying. For exams link it with cotton and Deccan.

Mineral resources of Chotanagpur provide a base for heavy industries. For exams remember the mineral and industry link.

Meghalaya Plateau appears separated from the main plateau by plains. For exams remember Garo Khasi Jaintia.

Aravalli is an ancient range eroded over a long time. For exams remember it as older than Himalaya.

Moist winds rise over the Ghats and a rain shadow forms on the other side. For exams remember Western Ghats and monsoon link.

Rivers like Mahanadi Godavari Krishna and Kaveri cut across Eastern Ghats. For exams remember Eastern Ghats as discontinuous.

Nilgiri is linked with the contact zone of Western and Eastern Ghats in South India. For exams locate it on the map.

Anamudi is a high peak of Western Ghats and Doddabetta is a major Nilgiri peak. For exams keep southern peaks separate.

Eastern Himalaya bends to form Purvanchal hills like Patkai Naga and Mizo. For exams remember Northeast India.

Most large peninsular rivers are east flowing but Narmada and Tapi flow west. For exams remember them separately.

The eastern coastal plain is broad and large rivers deposit silt. For exams remember Mahanadi Godavari Krishna Kaveri.

The western coast is narrow and west flowing rivers are relatively short. For exams compare eastern and western coasts.