Physical Features of India

The ancient rocky base of Chotanagpur is linked with minerals like coal and iron ore. For exams remember the plateau and mineral relation.

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

Aravalli is a very ancient mountain range eroded over a long time. For exams remember it as older than the Himalayas.

Narmada Valley between Vindhya and Satpura is linked with a rift valley. For exams identify this sequence on the map.

Moist monsoon winds strike Western Ghats rise upward and cause rainfall. For exams remember orographic rainfall.

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

Nilgiri is related to the contact zone of Western and Eastern Ghats. For exams identify it on the southern mountain map.

Anamudi and Doddabetta are separate mountain identities of South India. For exams remember the peak and range relation.

The eastern coast is broad and large rivers deposit silt near Bay of Bengal. For exams remember Mahanadi Godavari Krishna Kaveri.

Western Ghats are close to the sea so the western coast is narrow and rivers are short. For exams remember the east west coast comparison.

These are regional parts of the western coastal plain. For exams remember their north to south order.

Northern Circars and Coromandel are linked with India's eastern coastal plain. For exams connect them with Bay of Bengal.

Barchans are desert landforms formed by wind transport and deposition of sand. For exams remember aeolian action.

Luni is linked with a dry region and does not form a clear marine delta. For exams remember the Luni and Thar relation.

When water dries in the Rann salt remains on the surface. For exams remember Rann of Kachchh as a saline plain.

Ladakh is cold and dry due to altitude and Himalayan rain shadow. For exams remember the cause of cold desert.

Lakshadweep is a coral island group and Barren Island is a volcanic example in Andaman. For exams keep island origins separate.

Majuli is a river island Sundarbans is a delta and Lakshadweep is a coral island. For exams keep landform types separate.

Indira Point is in Nicobar while Kanyakumari is on the mainland. For exams keep southernmost point and mainland southern tip separate.

Palk Strait is a shallow sea passage between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. For exams identify it on the map.