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1. SOCIAL
SCIENCE
PROJECT
By
K.V.S.M.Sourish
GRADE 7 B
LANFORMS OF INDIA

2. The landforms of India are:-
1. The Great Mountains of North
2. The Northern Plains
3. The Peninsular Plateau
4. The Great Indian Desert
5. The Coastal Plains
6. The Islands

4. THE GREAT MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
Location:- North India.
Extent and Climate:- 32,87,263 Sq. km and 18 degrees Celsius.
States they are located:- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Lifestyle of the people in these areas:-
Adaptation of the animals in these landforms:- Thick skin, Heavy fur,
Hooved foot

5. THE GREAT NORTHERN PLAINS OF INDIA
Location:- South of Himalayan region.
Extent and Climate:- 1,420,540 km2 and 10 degrees Celsius.
States they are located:- Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi,
Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh.
Lifestyle of the people in these areas:- Woman's wear sarees and men's wear
kurta pyjamas.
Adaptation of the animals in these landforms:- Thick skin, Heavy fur.

6. THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU
Location:- Southern India.
Extent and Climate:- 3,287,264 km2 and 25 degrees Celsius.
States they are located:- Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Lifestyle of the people in these areas:- Agriculture.
Adaptation of the animals in these landforms:- Elephants, Tiger, Gaur and
Buffalo.

7. THE GREAT INDIAN DESERT
Location:- Rajasthan.
Extent and Climate:- 320,000 km2 and 41 degrees Celsius.
States they are located:- Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat.
Lifestyle of the people in these areas:- Woodwork, wool-weaving, leather
work, jewellery-making, cloth-dyeing, embroidery, snake-charming, agriculture,
herd-grazing.
Adaptation of the animals in these landforms:- Reptiles, Camels, etc.

8. THE COASTAL PLAINS
Location:- Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.
Extent and Climate:- Western coastal plain- 50 km, Eastern coastal
plain-100 to 130 km.
States they are located:- Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Lifestyle of the people in these areas:- Fishing.
Adaptation of the animals in these landforms:- Have thin fur.

9. THE ISLANDS
Location:- Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.
Extent and Climate:- 8,073 km2 and 32 km2.
States they are located:- ------
Lifestyle of the people in these areas:- Tribes.
Adaptation of the animals in these landforms:- Crabs and Snails, Turtles
etc.