The document discusses the physical features of India. It describes the major physiographic divisions of India which include the Himalayan Mountains, Northern Plains, Peninsular Plateau, Indian Desert, Coastal Plains, and Islands. It focuses on the Himalayan Mountains, explaining their formation, longitudinal and regional divisions, and associated mountain ranges beyond the Dihang gorge.

1. CLASS IX
SUBJECT – S.SC. (GEOGRAPHY)
PRESENTED BY – MAHENDRA KUMAR
महेंद्र पारीक1
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

2. महेंद्र पारीक2

3. महेंद्र पारीक3
 The land of India displays great physical
variation
 The Peninsular Plateau one of the ancient landmasses on the
earth’s surface. supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks.
composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks
 The Himalayas are the most recent landforms. an unstable zone.
a very youthful topography with high peaks, deep valleys and fast
flowing rivers
 The Northern Plains are formed of alluvial Deposits

4. MAJOR PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
महेंद्र पारीक4
 (1)The Himalayan Mountains
 (2)The Northern Plains
 (3)The Peninsular Plateau
 (4)The Indian Desert
 (5)The Coastal Plains
 (6)The Islands

5. महेंद्र पारीक5

6. 1 The Himalayan Mountains
महेंद्र पारीक6
 Geologically young and structurally fold mountains.
 loftiest and rugged mountain barriers of the world
 West-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.
 form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2,400 Km. width
varies from 400 Km in Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh

7. महेंद्र पारीक7

8. महेंद्र पारीक8
LONGITIDINAL DIVISION OF HIMALAYA
(I) TRANS HIMALAYAN RANGEWITH 3 SUB
RANGES
1 KARAKORAM
2 LADADAKH
3 KAILASH
(II) ZASKAR RANGE

9. महेंद्र पारीक9
HIMADRI

10. 1 The Himalayan Mountains
महेंद्र पारीक10
 Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent.
A) The northern-most range is known as the Great or Inner
Himalayas or the Himadri.
 the most continuous range
 Loftiest peaks (average height of 6,000 metres)
 The core of this part is composed of granite.
 It is perennially snow bound, and a number of
 glaciers descend from this range.

11. महेंद्र पारीक11

12. महेंद्र पारीक12
HIMACHAL

13. HIMACHAL SUB RANGES
महेंद्र पारीक13

14. Himachal or lesser Himalaya
महेंद्र पारीक14
 The range lying to the south of the Himadri forms the most
rugged mountain system and is known as Himachal or lesser
Himalaya
 Composed of highly compressed and altered rocks.
 The altitude between 3,700 and 4,500 metres and the average
width is of 50 Km.
 Consists the Pir Panjal range ,the Dhaula Dhar and the Mahabharat
ranges .
 Valleys – Kashmir (j&k), the Kangra and Kullu (Himachal
Pradesh.)
 This region is well-known for its hill stations.

15. महेंद्र पारीक15
DUNS

16. Shiwaliks
महेंद्र पारीक16
 The outer-most range of the Himalayas is called the Shiwaliks
 Width = 10-50 km altitude 900- 1100 metres.
 composed of unconsolidated sediments brought down by rivers
from the main Himalayan ranges
 The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the
Shiwaliks are known as Duns

17. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYA
Punjab Himalaya – Between Indus and
Satluj
महेंद्र पारीक17

18. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYA
Kumaon Himalayas - Between Satluj and
Kali rivers
महेंद्र पारीक18
R. SATLUJ

19. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYA
Nepal Himalayas – Between Kali and
Teesta rivers
महेंद्र पारीक19

20. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYA
Assam Himalayas - Between Teesta and
Dihang rivers
महेंद्र पारीक20

21. REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYA
महेंद्र पारीक21
 These divisions have been demarcated by river valleys.
 Punjab Himalaya – Between Indus and Satluj
 Kumaon Himalayas - Between Satluj and Kali rivers
 Nepal Himalayas – Between Kali andTeesta rivers
 Assam Himalayas - Between Teesta and Dihang rivers

22. ASSOCIATED MOUNTAINS
महेंद्र पारीक22

23. ASSOCIATED MOUNTAINS
महेंद्र पारीक23
 Beyond the Dihang gorge, the Himalayas bend sharply to the
south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.They are
known as the Purvachal or the Eastern hills and mountains.
 The Purvachal comprises the Patkai hills,the Naga hills,the Manipur
hills and the Mizo hills

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