Landforms

In northern India, the landforms include the Himalayas, the Karakoram Range, the Great Indian Desert, the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and the Ganges River.

• The Himalayas were formed from two converging tectonic plates, and they block India from northern neighbors.
• The Indo-Gangetic Plain is flat and fertile which causes many people to live there.
• The Ganges River has spiritual value in Hinduism, also causing a more crowded population.

In eastern India, the landforms include the Brahmaputra River and the Eastern Ghats.

In southern India, the main landform is the Deccan Plateau.

In western India, the landforms include the Western Ghats.

• The Western Ghats disrupt wind patterns and cause a rain shadow in southern India.



Physical Map of India
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(Source: Copyright 2003 by Pearson Education, World Geography: Building A Global Perspective)