India: location, structure and physiography
The Peninsular Plateau and its hill ranges
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Divisions: Deccan Plateau, Central Highlands (Malwa, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand), Chotanagpur plateau, Meghalaya plateau, Dandakaranya
- Aravalli (Guru Shikhar), Vindhya and Kaimur, Satpura with Mahadeo, Maikal and Amarkantak; Narmada-Tapi troughs
- Western Ghats or Sahyadri: continuous scarp, Thal, Bhor and Pal ghats, Nilgiri, Anaimalai (Anamudi), Cardamom and Palani hills; states spanned
- Eastern Ghats: discontinuous ranges (Mahendragiri, Nallamala, Velikonda, Palkonda, Seshachalam, Javadi, Shevaroy, Biligirirangan); rivers rising in them
- Meghalaya plateau: Garo (Nokrek), Khasi (Shillong peak, Cherrapunji, Mawsynram) and Jaintia hills
- Deccan lava plateau landscape: flat-topped hills, mesas, black soil, Ajanta and Satmala ranges
- Rajmahal hills, Chotanagpur (Ranchi, Hazaribagh) plateau, Garhjat hills, Bastar plateau
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)
- ch. 2, Structure and Physiography, p. 1-10 (book pages 7-16)
- ch. 2, The Peninsular Plateau, p. 6 (book page 12)
- ch. 2, The Central Highlands, p. 7 (book page 13)
- ch. 2, The Deccan Plateau, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)
- ch. 2, Satpura, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)
- ch. 2, Western Ghats, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)
- ch. 2, Eastern Ghats, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)
- ch. 2, Mahendragiri, p. 3 (book page 9)
- ch. 2, The Northeastern Plateau, p. 7 (book page 13)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 2, Physiography
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 1, The Aravalli Hills, p. 14 (book page 14)
- ch. 1, Western Ghats, p. 16-18 (book pages 16-18)
- ch. 1, The Peninsular Plateau, p. 16 (book page 16)