Presentation of Geology: Topic-Peninsular Plateau

PRESENTATION OF GEOLOGY
TOPICPENINSULAR
PLATEAU
SUBMITTED BYPOORNA ANAND
SHUBHAM(II)
SUBMITTED TOMS. HARSHA YADAV
EKTA
what is plateau????
A plateau is a flat area of
land that is elevated
above sea level.
The word in French is
for table land, and that
term is also commonly
used, particularly for
smaller landforms.
Plateaus aren't all
perfectly flat, but they do
have low relief.
THE
PENINSULAR
PLATEAU
What is Peninsula?
A body or piece of land enclosed on three sides by
water, jutting out from a larger body of land.
The Peninsular Plateau
Location :-The Peninsular

Plateau lies to the
south of the Northern
Plains of the India.

It was formed due to the
breaking and drifting of the
Gondwana land. Hence, it is a
part of the oldest landmass.
It is a tableland made up of the old crystalline,

igneous and metamorphic rocks.
The plateau has broad and shallow valleys and
rounded hills.

is flanked by Aravallis on
the northwest, the
Western Ghats in the
west and the dissected
Eastern Ghats in the
east.
This plateau ranges in an
elevation from 100
metres in the northern
side to 1000 metres to
the south.
Many rift valleys such as Narmada, Tapi,

Mahanadi, Godawari, and Damodar have been
formed due to faulting and vertical movements.
The Deccan Trap is famous for black soils.

The Peninsular Plateau is rich
in valuable minerals such as
mananese, iron, mica, coal,
bauxite, gold and copper.
Divisions of the Peninsular Plateau

A)The Central Highlands
B)The Deccan Plateau
1.The Malwa Plateau
1.The Deccan Trap
2.The Bundelkhand
2.The Western Ghats
3.The Baghelkhand
3.The Eastern Ghats
4.The Chotanagpur
Plateau
4.The North East

extension
region of central highland and

deccan plateau
A)The Central Highlands
The northern part of the Peninsula, north of the

Vindhyas, is known as the Central Highlands.
Boundaries of the Central Highlands
The Central Highlands are bounded by Aravali range

on the northwest, Ganga plains on the north and
Vindhya range on the south.
The Central Highlands are wider in the west but
narrower in the east.
Rivers in Central Highlands
The flow of the rivers draining this region,

namely the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa and
the Ken is from southwest to northeast, thus
indicating the slope.
1.The Malwa Plateau

The Malwa Plateau forms western part of the
Central Highlands and comprises the entire area
between the Aravali Range in the northwest and the
Vindhya Range in the south.
The Malwa Plateau
An area 81,767 sq.km.
An average height is 500 metres.
The landscape slope downwards towards the north

and the northeast.
The Chamble River and its tributaries drain most of
the Malwa Plateau.
Important Cities Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain, Sagar,
Ratlam, Devas etc.
2.The Bundelkhand
Located to the east of the Malwa Plateau.

The Bundelkhand is spread over southern Uttar
Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh.
Total geographical
area is around
70,000 sq.km.
The Bundelkhand
The northern part of the Bundelkhand, almost entirely

in UP, is a flat plain.
The centre and southern part of the Bundelkhand is
covered by Uplands and hills.
All major rivers (Ken & Betwa) of the region flow from
south to north, emptying into the Yamuna.
Important Cities Kanpur, Allahabad, Jhansi, Sagar
etc.
3.The Baghelkhand
Located to the east of the Bundelkhand Plateau.

The Baghelkhand is a region of Central India, in
northeastern Madhya Pradesh and adjacent
southern part of Uttar Pradesh.
The total area is
14,323 sq. m.
The Baghelkhand
The river Sone, the Maikal Ranges and the Chhattisgarh region
surround the Baghelkhand Plateau, located in eastern Madhya
Pradesh. Its height ranges from 550-1033m.
Stones of the Jurassic Age (about 80 million years ago) can be
found in this plateau.
Most of the coal deposits of Madhya Pradesh are found in this
area.
The Baghelkhand
It houses tribals, dense forests and many wild animals.
The Kanha National Park is located in this area.
Important Cities Shahdol, Umariya Ambikapur etc.
4.The Chotanagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern

India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well
as adjacent parts of Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and
Chhattisgarh.
The Chotanagpur Plateau
The Indo Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the
plateau, and the basin of the Mahanadi River lies to the south.
The total area is approximately 65,000 square kilometres.
Its height ranges from 1100 m 300 m.
Important rivers Damodar, Son, Bokaro, Subarnarekha,

Kanchi, Gaya, Koel, Karo, Raru, Lilajan, Sankh etc.
The Chotanagpur Plateau
Chota Nagpur Plateau consists of three steps -Pats

region,Ranchi and Hazaribagh plateau & Manbhum
and Singhbhum region.
Chota Nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like
mica, bauxite,copper, limestone, iron ore, and coal.
Important Cities -- Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro, Ramgarh,
Karanpura Jamshedpur, Asansol, Durhapur,
Bardhaman, Ranchi etc
B) The Deccan Plateau
The southern part of the Peninsula, south of the

Vindhyas, is known as the Deccan Plateau.
Boundaries of the Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is bound by

- The Western Ghats
on the west.
- The Eastern Ghats
on the east.
- The Satpura range
& the Vindhya range
on the north.
The Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau in

India, covering up the majority of the southern part of
the country. It rises a hundred metres high in the
north, rising further to more than
a kilometre high
in the south.
The Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is made up of basalt and

granite rocks having a region of highlands with
typically vast stretches of flat areas on top like a
table known as Table Top.
The Deccan Plateau
Most Deccan plateau rivers flow from west to east emptying their water into the
Bay of Bengle indicating the slope of the region.
The Godavari & its tributaries
the northern portion of the
plateau
The Krishna & its tributaries
the
central portion of the plateau.
The Kaveri & its tributaries.
southernmost portion of the plateau
& Tapi east to west
Narmada
The Deccan Plateau
The climate of the region varies from semi arid climate in

the north to tropical in most of the region with distinct wet
and dry seasons. Rain falls during the monsoon season from
about June to October. March to June can be very dry and
hot with temperatures exceeding 40C regularly.
The Deccan Plateau
The Deccan is rich in minerals. Primary mineral ores found in

this region are mica, iron ore,gold and other matals.
All river basins are good for agriculture. The chief crop is cotton,
however,sugarcane, rice, and other crops are also common.
Important Cities Hydrabad, Bengalore, Pune, Nagpure,
Aurangabad, Mysore, Kolhapur, Satara, Hampi, Bijapur etc.
1.The Deccan Trap

Northwestern part of the
Deccan Plateau which is
made up of lava flows.
The Deccan Trap
The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province located on the

Deccan Plateau of west-central India. It is one of the largest
volcanic features on the Earth. They consist of multiple layers of
solidified flood basalt that
together are more than
2,000 m thick and cover an
area of 500,000 sq. km. And
a volume of 512,000 km 3.
The Deccan Trap
The term 'trap', used in geology for such rock formations, is

derived from the Dutch word for stairs referring to the steplike hills forming the landscape of the region.
Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh.
Black soils.
2. The Western Ghats
The Western Ghats

are the western edge
of the Deccan
Plateau.
They lie parallel to
the western coast.
The Western Ghats
The Western Ghat starts near the border

of Gujarat and Maharashtra, south of
the River Tapti, and runs through the
states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu and Kerala ending at
Kanyakumari, at the southern tip of
India.
Toatal length approximately 1600 km.
An average elevation 1200 metres.
The Western Ghats
The Western Ghats are not true mountains, but are

the faulted edge of the Deccan Plateau. They are
believed to have been formed during the break-up of
the super continent of Gondwana some 150 million
years ago.
The Western Ghats
They are continuous and higher than the Eastern Ghats.

The height of the Western Ghats
to south.
Ana Mudi 2,695

(8,842 ft)
increases from north
metres
in Kerala is the
highest peak in
Western Ghats.
The Western Ghats
These hills cover 1,60,000 km and form the catchment

area for a complex of river systems that drain almost 40%
of India. The average elevation is around 1,200 metres
(3,900 ft). The area is one of the worlds ten "Hottest
biodiversity hotspots and has over 5000 species of
flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species
and 179 amphibian species. At least 325 globally
threatened species occur in the Western Ghats.
The Western Ghats

The Western Ghats are known by different local
names.
Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka Sahyadri
Karnataka near Mysore Bili giri rangana Betta
Tamil Nadu Nilagiri malai
Tamil Nadu & Kerala Anaimalai Hills and

Cardamom Hills
3.The Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats are

the eastern edge of the
Deccan Plateau.
They lie parallel to
the eastern coast.
The Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats run from West Bengal state in the north, through Orissa and
Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south.
An average elevation 600 metres.
The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers
(Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, Kaveri) draining into the Bay of Bengal.
Mahendragiri ( 1501 m )
highest peak in the
is the
Eastern Ghats.
The Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats are older than the Western Ghats.

Palkonda Hills, Javadi Hills, Shevaroy Hills are located to
the southeast of the Eastern Ghats.
4.The North East Extension of Plateau
Karbi-Meghalya plateau is in
fact an extension of the main
Indian Peninsular Plateau and
are originally two different
plateaues Karbi Anglong
Plateau and Meghalaya
Plateau.
The North East Extension of Plateau
It is believed that due to the force exerted by the northeastwardly movement of the Indian plate at the time of the
Himalayan origin, a huge fault was created between the
Rajmahal Hills and the Karbi-Meghalaya plateau. Later,
this depression was filled up by the depositional activity of
numerous rivers.
The North East Extension of Plateau
Today the Maghalaya and Karbi Anglong plateau remains

detached from the main Peninsular block. This area
receives maximum rainfall from the South-West monsoon.

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PRESENTATION OF GEOLOGY

SUBMITTED TOMS. HARSHA YADAV

The Peninsular Plateau

Location :-The Peninsular

The Peninsular Plateau

The Peninsular Plateau

It is a tableland made up of the old crystalline,

The Peninsular Plateau

The Peninsular Plateau

The Peninsular Plateau

Many rift valleys such as Narmada, Tapi,

The Peninsular Plateau

The Deccan Trap is famous for black soils.

Divisions of the Peninsular Plateau

B)The Deccan Plateau

1.The Malwa Plateau

1.The Deccan Trap

2.The Western Ghats

3.The Eastern Ghats

4.The North East

region of central highland and

A)The Central Highlands

The northern part of the Peninsula, north of the

Boundaries of the Central Highlands

The Central Highlands are bounded by Aravali range

Rivers in Central Highlands

The flow of the rivers draining this region,

1.The Malwa Plateau

The Malwa Plateau

An area 81,767 sq.km.

An average height is 500 metres.

The landscape slope downwards towards the north

Located to the east of the Malwa Plateau.

The northern part of the Bundelkhand, almost entirely

Located to the east of the Bundelkhand Plateau.

It houses tribals, dense forests and many wild animals.

The Kanha National Park is located in this area.

Important Cities Shahdol, Umariya Ambikapur etc.

4.The Chotanagpur Plateau

The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern

The Chotanagpur Plateau

The total area is approximately 65,000 square kilometres.

Its height ranges from 1100 m 300 m.

Important rivers Damodar, Son, Bokaro, Subarnarekha,

The Chotanagpur Plateau

Chota Nagpur Plateau consists of three steps -Pats

B) The Deccan Plateau

The southern part of the Peninsula, south of the

Boundaries of the Deccan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau is bound by

The Deccan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau in

The Deccan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau is made up of basalt and

The Deccan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau

The climate of the region varies from semi arid climate in

The Deccan Plateau

The Deccan is rich in minerals. Primary mineral ores found in