perennial . South Indian Rivers are east flowing. IV Distinguish between the following . The Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
. Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. . Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal Plains.
EXERCISE India – Location, Relief and Drainage V Answer in brief . Name the neighbouring countries of India. . Give the importance of IST.
. Write a short note on Deccan Plateau. . State the west flowing rivers of India.
. Write a brief note on the island group of Lakshadweep. VI Answer in a paragraph . Explain the divisions of Northern Mountains and its importance to India.
. Give an account on the major peninsular rivers of India. . Give a detailed account on the basin of the Ganga.
VII Map exercises Mark the following in the outline map of India . Major mountain ranges – Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Aravalli, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats. . Major rivers – Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna & Kaveri.
. Major plateaus – Malwa, Chotanagpur, Deccan. VIII Activities . Observe the Peninsular Plateau map of India and mark the major plateau divisions of India.
. Prepare a table showing the major West flowing and East flowing rivers of peninsular India. . Assume that you are travelling from West Bengal to Gujarat along the beautiful coasts of India.
Find out the states which you would pass through? . Find out the states through which the river Ganga flows. .
Prepare a table showing the major rivers in India and find out it’s tributaries, origin, length and area. REFERENCE BOOKS . Husain, M. ( ).
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