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Physiography of India: UPSC Mind Map

Interactive mind map for PHYSIOGRAPHY OF INDIA, covering key concepts, relationships, and facts relevant to UPSC Prelims and Mains preparation.

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Key Concepts in this Mind Map

  • PHYSIOGRAPHY OF INDIA
  • The Himalayan Mountains
  • * Young Fold Mountains
  • * Geologically young & structurally fold mountains
  • * Extend from Indus to Brahmaputra
  • * Longitudinal Divisions:
  • * Great Himalayas (Himadri)
  • * Highest peaks (Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga)
  • * Perennial snow bound
  • * Lesser Himalayas (Himachal)
  • * Popular hill stations (Shimla, Kullu, Manali)
  • * Kashmir Valley
  • * Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas)
  • * Longitudinal valleys (Duns - Dehra Dun, Patli Dun)
  • * Regional Divisions: Punjab, Kumaon, Nepal, Assam Himalayas
  • The Northern Plains
  • * Formed by Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra & their tributaries
  • * Alluvial deposits, fertile land
  • * Extent: About 2400 km long, 240-320 km wide
  • * Divisions:
  • * Bhabar: Narrow belt of pebbles, porous (north of Shiwaliks)
  • * Terai: Wet, marshy, thick forest (south of Bhabar)
  • * Bhangar: Older alluvium, kankar (calcareous deposits)
  • * Khaddar: Newer alluvium, floodplains, renewed annually

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