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MAP SKILLS On an outline map of India show the following.(i) ... - Contemporary India
MAP SKILLS
On an outline map of India show the following.
(i) Mountain and hill ranges – the Karakoram, the Zaskar, the Patkai Bum, the Jaintia, the Vindhya range, the Aravali, and the Cardamom hills.
(ii) Peaks – K2, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and the Anai Mudi.
(iii) Plateaus, Chotanagpur and Malwa
(iv) The Indian Desert, Western Ghats, Lakshadweep Islands
(i) Mountain and Hill Ranges
Karakoram: Northernmost part of India (Ladakh region).
Zaskar: South of the Karakoram range, in Ladakh.
Patkai Bum: On the eastern border of India (Arunachal Pradesh).
Jaintia: In Meghalaya (Eastern India).
Vindhya Range: Central India, north of the Narmada River.
Aravali: Running across Rajasthan in a Southwest to Northeast direction.
Cardamom Hills: In the extreme south of India (Kerala/Tamil Nadu).
(ii) Peaks
K2: Located in the Karakoram range (Topmost point of India).
Kanchenjunga: On the border of Sikkim and Nepal.
Nanga Parbat: In the western part of the Himalayas (Northern Ladakh/J&K).
Anai Mudi: In the Western Ghats (Kerala).
(iii) Plateaus
Chotanagpur: Covers Jharkhand, parts of Odisha, and West Bengal.
Malwa: Located in Central India (Madhya Pradesh/Southeastern Rajasthan).
(iv) Others
The Indian Desert: Western Rajasthan (Thar Desert).
Western Ghats: Along the entire western coast of India.
Lakshadweep Islands: In the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Kerala.
