2. India is a large country with a variety of
landforms.
It is surrounded by water on three sides.
There are five major landforms in India-
1. The Himalayas
2. The northern plains
3. The Thar Desert
4. The Southern Plateaus
5. The Island
3. 1. The Himalayas
2. The Northern Plains
3. The Southern Plateaus
4. The Islands
5. The Thar Deserts
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6. Himalayas have many snow covered peaks.
MOUNT EVEREST, the world's highest peak,
is situated here.
There are many many slow flowing rivers and
Ice Glacier .
This glaciers melt to form rivers like Ganga.
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8. This region ranges are
1. The great Himalayas
2. The lesser Himalayas
3. The outer Himalayas
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11. Forest covers a large part of the Himalayas
trees like Oak, Pine and FIR are found here.
Fir Tree
Pine Tree
Oak tree
12. Snow leopard ,red Pandas live in the
Himalayas.
Other animals like golden languor and Musk
deer are also found .
14. TOURISM and ANIMAL REARING.
some people also practice terrace farming.
houses are with sloping roofs are found.
Sloping Roof Terrace Farming
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17. Plains are large flat land areas.
The northern plains are formed by the soil
deposits of the three rivers-
• Indus
• The Ganga
• The Brahmaputra.
This makes the soil of this region fertile.
20. The Northern places are densely populated
Agriculture is the chief occupation here
crops like rice and wheat are cultivated.
21. 1. Central highlands (Malwa plateau
and Chhota Nagpur Plateau)
2. Deccan Plateau
Many rivers Godavari, Krishna,
Kaveri Mahanadi flows through this
region
34. An island is a landform surrounded by water
on all sides.
there are two groups of is island in India
1. Lakshadweep
2. Andaman and Nicobar island.
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36. Island have thick forest with large variety of
plants and trees.