Peninsular Plateau

 A. Fill in the blanks

1. The Peninsular Plateau consists of Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau

2. The Jog Fall on the river Sharavati in Karnataka is the highest waterfall in India.

3.The river Chambal, Betwa and Son originate in the Central High Highland.

4. The Deccan Plateau is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west and the Eastern Ghats in the east.

5. The Mahanadi, GodavariKrishna and Kaveri flow through the Deccan plateau.

B. Tick the right answer.

1. _______ is the largest plateau in India.

ans. Deccan Plateau

2. Red soil is very good for growing 

ans. groundnuts

3. Hyderabad, Nagpur, Bhopal and Mysore are important cities of __

ans. Deccan Plateau

4. The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is thickly forested because here there is 

ans. lot of rainfall

5. Many people of the plateau region work in industries because

ans. the region has  a lot of mineral and wealth

C. Write T for True and F for False. 

1. Black soil is ideal for growing cotton and oil-seeds True

2. The rivers, Narmada and Tapi become dry in summer because all teh water in them is used for irrigation. False.

3. The Malwa Plateau consists of states of Jharakhand and parts of Odisha, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.False

4. The peninsular Plateau lies to the north of the Northern Plains. False 

5. The Deccan Plateau is also called the Southern Plateau. True

D. Answer the following 

1. What is a plateau?

ans. Plateau is an area of land that rises high but is flast on top is called a plateau.

2. Name the states that lies in the Malwa Plateau.

ans. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujrat lies in the Malwa Plateau.

3. Which are the rivers that flow through the Deccan Plateau?

ans.Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishana, and Kaveri are the name of the rivers that flow through the Deccan Plateau.

4. Describe the main occupation of the people in the Peninsular Plateau.

and. Farming, mining and working in industries are the major occupations of the people.

5. Which are the minerals mined from the Peninsular Plateau region?

ans. Manganese, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lime stone etc. are the mineral are mined from the Penisular Plateaus.

 

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