Indian physiography NCERT Notes
Indian subcontinent According to NCERT, Indian subcontinent – Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh Generally, includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Sometimes, the British Indian Ocean Territory is also included. The terms Indian subcontinent and South Asia are often used interchangeably to denote the region, although the geopolitical term of South Asia frequently includes Afghanistan. The United Nations geosphere for Asia also includes Iran in Southern Asia. Geographically, it is the peninsular region in South-Central Asia, delineated by the Himalayas in the north, the Hindu Kush in the west, and the Arakanese in the east. Indian Geological regions The Peninsular block Himalayas and other Peninsular mountains Indo Ganga Brahmaputra Plain Physiography The Northern and North-eastern Mountains The Northern Plain The Peninsular Plateau The Indian Desert The Coastal Plains The Islands The Northern and North Eastern Mountains 2500 km in leng…