Plains and Deserts

The Northern Plains of India is covered by

• Red Soil
• Black Soil
• Laterite Soil
• Alluvial Soil

Western most state of the Northern Plains

• Punjab
• Maharasthra
• Kerala

Rivers of the Northern Plains are fed by _________

• Melting Snow
• Plants

Main three basins of the Northern Plains

• The Brahmaputra Basin
• The Ganga Basin
• Indus river basin
• The Satluj Basin,

An area watered by a river and its tributaries

• Basin
• Land
• Ocean

Dam built on the Satluj River

• Pandoh Dam
• Bhakra Nangal
• Nathpa Jhakri Dam

The Great Indian desert is also known as

• Sahara desert

• Thar desert

• Atacama desert

Rivers that flow through Thar desert

• River Indus
• River Ganga
• River Luni

The nomads of the Thar desert are called

• Bengalis

• Banjaras

Plants that grow in the desert

• Cactus

• Babul

• Gulmohar