THE DECCAN PLATEAU

Which of the following land areas is between the Eastern and Western Ghats Mountains?

• Thar Desert

• Northern Plains

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalayas

A piece of land surrounded by water on its three sides is called a/an ____________.

• island

• plateau

• peninsula

Plateau is also called a _________.

• Tableland

• Table top

• Flat top.

The Peninsular Plateau is divided by River ______________ into two regions.

• Satlej

• Ganga

• Narmada

The Central Highlands consist of _________________ and ______________________________.

• Deccan Plateau and Malwa Plateau

• Malwa Plateau and Rajmahal Hills

• Malwa Plateau and Chota Nagpur Plateau

The Deccan Plateau is _________________ in shape.

• square

• triangular

• rectangle

In the given map, arrows represent ____________.

• The Eastern Ghats

• The Vindhya Hills

• The Western Ghats

Cotton is mainly grown in the southern plateau region. Which type of soil is good to grow cotton.

• Clay soil

• Black soil

• Sandy soil

• Alluvial soil

Rivers Tapti and Narmada flow from East to West and fall into?

• Indian Ocean

• Bay of Bengal

• Arabian Sea

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The climate of of the Deccan Plateau is?

• Extreme

• Moderate

• Dry

• Rainy