WorksheetsTHE SOUTHERN PLATEAUS
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
THE MALWA PLATEAU IS BOUND BY THE______IN THE NORTH-WEST
SATPURAS
ARAVALLIS
VINDHYAS
NILGIRIS
------------ AND -------------ARE THE TWO MAJOR TYPES OF SOILS FOUND IN THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUS
BLACK/RED
RED/ALLUVIAL
BLACK/ALLUVIAL
SAND/ALLUVAIL
------------AND----------- ARE THE RIVERS THAT FLOW WESTWARD.
KRISHNA/GODAVARI
NARMADA/TAPI
TAPI/KAVERI
KAVERI/GODAVARI
THE--------- PLATEAUS IS A MINERAL-RICH PLATESUS
CHOTA NAGPUR
NAGPUR MALWA
NAGPUR
CHTA MALWA
THE RIVER NARMADA DIVIDES THEM INTO TWO PRATS
CENTRAL HIGHLAND/DECCAN PLATEAU
MALWA
TAPI
NARMADA
THE DECCAN PLATEAU IS SURROUNDED BY THE ----------- AND ------------
WESTERN AND EASTERN GHATS
EASTERN SOUTHERN GHATS
SANDALWOOD
WILDLIFE
What is the extent of the Deccan Plateau?
The Deccan Plateau extends from the Satpura
hills in the north to Kanyakumari in the south.
On the western side, it is bound by the Western
Ghats and in the eastern side, the Eastern Ghats.
The Deccan Plateau
covers most of the
southern part of India.
The Western Ghats-
western side
Famous hills of the
western ghats -
Sahyadri, Nilgiri,
Annamalai, Cardamom
hills
3. List two important features of the rivers in the Deccan Plateau?
a)Many rivers flowing through the Deccan plateau originate in the Eastern and Western Ghats.
The Southern Plateaus receive rainfall during the monsoon season
The Southern Plateaus receive rainfall during the monsoon season
The winter season starts in November and lasts till February.
Describe the climate of the Southern Plateaus ?
The month between March and June are very hot. The winter season
b)They flow east towards the Bay of Bengal
Ans) a)Many rivers flowing through the Deccan plateau originate
WRITE A FEW SENTENCES ABOUT RED SOIL
Red soil is found in parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.
Black soil is found in some parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.
This soil is suitable for the cultivation of cotton, sugar cane, groundnuts, millets, oil seeds, rice and wheat.
WRITE A FEW SENTENCES ABOUT BLACK SOIL
Black soil is found in some parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.
Red soil is found in parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.
THE RIVER----------- DIVIDES THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUS INTO TWO PARTS
TAPI
NARMADA
MAHI
KAVERI
