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Physiography and Drainage — Revision Notes
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Geography
Physiography and Drainage revision notes for Maharashtra Board Class 10 Geography: 4 topics in quick points. Includes Physiographic Divisions of India.
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Physiographic Divisions of India
- India is divided into five major physiographic divisions: the Himalayas, the North Indian Plains, the Peninsula, Coastal Plains, and Island groups.
- The Himalayas are young fold mountains and extend from Pamir Knot in Tajikistan to the east. In India, they extend from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Himalayas have many parallel ranges. From south to north, these are Siwaliks, Lesser Himalayas, Greater Himalayas or Himadri, and Trans Himalayan ranges.
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Physiography of Brazil
- Brazil has five physiographic divisions: the Highlands, the Coastal region, the Island groups, the Great Escarpment, and the Plains.
- A large part of Brazil is occupied by highlands, plateaus, and small mountains.
- The Brazilian Highlands occupy southern Brazil and are also called Brazilian Shield or Brazilian Plateau.
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Drainage of India
- Rivers in India are classified into Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers.
- Himalayan rivers are perennial because they are fed by glaciers and also receive rain during monsoons.
- The main Himalayan river systems are the Indus and the Ganga.
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Drainage of Brazil
- Brazil has three major river basins: the Amazon Basin, the Paraguay-Parana system in the southwest, and Sao Francisco with other coastal rivers.
- Amazon collects its headwaters from the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru.
- Amazon has a huge discharge of about 2 lakh m3/s, or 2,09,000 cu.m/sec.
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Key topics in Physiography and Drainage include Physiographic Divisions of India, Physiography of Brazil, Drainage of India, Drainage of Brazil. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Maharashtra Board Class 10 board exam.
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