Tag: northern plains

Southern edge of Ganga plain is marked by Chota Nagpur plateau. Chota Nagpur plateau is called as mineral heartland of India because the region is abundantly blessed with wide variety of minerals. Chota Nagpur plateau is located on the western side of India. It covers states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.   

Among the following places of India given in the options, Ludhiana falls under Gangetic plain. It is a district located in the state of Punjab.  Ludhiana stands on the old banks of river Sutlej. As it is located in the Gangetic plain, the place is very fertile and blessed with great agriculture. 

The Brahmaputra basin spreads over countries of Tibet (China), Bhutan, India and Bangladesh having a total area of 5,80,000 Sq.km. In India, it spreads over states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim. The major rivers of bramhaputra basin are Tista River, Jaldhaka River, Manas River, Kopili River, Buridehing River, Dhansiri (S) River, Yamuna, Sankosh.

Great northern plains are formed by the sediments brought down by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra and their tributaries and it is popularly known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain. Following are the characteristics of northern plains: It forms most fertile region, forms an important pilgrim centre, attracts tourists because of its scenic beauty.

Harappa, Mohenjodaro and Pilibanga are the great civilisations flourished on the banks of river Indus. For this reason it is also called as Indus valley Civilisations which is one of the greatest ancient civilisations. 

Great northern plains are formed by the sediments brought down by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra and their tributaries and it is popularly known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain. These are very important because the rivers that flow in this region are navigable, it has flat land which is good for roads and railways and it provides best Irrigational facilities.

The term Delta was coined by Herodotus after the Greek letter delta (∆). The shape of a delta is like a triangle. Deltas are located at river mouths. A river Delta typically makes up a triangle-shaped piece of land.

Kurukshetra is a place of great historical and religious importance. This city is situated in Haryana and lies in Punjab-Haryana plain. It is the place where the battle of Mahabharat was fought. Lord Krishna preached his philosophy of ‘Karma’ which is enshrined in the Holy Bhagwad-Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra. Kurukshetra is intimately related to the Aryan civilization and its growth all along the sacred river Saraswati. According to Hindu mythology, the Kurukshetra is spread over, a circuit of about 48 Kos  which includes a large number of holy places, temples and Sacred tanks connected with the religious events, Mahabharat war and Kurus, the ancestor of Kouravas and Pandavs.

Thick stands of tall grass, known as canebrakes, grow in wetter areas. The Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests ecoregion lies closer to the Bay of Bengal. This ecoregion is flooded with slightly brackish water during the dry season, and freshwater during the monsoon season.