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• The Peninsular Plateau

• The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in
the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep
islands in the Arabian Sea.

There are three main plateaus in the
Central Highlands:

1. The Malwa Plateau is in the west.
2. The Chota Nagpur Plateau is in the east.
3. The Deccan Plateau is in the south. The
Deccan Plateau is a large triangular

plateau. To the north, it is bounded by
the Vindhyas and flanked by the
Eastern and Western Ghats.

Political Division
variety of physical features, such as India is divided into 28 states and 8 Union

mountains, plateaus, plains, deserts, Territories, including National Capital
coasts, and islands. These are: Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

• The Himalayan Mountains in the The seven states in northeastern India are
North called Seven Sister States. These are

• The Northern and Coastal Plains Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram, Arunachal

• The Great Indian Desert in the West Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura.

Words to Know

ocean: a mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface

plateau: an area of flat-topped land that is higher than the land around it; also called
a tableland.

waterfall: a cascade of water from a river or stream that falls ver cally from a great
height.
subcon nent: a large part of a con nent that is different from other parts because

of its land, people and culture.

Wind-up
• India lies in the southern part of Asia and occupies a central position in South Asia.

• India is one of the oldest civilisations in the world.

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