rich volcanic soils are found in deccan plateau region.
rich volcanic soils are found in deccan plateau region.
what type of soil is found in deccan plateau region?
rich volcanic soils
the plateau's climate is drier than that on the coasts and is arid in places. although sometimes used to mean all of india south of the narmada river, the word deccan relates more specifically to that area of rich volcanic soils and lava-covered plateaus in the northern part of the peninsula between the narmada and krishna rivers.









































section::::the deccan traps.
deccan plateau
beyond the ghats is deccan plateau, a semi-arid region lying in the rain shadow of the western ghats. this is the largest unit of the peninsular plateau of india. the highlands of the plateau are covered with different types of forests, which provide a large variety of forest products.the deccan plateau includes the region lying south of the satpura range.it extends up to the southern tip of peninsular india.anai mudi is the highest peak of this region.the deccan plateau is surrounded by the western and the eastern ghats.these ghats meet each other at the nilgiri hills. the western ghats includes the sahyadri, nilgiris, anamalai, and cardamom hills.many rivers such as mahanadi, godavari, krishna, and kaveri originates from western ghats and flow toward the east.the eastern ghats are broken into small hill rangesby river coming from the western ghats.most of these rivers fall into the bay of bengal.the godavari is the longest river in the deccan plateau .the narmada and the tapi flow westwards and fall into the arabian sea.
biogeographic classification of india