most of the rivers on the deccan plateau flow to bay of bengal.
most of the rivers on the deccan plateau flow to bay of bengal.
where do most of the rivers on the deccan plateau flow to?
bay of bengal
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
typically the deccan plateau is made up of basalt extending up to bhor ghat near karjat. this is an extrusive igneous rock. also in certain sections of the region, we can find granite, which is an intrusive igneous rock. the difference between these two rock types is: basalt rock forms on eruption of lava, that is, on the surface (either out of a volcano, or through massive fissures—as in the deccan basalts—in the ground), while granite forms deep within the earth. granite is a felsic rock, meaning it is rich in potassium feldspar and quartz. this composition is continental in origin (meaning it is the primary composition of the continental crust). since it cooled relatively slowly, it has large visible crystals. basalt, on the other hand, is mafic in composition—meaning it is rich in pyroxene and, in some cases, olivine, both of which are mg-fe rich minerals. basalt is similar in composition to mantle rocks, indicating that it came from the mantle and did not mix with continental rocks. basalt forms in areas that are spreading, whereas granite forms mostly in areas that are colliding. since both rocks are found in the deccan plateau, it indicates two different environments of formation.
deccan plateau