Social Studies

The Deccan Plateau is surrounded by a narrow coastal plain towards the west called the Western Coastal Plain and the east called the Eastern Coastal Plain.These plains stretch along the coast for abou

The five major physical divisions of India are The Northern Mountains The Northern Plains The Western Desert The Southern Plateaus The Coastal plains and islands

The Northern Plains occupy the greater part of the northern India.It lies towards the south of the Northern Mountains. It is flat and level region,stretching from Punjab in the west to Assam in the ea

Soil Soil is formed when rocks break down into very small pieces by natural forces.Alluvial,black,red,laterite,mountain and desert are different types of soils. Leaching Removal of minerals from the

Beas is the main tributary of the Satluj.Both the rivers join river Indus in Pakistan.Punjab and Haryana benefit the most from the Satluj.The Bhakra dam has been built across the Satluj river.It produ

River Ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Himalaya mountains. Yamuna is the main tributary of the Ganga. The Yamuna joins the Ganga near Allahabad.This place is called Sangam. Rivers Gha

The Brahmaputra originates in Tibet where it is called Tsangpo.It enters India through Arunchal Pradesh and flows through Assam before entering Bangladesh. The Brahmaputra and the Ganga form the large

Forests are an important gift of nature.At present 1/5 of India's total area is under forests.There are many types of forests found in India.   Evergreen forests: Evergreen forests are mostly found i

Life in the desert is very hard.People mostly rear sheep,goat,sheep and cattle.Some people travel from one place to another in search of food for themselves and their animals.Such people are called ba

Desert is a flat area covered with a thick sheet of loose sand.At some places there are small hills of sand called sand dunes.Hot and dry winds blow here.They carry a large amount of sand with them.Th

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