Describe the five characteristics of the division of great péninsular plateau

Its divided into two parts:

The Central Highlands

- Made up of hard and metamorphic rocks

- The old Aravalli range borders it in north-west

- It consist of the Malwa Plateau in the West and Chotanagpur region the east.

- The eastern extension of the Malwa plateau is known as Bundelkhand and Baghelkand in southern U. P and northen M. P

The Deccan Plateau

- Extends from Narmada river to the Southern tip of the Peninsular India

- One of the oldest earth blocks and is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic socks

- The Satpura range form its Northern edge eastern

- The Western Ghats form its Western edge which is much steeper and higher than the Eastern one. The plateau slopes gently towards the east.

- The Eastern edge is marked by Eastern Ghats which are broken into small hills by rivers.