Diverse Relief Features of Northern Plains
Northern plains are alluvial plains framed by the deposition of residue brought downstream by the rivers. Based on the variations in relief, they can be partitioned into four regions:
- Bhabar Region: The streams in the wake of sliding down from the mountain, deposit pebbles in a tight belt parallel to the slants of Shivaliks. The stream vanishes in this belt as the bhabar plain.
- Terai Plains: Below the Bhabar region, the streams and rivers reappear and make a wet, damp, and mucky land called Terai which is thickly forested and wealthy in natural life.
- Bhangar plains: A huge part of Bhangar is comprised of more established alluvium which lies over the flood fields. The soil here isn’t fruitful and contains a calcareous residue called Kankar.
- Khadar plains: The new and young stores of flood fields found in the lower part of the river valley are called khadar. These are exceptionally fertile and recharged consistently by flood and are appropriate for intensive cultivation.
How can you say that the northern plains have diverse relief features?
The northern plain has been framed by the interaction of the three significant river systems, to be specific the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra alongside their tributaries. Northern plains are spread over an area of seven lakh square kilometers. The plain being around 2400 Km long and 240 to 320 Km expansive, is a thickly populated physiographic division. With a rich soil cover combined with a sufficient water supply and an ideal environment, it is agriculturally an extremely useful part of India. Northern plains are divided into 4 regions which are on the basis of their relief. They have been listed below:
- Bhabar
- Terai
- Bhangar
- Khadar