four_reg

=__**India's Four Geographical Regions**__=

Region 1:(northern mountains)


 * Himalayas, Karakorums, and Hindu Kush
 * Himalayas, known as "place of snow" stretches east and southeast.
 * I,500 miles, massive glacier filled valleys, frequent avalanches, and 100 mph winds.
 * Karakorums, 22,000 ft forbiding peaks.
 * Hindu Kush, not as rugged as other ranges of mountains, northwest of the Karakorums.
 * Unusual passes that include the famous Khyber which provided a travel route for migrating/invading tribes.
 * Those three mountains of the northern mountain region are one of the main sources of protection.



Region 2:(Indo-Gangetic Plain)


 * Indus and the Ganges river flow through the plains.
 * Ganges, flows southeast through fertile valleys.
 * Indus, flows southwest through dryer lands.
 * A low ridge is what divides the two river valleys.
 * The two valleys are like one long plain that stretches west to east for more than 1,500 miles.



Region 3:(The Deccan)


 * South of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
 * Deccan, means "southland".
 * A range of hills separates the Deccan from the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
 * The Deccan formed a cultural barrier between the northern and southern sections of India.
 * The western and eastern parts of the Deccan are the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.



Region 4:(The Coastal Plains)


 * Made up of many marshes including The Great Rann of Kachchh (along Pakistan)
 * Because the level of these marshes rises during the rainy season, the Kachchh Peninsula normally becomes an island for several months each year
 * The Malabar coastal plain was created by the deposition of sediment along the shoreline
 * Varying from 15 to 60 miles long
 * Includes many lagoons including the Pilucat and Chilka Lakes