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The Great Peninsular Plateau is the oldest landmass of the Indian subcontinent. It is divided into two parts: 1. The Central Highlands 2. The Deccan Plateau 1. The Central Highlands (i) These highlands are made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks. (ii) The old Aravalli range borders it in the north-west. (iii) The Central Highlands further consist of the Malwa Plateau in west and Chotanagpur region in the east. (iv) The eastward extension of the Malwa Plateau is known Bundelkhand and Baghelkand in southern U.P. and northern M.K (v) The Malwa Plateau is drained by the southern tributaries Yamuna and the Ganga. Damodar river drains the Chotanal plateau. 2. The Deccan Plateau (i) The Deccan Plateau extends from river Narmada to the South tip of the Peninsular India. (ii) It is one of the oldest earth blocks and is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic socks. (iii) The Satpura range -northern Mahadev Hills, Maikal range from its northern edge eastern. (iv) The Western Ghats form its Western edge which is much steeper and higher than the eastern one. The plateau slopes gently toward the east. (v) The Eastern edge is marked by Eastern Ghats which are broken into small hills by rivers.
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