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5 The Southern
Plateau
Its location and physical features
Life in the Southern Plateau
Its people, their dress, language and festivals
The Southern Plateau
To the south of the Northern Plains lies the vast Southern Plateau of India. It is
triangular in shape and covers a large part of India. The land here is rocky and
uneven.
The Southern Plateau is bordered by the
following:
• The Aravali Range on the north-west
• The Rajmahal Hills on the north-east
• The hilly region called the Eastern Ghat
on the east
• The hilly Western Ghats on the west.
The Narmada Valley divides the Southern
Plateau into two parts. To the north is the
Central Highland and to the south is the
Deccan Plateau.
The Central Highlands: The Central Highlands lie above
the River Narmada. They are surrounded by the
Aravali Hills in the North-west, the Vindhya Range
in the South and the Chota Nagpur Plateau towards
the East. Malwa Plateau and Bundelkhand Plateau lie
Aravalli Hills between the Aravali and Vindhya Ranges. The Chota
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