Plateaus, plains and deserts: north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Physical region | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terai (under review) Marshy, forested belt south of the Bhabar along the India–Nepal foothills. Location is approximate. | Uttar Pradesh | 28.0° | – |
| 2 | Ganga–Yamuna Doab (under review) The fertile alluvial tract between the Ganga and Yamuna in western UP. Location is approximate. | Uttar Pradesh | 27.3° | – |
| 3 | Thar Desert Rajasthan and Gujarat; the Great Indian Desert. Label position is approximate. | Rajasthan | 27.0° | – |
| 4 | Marusthali (Thar) (under review) The arid western core of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. Location is approximate. | Rajasthan | 26.6° | – |
| 5 | Meghalaya Plateau An extension of the peninsular block, separated by the Garo–Rajmahal gap. Label position is approximate. | Meghalaya | 25.6° | – |
| 6 | Bundelkhand Uplands across UP and MP; drought-prone region. Label position is approximate. | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh | 25.4° | – |
| 7 | Baghelkhand Plateau region in north-east MP. Label position is approximate. | Madhya Pradesh | 24.5° | – |
| 8 | Rann of Kachchh Gujarat; seasonal salt marsh; the Great Rann is a Ramsar site. Label position is approximate. | Gujarat | 24.1° | – |
| 9 | Chota Nagpur Plateau Jharkhand and neighbours; rich in coal, iron ore and mica. Label position is approximate. | Jharkhand | 23.4° | – |
| 10 | Malwa Plateau Volcanic plateau in western MP and SE Rajasthan; black soil, soybean and wheat. Label position is approximate. | Madhya Pradesh | 22.7° | – |
| 11 | Telangana Plateau Part of the Deccan, drained by the Godavari and Krishna. Label position is approximate. | Telangana | 17.9° | – |
| 12 | Konkan The coastal strip between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, from Daman to Goa. Label position is approxi… | Goa | 15.6° | 2014 |
| 13 | Deccan Plateau The large triangular plateau of the peninsula; the Deccan Traps form its north-west. Label position is approx… | Andhra Pradesh | 15.0° | 2007 |
| 14 | Coromandel Coast The south-east coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh; hit by the north-east monsoon. Label position is appro… | Tamil Nadu | 13.4° | 2014 |
| 15 | Karnataka (Mysore) Plateau Southern Deccan plateau in Karnataka. Label position is approximate. | Karnataka | 12.2° | – |
| 16 | Malabar Coast The south-west coast in Kerala and Karnataka; lagoons and backwaters. Label position is approximate. | Puducherry, Kerala | 12.0° | – |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/landforms/print/