Deccan Plateau

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/deccan-plateau

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geological province?Deccan Traps, formed by massive basaltic lava flows
2. What is the approximate age of deccan traps?66 million years old (end of the Cretaceous period)
3. How did the Deccan Plateau get its thick layers of basalt?Around 66 million years ago, huge volcanoes erupted and poured out basaltic lava. The lava cooled and built up layers that can be up to 2,000 meters thick.
4. Why do rivers like the Godavari flow eastward across the Deccan Plateau?The plateau slopes gently from west to east, so rivers start in the west and flow eastward. They eventually reach the Bay of Bengal.

Igneous Province: A large area of land formed by volcanic activity and the resulting solidified magma or lava.
Rain Shadow Effect: An area of significantly reduced rainfall on the leeward side of a mountain range.
Physiographic Region: A large area of land that has similar geological, geomorphological, and climatic characteristics.