The Northern Plain Test 1

Major tributaries include the Yamuna River, and part from that Ramganga, Ghagra, Gomti, Gandak, Bagmati, Burhi Gandak, and the Kosi are also the tributaries of Ganga.

Ganga is the transboundary river, and it flows through Bangladesh and India.

Left Bank Tributaries of The Ganga River. These rivers originate in the Himalayas.

The major tributaries apart from the Yamuna, are the Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghra, the Gandak, the Burhi Gandak, the Bagmati, and the Kosi.

The Northern Plains is called the Food Bowl of India because plenty of food crops are grown here due to the presence of alluvial soil and availability of water.

For eg. rice, wheat, oilseeds etc.

West Bengal and Bihar are the major jute growing states in the country, which accounts for about 98 percent of the country's jute area and production.

It is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, the Brahmaputra, Lohit, Siang, and Dihang in India, and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Its Burlung-Buthur,Yarlung Tsangpo.

Assam plain is also called as Bramhaputra plain. This is because most of Bramhaputra plain is located in Assam.

Its western boundary is formed by the Indo-Bangladesh border as well as the boundary of the lower Ganga Plain.

The Northern Plains is divided into four regions - Bhabar, Terai, Bhangar and Khadar.

The water table in this region is very high.

This type of soil is widespread in the Northern Plains of India.

Alluvial soils are rich in humus as they are deposited by three important river of Himalayas, Indus river, Ganges and Brahmaputra River.

These plains extend approximately 3000 km from the east to the west.

Thar Desert, also called Great Indian Desert, arid region of rolling sand hills on the Indian subcontinent.