3. PLAINS
• UPPER INDUS PLAIN
• PUNJAB(SALT RANGES TO MITHAN KHOT)
• RIVER INDUS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
• FERTILE LAND (AGRICULTURAL LAND)
• 600- 1000FT
• LAND OF FIVE RIVERS
• RAIN <20INCH
• LOWER INDUS PLAIN
• SINDH (MATHAN KHOT TO THATTA)
• LESS PRECIPITATION
• SOIL IS FERTILE
• AGRICULTURAL LAND
• DELTA PLAIN
• SINDH(BELOW THATTA)
• BOUNDED BY KALRI AND PINYARI RIVERS
• 20-25 KM FROM ARABIAN SEA
• CLIMATE IS ARID
• HOME FOR MANGROVE FORESTS
U. INDUS
L. INDUS
4. CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAINS
• UPPER INDUS PLAIN:
• NORTHERN PART OF INDUS PLAIN
• FLAT AND UNDULATING PLAIN SLOPE TOWARDS THE SOUTH-EAST
• SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE
• PIEDMONT,ACTIVE FLOOD PLAINS
• FOUR DOA’BS
• KNOWN AS FOOD BUSKET
• LOWER INDUS PLAIN:
• LOCATED IN SOUTHERN PART OF INDUS PLAIN
• LESS LAND SURFACE
• LESS FERTILE
• RIVER INDUS FLOW ALONE
• AGRICULTURE WITH LINKS OF IRRIGATION
• DELTA PLAIN:
• FOUND IN SOUTHERN SINDH
• AREA 41440KM2
• ARID CLIMATE
• MANGROVE FORESTS
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DOAB
BARI
DOAB
SINDH
SAGAR DOAB
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5. DESERTS
• KHARAN DESERT:
• SANDY MOUNATAINOUS
• SOUTH WESTERN OF PAKISTAN
• USED AS NUCLEAR SITE
• 48051 SQ KM
• DRY AND COLD
• DRY LAKE HUMUN-I-MASHKEL
• THAL DESERT:
• SITUATED IN PUNJAB
• BETWEEN JHELUM AND INDUS RIVER
• BHAKKAR,MIANWALI, MUZAFFAGARDH, KHUSHAB, LAYYAH
AND JANG.
• LENGTH 190 MILES
6. • CONTI..
• THAR DESERT:
• GREAT INDIAN DESERT
• LARGE ARID REGION
• NORTH WESTERN PART OF INDIAN SUB CONTINENT
• COVER AREA 175000 SQKM
• 85% LOCATED IN INDIA AND 15% IS IN PAKISTAN
• THORN SCRUB FORESTS
• CHOLISTAN DESERT
• ROHI, BAHAWALPUR,PUNJAB
• NORTH WESTERN BORDERED BY PLAINS OF INDUS AND
SUTLEJ RIVER
• AREA 16000KM2
• EXTENDS TO SOUTH AND MET WITH THAR DESERT
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7. CHARACTERISTICS OF DESERTS
• THAR DESERT: (1ST LARGEST)
• FOUND NATURAL BOUNDARY
• SALT LAKES (SAMBAHAR,DIVANA)
• FLORA(KHEJRI) AND FAUNA( BLACK BUCK)
• ARID IN NATURE
• DENSELY POPULATED DESERT
• CHOLISTAN DESERT: 2ND LARGEST
• PRODUCES CARPET WOOL
• RAIN FORESTS (DODHLA FOREST)
• MIGRATORY BIRDS
• ANNUAL JEEP RAILY
• SUHANRA NATIONAL PARK
8. • THAL DESERT: ( 3RD LARGEST)
• FOUND NEAR POTOHAR PLATEAU
• LENGTH 190 MILES AND 70 MILES WIDTH
• SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE
• WHEAT, SORGAM E.T.C
• HOT SUMMER AND MILD IN WINTER
• KHARAN DESERT: (4TH LARGEST)
• SANDY MOUNTAINOUS DESERT
• NORTH WEST OF BALOCHISTAN
• NOT SUITBLE FOR AGRICULTURE(WHEAT MAJOR CROP)
• RAIN FALL IS LESS THAN 100mm
• HOT IN SUMMER AND MILD IN WINTER