1) Name three major relief features of India and their importance /uses

Three major relief features:
1. Plains — 43%
2. Mountains — 30%
3. Plateaus — 27%

1. Plains

• provide facilities for agriculture.
• provide facilities for industrial development.
• because of their level, nature, and ease of construction, plains support a huge population of the country.

2. Mountains

• ensure the perennial flow of some rivers and many rivers rise from them.
• provide facilities for tourism.
• are important from the ecological point of view, e.g. having a lot of forest wealth and wildlife.

3. Plateaus

• possess rich reserves of minerals.
• contain a lot of fossil fuels, especially coal.
• possess rich forest cover.

OR 

India has a variety of relief features of land i.e., mountains, plateaus, plains, and islands.

• 43 percent of the land is plain. It is useful for agriculture and industry.
• 30 percent of the total land area is mountainous which ensures the perennial flow of some rivers. The mountains provide facilities for tourism and ecological aspects.
• 27 percent area is plateau region which possesses rich reserves of minerals, fossil fuels, and forests.

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