Maharashtra Plateau
- The Maharashtra Plateau lies in Maharashtra.
- It forms the northern part of the Deccan Plateau.
- Much of the region is underlain by basaltic rocks of lava origin (Most of the Deccan Traps lies in this region).
- The horizontal lava sheets have led to the formation of typical Deccan Trap topography (step-like).
- The entire area is covered by black cotton soil known as regur.
Telangana plateau
- Its average elevation is 500-600 m.
- The southern part is higher than its northern counterpart.
- The region is drained by three river systems, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Penneru.
- The entire plateau is divided into Ghats and the Peneplains (a vast featureless, undulating plain which the last stage of the deposition process).
