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    The Indus Plain is a flat landform in Pakistan formed by sediment deposition from the Indus River and its tributaries over centuries. It is located in western Pakistan and much of it falls within Punjab province. The plain is extensively farmed, producing crops like maize, sugarcane, rice, and cotton. It can be divided into the Upper Indus Plain and Lower Indus Plain. The active flood plain experiences annual flooding while older flood plains further from the river flood every 7-8 years. Alluvial terraces between rivers provide less fertile land suitable for human settlements.

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    The Indus Plain is a flat landform in Pakistan formed by sediment deposition from the Indus River and its tributaries over centuries. It is located in western Pakistan and much of it falls within Punjab province. The plain is extensively farmed, producing crops like maize, sugarcane, rice, and cotton. It can be divided into the Upper Indus Plain and Lower Indus Plain. The active flood plain experiences annual flooding while older flood plains further from the river flood every 7-8 years. Alluvial terraces between rivers provide less fertile land suitable for human settlements.

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    The Indus Plain is a flat landform in Pakistan formed by sediment deposition from the Indus River and its tributaries over centuries. It is located in western Pakistan and much of it falls within Punjab province. The plain is extensively farmed, producing crops like maize, sugarcane, rice, and cotton. It can be divided into the Upper Indus Plain and Lower Indus Plain. The active flood plain experiences annual flooding while older flood plains further from the river flood every 7-8 years. Alluvial terraces between rivers provide less fertile land suitable for human settlements.

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    The Indus Plain is a flat landform in Pakistan formed by sediment deposition from the Indus River and its tributaries over centuries. It is located in western Pakistan and much of it falls within Punjab province. The plain is extensively farmed, producing crops like maize, sugarcane, rice, and cotton. It can be divided into the Upper Indus Plain and Lower Indus Plain. The active flood plain experiences annual flooding while older flood plains further from the river flood every 7-8 years. Alluvial terraces between rivers provide less fertile land suitable for human settlements.

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    Indus Plain

    The Indus valley Plain, built up over centuries by sediment, is a flat


    landform in Pakistan.
    Much of it falls within the province of Punjab. The plain is formed by
    the Indus River and its tributaries in Pakistan's western part of the
    Northern Plain. It is farmed extensively for maize, sugarcane rice and
    cotton. You may divide the Indus Plain into two parts:

    > Upper Indus Plain: Much of Punjab and some portions of the KPK
    are included. The Potwar Plateau and the Salt Range are not part of
    the Upper Indus Plain, however.
    > Lower Indus Plain: The central part of Sindh and a part of
    Balochistan are included. The Thar desert is not part of the Lower
    Indus Plain, nor is the Sind Region of Kohistan.

    The active flood plain is a small strip of land on both sides of the river.
    It is present in the Indus Plain, both upper and lower. The local
    language is called 'bet' or ' khaddar '.

    ⦁ Floods every year


    ⦁ New alluvium is deposited
    ⦁ Oxbow lakes, meanders and levees are important features
    ⦁ Dry, braided channels full of alluvium visible after the flood

    Old flood plains are located just off the plain of active floods. Found in
    both parts of the plain of Indus. It can be further divided into the
    floodplain of cover and the flood plain of the meander.
    ⦁ Floods every 7-8 years since it is further away from the river
    ⦁ Old alluvium
    ⦁ Old levees, meander scars(abandoned channels) and dried oxbow
    lakes(dhands)

    Alluvial terraces are areas of higher ground on a doab between the


    rivers. Less fertile territory. Suitable for human characteristics, since
    it is unlikely to be flooded, such as homes.

    ⦁ It is made up of old alluvium


    ⦁ Flat surface
    ⦁ Has a south-west slope

    Rolling sandplains (Deserts)


    Pakistan has 3 main deserts:
    ⦁ The Kharan desert located in Balochistan
    ⦁ Thal desert also called the Sind Sagar Doab, located in Upper Indus
    Plain.
    ⦁ Thar desert located in both upper and Lower Indus Plain. It is a part
    of the Rajasthan Desert. It has three parts:
    ⦁ The Cholistan in the Upper Indus Plain ( Punjab)
    ⦁ Nara in the Lower Indus Plain( Sindh)
    ⦁ Tharparkar is the Lower Indus Plain( Sindh)

    Balochistan plateau

    The Balochistan plateau is located in the southwest of Pakistan with


    altitude from 600-3010.
    The total area is 347190 sq KM.

    • BP has a number of irregular depressions such as Zhob & Loralai


    basins situated between the Toba Kakar Ranges & the Sulaiman
    Ranges. Towards the South west of the Loralai Basin is the Quetta
    valley where rain is infrequent.
    • The deposition of material brought by the river channels form
    alluvial fans on the piedmont plains.
    There are a number of basins between the mountain ranges such as
    the Chagai hills, Ras Koh, Siahan & central Makran.

    The area is devoid of vegetation & little rainfall. These basins have no
    outlet the sea so rainfall makes temporary rivers & streams which
    often soak into the ground.
    • These basins are known as inland drainage basins.
    • The temporary lakes are called Hamuns in the local language.
    • There are Salt Lakes & when the water evaporated, a salty crust is
    left behind and it is then called Salt Pan.
    • The largest of these temporary lakes is called the Hamun-i-mashkel
    located in the western part of Kharan desert.
    The Baluchistan Plateau is covered with a number of barren mountain
    ranges with an altitude of
    600-3010 meters.
    • These ranges are highly mineralized especially the Chagai Hills
    including Copper, Gold & sulphur.
    • Some of the important hills of Balochistan Plateau are:
    Toba Kakar Range
    Central Barahvi Range
    Chaghai range
    Ras koh range
    Makran range
    Siahen range

    The coastal areas of the Baluchistan Plateau can be divided into


    eastern and western parts.
    The eastern part comprises the Lasbela Plain and the western part is
    known as the Makran coast.
    • The important rivers are the Hab, Porali, Hingol & Dasht which
    flow into the Arabian Sea.

    Lifestyle and economic activity

    Nomadic to semi nomadic lifestyle is common at higher altitudes and


    animal rearing as well as agriculture are their main professions.
    Irrigation is obtained through the canals linked with dams &
    Barrages.
    • Fruit orchards grow apple, apricot, peach etc. in large quantities.
    • Baluchistan plateau is a mineralized zone & natural gas, coal,
    limestone, copper etc. are extracted.
    People living on coastal areas perform fishing with the main ports as
    Gwadar, Pasni and Ormara. Mangrove forests are the main vegetation
    of the coastal areas of Baluchistan Plateau.

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