The Himalayas border the north, with the broad Indo-Gangetic Plain below them. The peninsula extends south between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats run near the west coast, while the Thar Desert occupies part of the northwest.
The northern plain and the peninsula
Compare the narrow western coastal belt with the wider lowlands around major east-coast deltas. Trace the hills behind each coast.
Similar landscapes across borders
The northern plains continue into Pakistan and Bangladesh, and rice cultivation occurs throughout South and Southeast Asia. Use a river basin or coastline to place a crop of fields; field density alone is not enough.