Physical Features of

Pakistan
Satellite view of South Asia
Political Map of Pakistan
 Immediate Neighbor Countries

Countries Direction Length of border

(Km)
China North 592
India East 1600
Arabian Sea South 1000
Iran South West 850
Afghanistan Wes 2250
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Physical Map of Pakistan
 Physical Division of Pakistan

Generally We can classify the Pakistan into Four

Major Physical features which are:
1. Mountains
2. Plains
3. Plateaus
4. Deserts
 Mountains

There are three distinct Mountain ranges

• Northern Mountains
o Karakoram Ranges
o Himalaya Ranges
o Greater Himalayas
o Lesser Himalayas
o Siwaliks
• North Western Mountains
o Hindukush
•Western Mountains
o Safed Koh Ranges
o Waziristan Hills
o Suleman and Kirthar Range
 Northern Mountains

Himalayas:

Sub Lesser Himalayas

Himalayas Height: 1800-4600
Height: 600-1200 meter
meter

Great Himalayas
Height: more than
4600 meter
 Northern Mountains

 Karakorum:
Average height is about 6000 meter
Goodwin Austin (K-2) 2nd highest peak
 North Western Mountains

Hindu Kush Mountains: Originates

from Pakistan North and
North Western border.
highest peaks is Tirich mir (7690 m)
lies in the west of Himalaya and
karakorum
 Western Highlands

Western highland comprises of the following three

mountain ranges.

1. The koh-e-sofaid ranges:

1. Average height is about 3600 m
2. Highest peak is Sikaram (4700 m)
3. Located in East-West Direction, south of Kabul River
4. Kurram and Kohat valley lies in this range.
Sulaiman and Kirthar Range

Located towards the west of river Indus

Highest peak is Takht-i-Sulaiman 3383 meters
Average height is of 1500 meters.
 Western Highlands

 Waziristan hills:
1. Located between Gomal and Kurram river.
2. Its Height ranges from 1500 - 3000 meter.
3. These range forms the border between Afghanistan
and Pakistan
4. Famous Khyber pass lies in this Range.
The Suleman and Kirthar Ranges:

Here We can see

the Releif of
Suleman and
Kirthar range
The Indus Plains
 The Indus Plains

 The Whole Indus plain comprises the 20% of the

Pakistan.
 We can divide it into three parts;
1. Upper Indus Plain
2. Lower Indus Plain
3. Deltaic Plain
 The Indus Plains

 The Upper Indus Plains:

 Extends from Attock to Mithan kot.
 Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are the Eastern tributaries of
river Indus.
 The area between the two tributaries is called Doab.

 All the tributaries meet at the point called Panjnad.

Name of Doab Name of Rivers

Bari Doab River Beas & River Ravi
Rachna Doab River Ravi & River Chenab
Chaj Doab River Chenab & River
Jhelum
Sindh Sagar Doab River Jhelum & River Indus
The Indus Plains
 The Indus Plains
 The Lower Indus
Plains:
 It
extends
from
Mithan
kot to
Thatta.
 This is the old
stage of river
Indus.
 Due to the very
less gradient
speed of Indus
is very slow.
 The Indus Plains

 The Deltaic Plain:

 Total length is 1000 km
• While 700 Km lies in Baluchistan
• And about 300 km lies in Sindh.
 Thatta and Badin districts in Sindh.
 Mangrove forests are the significant feature of the Sind Deltaic
plain.
 The coastal area lies in Baluchistan is called makran coastal
plain.
Topographical features of Indus Plain
Active flood plain
Old flood plain
Piedmont plain
Alluvial terraces
Rolling sand plains
Oxbow lakes
Meanders
 Deserts of Pakistan

Deserts in Pakistan

Thar Thal Cholistan Kharan

 Deserts of Pakistan

 Thar Desert:
 This desert lies in the South east of Pakistan.
 This desert is the extension of Rajasthan desert of India.
 The Section of this desert situated in the Bahawalpur
division
is called Cholistan.
Scanty rainfall
 Deserts of Pakistan

 Thal Desert:
 Thal desert lies between the River Indus and Jhelum.
 Kharan Desert:
 The Kharan desert located in the North west Baluchistan.
 The average rainfall is less than 100 mm.
 Topography of deserts
Barren land
Sand dunes
Cracks in land
Rolling sand hills
Ridges
Sand plains
 The Plateaus of Pakistan

Plateaus of Pakistan

Baluchistan Potowar Plateau

Plateau and Salt Range
 The Plateaus of Pakistan

 The Baluchistan Plateau:

Located in Southwest
of Pakistan.
Average height is
about 300 – 600 meters.
Very rich in
mineral
resources.
Scanty
Rain fall.
Inland drainage.
 The Plateaus of Pakistan

 The Potwar Plateau & The Salt Range:

1. Located between River Indus & River
2. Jhelum Height 300 to 600 meters from sea
3. level.
Soan River is main river. It forms gullies and large alluvial
4. plains, mainly used for agriculture.
Rich in minerals like rock salt, gypsum, lime stone,
5. coal, marble, clays, dolomite & soapstone and oil.
6. While average height of Salt range is 750 to 900m.
Sakesar Peak is the highest point in the Salt Range at
a height of 1527m.
Ravines and Ridges
Topographical Features of deserts

• Sand dunes
• Alluvial fans/cones
• Cuestas
• Extreme hot climate
Q.1Explain the topographical features of northern mountains of
Pakistan.
High altitude, extreme climate, snow capped peaks, valleys, slopes,
bare rocks,
Q.2 Describe the relief features of Potwar Plateau.
Ridges, ravines, depressions, cracks in land, pot holes

Q.3 Describe the relief and drainage features of the Indus plain.
Doabs, active flood plain, old flood plain,alluvial terraces, eastern
tributaries, indus river. Upper indus(Attock-Mithankot), lower
Indus(Mithankot-Thatta) Indus delta(Thatta-Arabian Sea)
Q.4 Differentiate between the upper indus plain and lower indus
plain.[4]
 Q-box Question (Pg No.9)

Ans key:
I agree with statement “A” because
Jobs will be available for the people.
Tourism in the country will increase
Economic growth will be promoted
GDP will increase
Foreign exchange will be generated
Demand for local goods will increase.

I disagree with statement “B” because

Pollution on the indus plain will increase.
Land for farming will not be available
Food shortages might occur due to less farming
Tourism might not increase due to less scenic beauty