Its divided into two parts:
The Central Highlands
- Made up of hard and metamorphic rocks
- The old Aravalli range borders it in north-west
- It consist of the Malwa Plateau in the West and Chotanagpur region the east.
- The eastern extension of the Malwa plateau is known as Bundelkhand and Baghelkand in southern U.P and northen M.P
The Deccan Plateau
- Extends from Narmada river to the Southern tip of the Peninsular India
- One of the oldest earth blocks and is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic socks
- The Satpura range form its Northern edge eastern
- The Western Ghats form its Western edge which is much steeper and higher than the Eastern one. The plateau slopes gently towards the east.
- The Eastern edge is marked by Eastern Ghats which are broken into small hills by rivers.