Plateau - Classification

Classification

Plateaus are classified according to their surrounding environment.

• Intermontane plateaus are the highest in the world, bordered by mountains. The Tibetan Plateau is one such plateau.
• Piedmont plateaus are bordered on one side by mountains and on the other by a plain or sea.
• Continental plateaus are bordered on all sides by the plains or seas, forming away from mountains.
• Volcanic plateaus are produced by volcanic activity. The Columbia Plateau in the northwestern United States of America is one such plateau.
• Dissected plateaus are highly eroded plateaus cut by rivers and broken by deep narrow valleys.
• A continental Plateau is a continent surrounded on three sides by water. A good example of this is Africa.