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Gondwana also known, as Gondwanaland is a region of India named after the Gondi people who live here. The region is part of the northern Deccan Plateau and is located at an average elevation of 600-700 meters. The exact boundary of the Gondwana region cannot be demarcated. However the core region covers the eastern part of the Vidarbha region of Maharastra, the northern parts of Maharastra and the western part of Chhattisgarh.
The landscape of the region is rugged and hilly. The region consists of mostly Pre-Cambrian rocks with some areas dated to Permian and Triassic periods. Some parts of the region are over laden with alluvium and in the western part it is over laden with igneous rocks of the Deccan Traps.
The region has a hot and semi-arid climate. The natural vegetation of the region is dry monsoon forest or monsoon scrub forest. Large parts of the region are covered with forests. The forests also have several national parks, which consists of tiger populations.
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