Copy of the northern mountains

The Northern Mountains

Himalayas

The mountain range covering north and north eastern part of our country is called the Himalayas

The Himalaya is the highest mountain range in the world

Extension of Himalaya is

2500 kms.

Meaning of the word Himalaya

The word ‘Himalaya’ in Sanskrit means

Abode of Snow

Mountain Peaks

Out of the 10 highest mountain peaks in the world nine peaks are in Himalayan Range

Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?

Mount Everest

Highest peaks in Himalaya

Mt Everest 8848 m height

Mt. K2 ( Mt. Godwin Austin) 8611 m. height

Kangchenjunga,8'586 m

Lhotse,8'516 m

Makalu,8'485 m

Cho Oyo,8'201 m

Dhaulagiri,8'167 m

Manaslu,8'163 m

Nanga Parbat,8'126 m

Annapurna,8'091 m

Divisions of the Himalayas

The Himalaya has 3 mountain ranges

The Himadri ( Greater Himalaya)The Himachal ( Middle Himalaya)The Shiwalik ( Outer Himalaya)

In which range of Himalaya Mt. Everest is situated?

The Himadri (Greater Himalaya)

•Northern most range of Himalaya•Highest of the three ranges•It contains all the highest peaks•It is extremely cold

Himadri ( Greater Himalayas)

Life in Himadri

Trees such as fir, spruce, shrubs and some wild flowers grow in the lower regions of the Himadri

Only a few valley have human settlements

How do these rivers were formed?

1st they arise from the moving sheets of the ice called Glaciers

As the glaciers move down to warmer regions, the ice melts, giving rise to rivers

From which glacier the river Ganga is originating?

Gangotri

Adventurers who climbed the Himadri

Tenzing Norgay of IndiaEdmund Hillari of New

zealandWere the first to climb

Mt. Everest in 1953

Tenzing Norgay

Edmund Hillari

Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest?

Bachendri Pal in 1984

The Himachal or Middle Himalaya

•Lies south of Himadri•The mountains are not as high as in Himadri•Only some peaks are snow bounded throughout the year •There so many beautiful valleys in the region

Hill towns in Himachal

MussoorieShimlaDargilingNainital Kangra

Mussorie

Shimla

Darijiling

Nainital

Kangra

People living in plains go to these hill stations during summer season

Himachal forest

Himachal Range has forests covered with pine

oak

Deodar and fir tees

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The climate of Himachal is ideal for the growth of fruits such as apple, cherries, pears, plums, apricots and peaches

Rice, maize and barely are the main cropsPotato is widely grown

Farmers practice terrace farming or step farming here

The Shiwalik or Outer Himalaya

Southern most or lowest range of HimalayaThe slopes are covered with thick forestsRice and wheat are the main crops grown in

terrace farms fruit trees are grown in orchards

Terai region

The area at the foothills of the Shiwalik range is called the Terai region

It receives heavy rain fall and the land is fertile

Rice, wheat and sugar cane are the main crops over here

Deforestation

Because of the deforestation in shiwalik and terai region many forests has destroyed

Actions made by the govt. against Deforestation

The govt. has made several protected forest areas such as

The Corbett National ParkKaziranga National Park to stop deforestation and protect animals

Planting of trees is also being taken up

Mountain passes