social studies topic landforms in pakistan

1. Landforms
Miss Sobia Sultan
Chapter # 4

2. Landforms
“All natural features of
Earth’s surface are
known as landforms.”

4. 1. Time
2. Humans & Living Things
3. Weather
4. Natural Disasters
FactorsAffectingLandforms

5. Physical Regions of
Pakistan
1. Western
Highlands 2. The Indus
River Plains

6. 1. The Western Highlands
1. The Himalayas
2. The Karakoram Mountains
3. The Hindu Kush
4. The Kohistan, Swat
and Dir Ranges
5. The Balochistan Plateau
6. The Potohar Plateau

7. The Himalayas
Name
1. Sub-
Himalayas
2. Lesser
Himalayas
3. Great
Himalayas
Location
Southern
Range
North
North,
Kohistan.
Height 600 – 1200m 1800 – 4600m Over 4600m
Famous
places
Rawalpindi
district
Muree,
Nathia Gali.
Nanga Parbat
(8126m)

8. The Karakoram Mountains
Location Extreme North of Pakistan
Height 6100m average height.
Famous
Places
1.Mount Godwin Austen (K2)
8611m second highest
peak of world.
2.Karakoram Pass 5575m.
3. Khunjerab Pass 46933m.
4.Karakoram highway
known as 8th wonder of
the world.

9. The Hindu Kush
 Location ------ West and Southwards. North
and north-western borders.
 Famous palces ------ 1. Tirich Mir 97690m)
2. Noshaq (7484m)
3. Lawarai Pass(3188m)
The
Kohistan,
Swat, & Dir
ranges
Location: South of Hindu Kush
Famous Places: 1. The safed Koh, and 2. Waziristan Hills barrier among Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
3. Suleman, and 4. Kirthar Ranges – in West between Balochistan plateau

10. The Balochistan Plateau
Height : 1000 to 2000 m
Location : West of Sulaiman & Kirthar
ranges.
Famous Places : lake Hamun-e-Mashkel,
Porali, Hingol.
The Potohar Plateau
Height : 300 to 600 m.
Location : between Jehlum & Indus
River.
Famous Places: Islamabad north to
this plateau.

11. 2.TheIndusRiverPlains

12. 2. The Indus River Plains
Total length : 2900 km
Starts : Himalaya Mountains
near Lake Mansorawar in
Tibet, China.
Flows Through : Himalayas,
Karakoram ranges, Potohar
Plateau.
Enter Pakistan: from South.
Enter Punjab : at Kalabagh.
Tributaries join at : Panjnad

13. Deserts
Valleys
Famous Deserts of Pakistan
Kharan Desert – Balochistan.
Thal Desert – Punjab.
Cholistan Desert – Punjab.
Thar Desert – Sindh & Punjab.
Famous Valleys of
Pakistan
Quetta
Neelum
Murree
Swat
Hunza
Kaghan
Gilgit

14. That’sAll.