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- 1. THE ABODE OF SNOW HIMALAYA Social Studies Mrs. Rajashri Bhairamadgi
- 2. Lets learn….. — Introduction — Location — Climate — Physical features of the Himalayas 1. The greater Himalayas or Himadri 2. The lesser Himalayas or Himachal 3. The Outer Himalayas or Shiwalik — Eastern branches — The Himalayan region — People of the Himalayan region — Importance of the great Himalayas
- 3. Introduction The Himalayas form the world’s largest mountain range. — Fold mountains located in the south central part of Asia — Deep gorges and narrow valleys are formed by streams, rivers — Covers the entire northernmost part of India from Jammu Kashmir to north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh
- 4. Location — Stretch about 2400 Km passing through northern India, southern China, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan — Their width varies from 150 to 400 Km — The Himalayas enclose nine of the world’s highest peaks of the world
- 5. Location
- 6. Climate — Great Himalayas influence the climate of Indian sub- continent — Major influence on monsoon rainfall pattern — Climate depends on elevation and location of place — Temperature less as go higher atmospheric condition become extreme cold — Mountains peaks covered with snow, ice — Western Himalaya are covered with snow and colder than eastern Himalaya which are low n height — During monsoon receives heavy rainfall
- 7. Climate
- 8. Physical features of the Himalayas The Himalayan range of mountain is divided into three parallel ranges. They are; 1. The greater Himalayas or Himadri 2. The lesser Himalayas or Himachal 3. The Outer Himalayas or Shiwalik
- 9. Physical features of the Himalayas
- 10. 1. The greater Himalayas or Himadri — Highest range ranging from 6000 m to 8000 m — Peaks covered with snow so called abode of snow — Highest peak Mt. Everest in Nepal with latitude 8848m — Karakoram range of greater Himalayas lie in Jammu Kashmir which enclose Mt K2 or Mt Godwin Austen, the highest peak in India and second in world — Other ranges- Nanda Devi, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna and Makalu
- 11. 1. The greater Himalayas or Himadri — Greater Himalayas because of altitude has Himalayan glaciers — Glacier is a moving mass of ice — In summer ice melts and moves down the slopes of mountains as rivers — Gangotri and Yamunotri are two important glaciers that starts from Himalayas — Then joins to Ganga and Yamuna river — These rivers cut through the mountains and form low- lands called valleys
- 12. High peaks of Great Himalaya in India
- 13. Mount Everest
- 14. Glacier
- 15. 2. The lesser Himalayas or Himachal — Lesser Himalayas have heights between 1800m to 4600 m — Has beautiful stretch of mountains where rumbling waterfalls, meandering rivers, fertile valleys, lush green grasslands and luxurious forests — Famous hill stations are located here like, Shimala, Kullu, Manali, Almora, Nainital, Mussoorie and Darjeeling — Attracts people from all over world to hills stations
- 16. Shimala, Kullu, Manali, Darjeeling
- 17. 3. The Outer Himalayas or Shiwalik — Lies between lesser Himalayas and Gangetic plain with an average height between 1500m and 200 m — Southernmost range is referred as Shiwalik range, enfolds flat valleys called duns — Dehradun capital of Uttarakhand is one such valley — At foothills of the Shiwalik is a marshy land known as Terai — Dense forest, peaks, valleys, gorges, waterfalls and passes are associated
- 18. Terai
- 19. Shiwalik Range
- 20. Eastern Branches — Himalayas bend towards the eastern end of the India forming many hills, knwon as ‘Purvanchal’ — Purva means east, anchal means mountains — Low hills ranging between 1800 m to 3000 m height — Garo, Khasi, Jainita, Naga and Mizo hills together form the Purvanchal — Regions get heavy rainfall during monsoon season and hence is covered with thick forests
- 21. The Himalayan region — Western Himalayas: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh — Central Himalayas: Parts of Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim — Eastern Himalayas: The seven sisters states consisting Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur
- 22. People of the Himalayan region — The major occupation of the people of the Himalayan region are farming, handicraft and animal rearing — Language Kashmiri, Dogri, Ladakhi and Urdu — Kashmiri woollen carpets and shawls are world famous — Houses are with sloping roofs because of heavy rainfall and snowfall — They celebrate various festivals focusing on nature
- 23. Importance of the great Himalayas — Passes of Himalayas are useful in carrying out trade and communication with other countries — It stands as natural barrier separating India from the rest of Asia — Protect us from the dry cold winds blowing from the north — Entrap the monsoon winds which gives us rains — Source of the never ending rivers, useful for irrigation and electricity generation — Dense forest provides timber and wood — Attracts tourist from all over world — High peaks are visited by mountaineers from all over world