The abode of snow_The Himalaya

Learn more about the introduction of Himalaya
Location, Climate Physical features, its branches, region and people of Himalayan region and Importance of Himalaya to India

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

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