95 A1 Himalays 20 Feb
Part A
Qts 1. What is Himalayas length
The Himalayas extend for about 2500 km between the Brahmaputra river in the east and the Indus river in the west
Qts 2. What is Himalayas width
Himalayas width is 150-400 km
Qts 3. What are Himalayas ranges
A. Siwaliks or the Outer Himalayas
B. Lesser Himalaya
C Greater Himalaya, .
Qts 4 Explain Siwaliks or the Outer Himalayas
1. The outermost range of the Himalayas, extending over 2400 km, running from Indus to Brahmaputra.
2. The height of the Shiwaliks is 1000 meters
3. It has cool weather
Qts 6 Explain Lesser Himalayas
1. Lesser Himalaya also called as Himachal
2. Himachal is between Shiwaliks and Greater Himalaya
3. The height of Himachal is 3000 metres
4. In winter it covered with Glacier ( thick ice sheet)
5. It consist Valleys ( hallow place between two mountains Eg . Dal lake)
6. It also consist Duns ( plain land between two mountains Eg . Dehra dun)
Qts 7 Explain The Greater Himalayas
1. Greater Himalaya called as Himadri
2. Its height is 8000 meter
3. 365 days it covered with Glacier
4. It will act as barrier for jet streams which will come from north pole
5. Jet streams are cold winds
6. Greater Himalaya is the birth place of Indus river in west, Ganga in north, Brahmaputra in east
7. It consist peaks
Qts 8 Write peaks in Greater Himalayas
Mt. Everest (8848 m.), Kanchenjunga (8598 m). Makalu (8481m). Dhaulagiri (8172 m.), Mansalu (8156m.), Cho Oyu, (8153m.), Nanga Parbat (8126m.) and Annapurna (8026m.)
Qts 9. What is Pass
Pass means gap between two mountains
Qts 10. Write passes in Greater Himalayas
1. the Burzil pass and the Zozi La in Jammu and Kashmir,
2.The Bara Lacha la and the Shipki La in Himachal
3. Thaga La, the Niti Pass and the Lipu Lekh in Uttaranchal
4. Nathu La and the Jelep La in Sikkim .
Qts 11What is range
Range is continuous mountain (200 to 400 ) KM with out brake
Eg Zaskar Range
Qts 12What is Trans Himalaya
Trans Himalayas are outer Himalayas above Greeter Himalaya
Qts13 Write Trans Himalayas
1. Hindukush mountains range between Pakistan and Afghanistan
2. Kunlun mountains between India China
3. Karakoram mountains Range in Kashmir
4. Ladakh mountains Range between India China
Qts 14 What is Purvanchal
Purvanchal is Himalaya mountains in North Eastern India
Qts 15 Explain States in North Eastern India
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur , Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim
Qts 16 Write Hills in North East India
Dihang, Patkai hills, Naga Hills, Mizo Hills and Manipur hills.
Part B
Qts 1.Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in (1995)
(a) Baluchistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Kashmir
Ans. B
Explanation:
South-eastern extension of Himalayas in Myanmar is called Arakanyoma.
Qts 2. The alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to at height of 3000 meters while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 meters. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that
(a) eastern Himalayas are higher than western Himalayas
(b) eastern Himalayas are nearer to the equator and sea coast than western Himalayas
(c) eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas
(d) eastern Himalayas rocks are more fertile than the Western Himalayas rocks
Ans. C
Explanation:
Eastern Himalayan region gets more monsoon rain than the western Himalayas.
That's why, alpine vegetation is found at greater height, say up to the height of (4000 meters) in Eastern Himalaya than Western Himalaya.
Qts 3.Consider the following statements:
1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh
2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal,
3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Ans. A
Explanation:
All the three statements given above are correct.
States bordering Nepal: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim.
States bordering Bangladesh: West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
States bordering China : Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
States bordering Myanmar : Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
States bordering Pakistan: Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Part C
Qts. 1. Write physiological divisions of Himalayas
1. The outer Himalayas (Shiwalik) It is almost continuous range of low hills, composed of unconsolidated tertiary sediments emerged as most recent phase in Himalaya orogeny.
2. The lesser Himalayas (The Himachal) It generally consists of sediments or metamorphosed crystalline. Important range include the Dhauladhar, Pirpanjal, Nag Tiba, Mahabharat and Mussoorie range.
3. The Greater Himalaya (The Himadri) This is the most continuous loftiest and northern most range of Himalayas. This range contains one of the highest mountain peaks of the world.
4.The Trans Himalaya It is also called the Tibetan Himalaya. This range consisting of mainly Karakoram, Ladakh and Kailash range.
5.Purvanchal - This is the North-Eastern Himalayas that run North to South through Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and eastern Assam.