India : Location, Geologial Structure and Physiography-Il — Social Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceIndia : Location, Geologial Structure and Physiography-Il3 Marks
Question
Give a brief idea about Northern Mountainous Region.
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Answer
Northern Mountainous Region:
The mountain range extending from North India to east India is called the northern mountain range of India,
This is an important natural region of India. It is known as the Himalayan mountain system spread over 2400 km is west-east direction in the north.
The Himalayan Mountain Range is also known as Himalayan Mountain System.
The mountain range is in arc shape and its width ranges between 240 km to 320 kilometres.
Himalaya is not a single mountain but is a chain of many mountain ranges.
Himalayas starts from Afghanistan, moves eastwards and reach Myanmar via Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan. It has more span in Tibet.
Pamir Knot lies at the junction of Himalayas, Tian Shan and other mountains.
Himalayas are spread from Sindhu River in the west to Brahmaputra in the east. They form a very important natural vegetation of India.
These mountainous regions experience very heavy rainfall and so dense forests have developed here. Hence, roads and railways have not developed much in these regions.
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