Question

1. How Himalayas were formed?

2. What is the strategic importance of Himalayas for India? Write five points.

3. Explain three parallel ranges of Himalayas with 3 point for each range.

4. How Northern plains were formed? Explain its important features.

5. Distinguish between

I) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

ii) Andaman Nicobar Islands and lakshadweep Islands.

iii) Eastern coastal plain and Western coastal plain.



ACTIVITY

1 . Study about the coral polyps and write about them on one page.

Write the names of the countries where they are found and how they are formed?



1. On the outline political map of India Mark the following items



MAP. 1

a ) Mountain ranges- the karakoram range, does

Zaskar range

Aravali

Vindhyan mountains

Satpura range

b) peaks

K2, Kanchenjunga, mount Everest, Anaimudi

c) Plateau _ chhota Nagpur plateau , Malwa plateau and Deccan plateau



MAP 2



Mark the five physical divisions of India on the outline political map.


who will solve this first will be marked as brainliest.​

Answer 1

1))The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. 225 million years ago (Ma) India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.