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3 characteristics of himadri, himalayas and northern plains

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Answered by Khushitayal
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characteristics of himadri
1. It is the northern most range of Himalayas, also called the great or inner Himalayas.
2. It includes the most prominent Himalayan peaks.
3. It consists of granite.

characteristics of himalayas

Himalayas are their great height, complex geologic structure, snowcapped peaks, large valley glaciers, deep river gorges, and rich vegetation.
From south to north the Himalayan ranges can be grouped into four parallel belts of varying width—these are the Outer, or Sub-, Himalayas; the Lesser, or Lower, Himalayas; the Great, or Higher, Himalayas; and the Tethys, or Tibetan, Himalayas.

characteristics of nothern plains
The Northern Plain is also called the Indo-Gangetic plain.
The soil cover in this plain is rich and fertile, and water is found in plenty, combined with afavourable climate for growing severalmajor crops,
the Northern Plain is one of the world's most intensively farmed areas and hence very denselypopulated.

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Answered by Shakespeare0856
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✴ CHARACTERISTICS OF HIMADRI :-


✔ The northernmost range of Himalayas is called Himadri. It is also known as the inner or great Himalayas.


✔ It consists of loftiest mountain peaks with an average height of 6000 metres.


✔ It contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks such as :-


✴ Mount Everest

✴ Karakoram

✴ Kanchenjunga

✴ Nanga Parbat


✔ It remains snow - covered resulting in the formation of glaciers and some perennial rivers.




✴ CHARACTERISTICS OF HIMALAYAS :-


✔ The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India.


✔ The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world.


✔ These mountain ranges run in the west - east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.


✔ The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern half than in the western part.


✔ A number of valleys lie between these ranges.


✔ Peaks of Himalayan mountains are :-


✴ Mount Everest

✴ K2

✴ Lhotse

✴ Mount Kilimanjaro



CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTHERN PLAINS :-



✔ The Northern Plains has been formed by the three major systems, namely - Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra, along with their tributaries.


✔ The Northern Plains are composed of alluvial soil. The deposition of alluvium in a vast basin lying at the foothills of the Himalayas over million of years, formed this fertile plains.


✔ It spreads over an area of 7 million square kilometers. It is a densely populated physiographic division.


✔ It has a favourable climate, and due to the proper supply of water, this region is a very productive part of India.




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