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HOTS Questions (Higher Order Thinking Skills):
(a) What do you know about the different mountain ranges in India? What is their
geographical location?
(b) Some of the rivers dry out during the summer season. Why do rivers from
Himalayas never dry?
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A) 7 major mountain ranges in India: Some of the highest mountains in the world
The Himalaya Range. ...
Karakoram and Pir Panjal Range. ...
Eastern Mountain Range or The Purvanchal Range. ...
The Satpura and Vindhaya Range. ...
The Aravalli Range. ...
The Western Ghats. ...
The Eastern Ghats.
B) The Himalayan rivers are perennial rivers as they originate in snow covered Himalayan mountains. During summers, the snow melts and the rivers get continuous supply of water. On the contrary, the peninsular rivers depend mostly on rainfall for its supply of water and thus becomes dry during the summer season.
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