Question

DECRIBE ANY FIVE POINTS OF SIGNFICENCE OF HIMALAYAS

Answer 1

Significance of the  Himalaya Mountains to India are as follows: 1. Climatic Influence, 2. Defence, 3. Source of Rivers, 4. Fertile Soil, 5. Hydroelectricity, 6. Forest Wealth, 7. Agriculture, 8. Tourism, 9. Pilgrimage, 10. Minerals !

The Himalayas act as a mighty climatic division. ... The extremely cold wind blowing out from central Asia in winter cannot reach India because of the position of the Himalayas on the northern border. Major rivers of Northern India which rise from the Himalayas are perennial. They are fed by snow fields.