Question

Describe the regional classification of the Himalayas.
Or
Give a regional description of Himalayas.

Answer 1

Answer:

Chatterjee (1,964) divided the Himalayan region into three meso physiographic regions. Their names are (1) Western Himalayas (Kashmir, Punjab and Kumaon Himalayas), (2) Central Himalayas (Nepal Himalayas) and (3) Eastern Himalaya—besides the Purvanchal consisting of the north-eastern ranges. Kashmir Himalaya and 2.

Answer 2

Using the Köppen climate classification, the lower elevations of the Himalayas, reaching in mid elevations in central Nepal (including the Kathmandu valley), are classified as Cwa, Humid subtropical climate with dry winters. Higher up, most of the Himalayas have a subtropical highland climate (Cwb).