Question

EXERCISE TIME
1. Answer the following questions:
1. Name three parallel mountain ranges of Himalayan mountains?
2. Name five important hills of the Purvanchal range.
3. Name four hill stations of Himachal, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Name two important passes in the Himalayas.
5. Write two ways in which Himalayas are useful to us.
6. Name the three important Himalayan rivers.
7. Name the two parallel ranges of northern mountains.
8. Which range is most prone to landslides and earthquakes?
II. Fill in the blanks:​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Himalayas , Himachal and Himadri.

2. Patkai hills , Naga hills , Manipur hills , Mizo hills and Barail hills.

3.Himachal pradesh : kufri, chali, manali,kullu

Uttarakhand : Nanital, Mussoorie,Bhimtal,Almora

J and K : Srinagar , Aru, Gulmarg, Patnitop

4.Rohtang and Korakoram passes

5.a.Himalayas protect the country against the cold winds blowing from siberia through central asia.

b. The Himalayas are the source of major rivers like ganga , the indus .

6.Ganga , bhramputra and indus

7.Himadri and the great himalayas

8.Shiwalik range.