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What are the features of Himalayan Mountains?
Classify Himalayas on the basis of regions from east to westWhich continents of today were parts of Gondwana Land?
Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhya range?
Name the island group of India having coral origin?
Name highest peak of Western Ghats.
Explain the three types of plate movements.
The land of India displays great physical variation. Explain.
Write a short note on Himadri.
Write a short note on Himachal.
Write a short note on Shiwaliks.
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Answer:
1) The Himalayas are the youngest mountains in the world and are; structurally; the folded mountains.
The Himalayas run along the northern border of India. ...
The width varies from 400 km in Kashmir to 150 km in Arunachal Pradesh.
The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern part than in the western part.
2) It is composed of the oldest rocks because it was formed from the drifted part of the Gondwana land. The Western and the Eastern Ghats:- They make the western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau.
3) The Malwa plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhya Ranges. (vi) Lakshadweep Islands is the island group of India having coral origin.
4) The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), is a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
5) The land of India displays great physical variation. Geologically, the Peninsular Plateau constitutes one of the ancient landmasses on the earth’s surface. It was supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks. The Himalayas and the Northern Plains are the most recent landforms.
6) Also known as the Himadri, Inner or the Central Himalaya, comprise the northern -most ranges rising to an average height of about 6,000 metres with breadth ranging from 120 to 190 kms. The core of these mountains is composed of the Archaean rocks like granite, gneisses and the schists of unknown geological ages. In the alpine zone (4,800 metres and above), rhododendrons trees with crooked and twisted stems, thick shrubs with a variety of beautiful flowers and grass grow.
7) Himadri-The north most range of Himalayas or inner Himalayas is known as Himadri.
8) Shiwalik-the outter most range of Himalayas are known as Shiwalik .
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