Q1.Fill in the blanks:
a. The Himalayas means is '_____'.
b. The highest mountain ranges extends from _______ to ________.
c. _______lies at the foothills of Shivalik Range.
d. _______ and _______ are the main occupation of the people in Himalayan areas.
Q2. Name the three parallel ranges of Himalaya.
Q3. Who was the first Indian to reach Mt. Everest?
Q4. Why the Northern mountains is important in use?
Q5. What are Doons?
Q6. Name the Rivers that originate from Greater Himalayas.
Answers
Ans2.Himadri (Great or Inner Himalayas)
It is the most continuous range. ...
Himachal (Lesser Himalayas)
It lies to the south of Himadri and forms the most rugged mountain system. ...
Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas)
This is the outermost range of the Himalayas.
Ans3. Bachendri Pal
Ans4.The Northern Mountains are important due to the following reasons. 1. ... Due to their height, width and direction, these mountains intercept the summer monsoon winds coming from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, and cause precipitation in the form of rain and snow.
Ans5.
The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills in the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state.
Ans6.
The Trans-Himalayan Rivers originate beyond the Great Himalayas. These are the Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rivers. Himalayan rivers are those which originate in the Himalayas and flow through the Northern Plains, e.g., the Ganga, the Yamuna and their tributaries.