Question

State any five features of the Himalayan Mountains.

CBSE Class IX Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

Features of Himalayan Mountains :

(i)   The Himalayan mountains are the youngest mountains in the world. They are folded mountains.

(ii) They run along the northern border of India and form an arc which is around 2,400 km long.

(iii) Their width is up to 150 km in Arunachal Pradesh and 400 km in Kashmir.

(iv) They are the loftiest and the most rugged mountains.

(v) The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern part than in the western part.

(vi) They form an arc.

Answer 2

the three features of Himalaya mountain are
1 Himalayan geological Young as well as stretching along the Northern of border of India
2They Run from west to east direction from river Indus to river Brahmaputra
3 they form an arc over a length of 2400 km they are higher in East than in the West . they are the long loftiest ruggef mountain range in the world.....