Question

why are Himalayas called the young following mountains? mention three features of the great Himalayan range?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains, stretch over the northern borders of India. (ii) These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. (iii) The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world.

Explanation:

The Himalayas are known as the young fold mountains because they have been formed only few million years ago. They were formed because of the folding of the earth's crust due to tectonic activity (fold mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide with one another).

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Answer 2

the himalayas are known as yound mountains because they are formed a few million

years ago only..

they were formedbecause of the folding of rhe earth's crust due to tectonic activity...

fold mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide each other.

some feature...

1.they are extended in north -east and north -west direction

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2.they act as a defending wall for india.

3.in himalyas a mount peak known as mount Everest is the highest peak of the World.

4. it prevents from cold air.

5. it provides water to some rivers also.

6.it lies in asia.

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