Question

Write briefly note on the himalayas

Answer 1

The name of the range derives from the Sanskrit Himā-laya (हिमालय, "Abode of Snow"), from himá (हिम, "snow") and ā-laya (आलय, "receptacle, dwelling"). They are now known as the "Himalaya Mountains", usually shortened to the "Himalayas". Formerly, they were described in the singular as the "Himalaya".
the himalayas consist of three ranges:
himadri-the topmost range of the himalayas,vegetation is low,climate is extremely cold.the peaks are always covered with snow.
himachal-the next range of the himalayas,vegetation exists and have hill stations.
India that has the largest share of the mighty Himalayas. Below is the map of the spread of Himalayas through India, Nepal,Bhutan and China.
The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million yearsago and continues today. 225 million yearsago (Ma) India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.
It is often called the Indian subcontinent because it is larger and more isolated than other peninsulas. North of the Himalayas is the Tibetan Plateau. It is called “the roof of the world”. However, the Tibetan Plateau is very dry because the plateau and the mountains act as a gigantic rain shadow.

Answer 2

1. Himalayas is one of the young fold mountains in the world. It extends from Pamir Knot in Tajikisthan in the west to the east. Himalayas is one of the major mountain systems of the continent of Asia.
2. In India, Himalayas extends from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Arunaachal Pradesh in the northeast. Himalayas as well as many mountain ranges get included in the Himalayan mountain system. Shivalik is the southernmost mountain range of Himalayas. It is the youngest mountain ranges of Himalayas.
3. As we move from Shivalik range in the south to the north, we come across lesser Himalayas, greater Himalayas and Trans Himalayan ranges respectively.
4. The Himalayan mountains ranges can also be divided from west to east into Western Himalayas, Central Himalayas and Eastern Himalayas.