Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social
The northern mountains includes The Himalayan. The Karakoram mountain range. The Purvachal Hill Range. 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social
Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social THE HIMALAYAS Stretch from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. Snow –Covered Mount Everest – Highest Peak in the world (Elevation – 8848m) Border between Nepal and China. 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social
Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social Three parallel ranges Himadri The Greater Himalaya Himachal The Middle Himalaya Shiwalik The Outer Himalaya 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social
The Greater Himalaya - Himadri Extreme north and highest of the 3 ranges. Snow –covered throughout the year. Glaciers Rivers originate from glaciers – Indus, Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra. Kanchenjunga – very high peak. 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social
The Middle Himalaya -Himachal Located- South of the Greater Himalaya. Mountain slopes – Thick forests of pine, fir and deodar. Hill stations – Shimla, Nainital and Darjeeling. 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social
The Outer Himalaya - Shiwalik Located – South of the Middle Himalaya. Covered with forests- contain wild animals. 6/18/2018 Vidhya/SNSACD/Grade 4/Social