Himalayas Flashcards
Himalayas are _______ mountains
young alpine
Rockies, Andes, Alps and Himalayas were formed in _______
Coenozoic
ITSZ, MCT, MBT & HFF are ________ lines
Reverse fault
Great Himalayas were formed in
Oligocene- Miocene
Lesser Himalayas were formed in
Miocene to Pliocene
Shivalika were formed in
Pliocene to Pleistocene
Trans Himalayan ranges are
Karakoram, Zaskar, Ladakh, Kailash
Glaciers in Karakoram Range
Balthoro, Siachen, Remo, Baifu
Pass between Leh and Kargil
Fotu La
Lakes in Karakoram Range
Tso Morari & Pongyang
Peaks in Karakoram Range
Mt. Rotaposh & Mt. Hormush
Nubra to Leh pass
Khardung La
Karakoram Range gives rise to _____ rivers
Indus, Brahmaputra and Sutlej
Greater Himalayas extend from _____ to _____
Nanga Parbat to Namcha Barwa
Pass that connects Leh to Kashmir
Zojila Pass
Parts of Lesser Himalayas (west)
Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar, Naga Tibba, Ratanpir, Mussoorie.
Parts of Lesser Himalayas (east)
Abor, Miri, Mishmi, Nyishi, Nagas.
Shivaliks are called ______ in Punjab, ______ in UP, and ______ in Nepal.
Shivaliks in Punjab
Dalma in UP
Churia Ghat in Nepal
Highest peak of Purvanchal
Mt. Saramatti in Naga Hills
Parts of Purvanchal
Patkai, Naga Hills, Manipur Hills, Mizo/ Lushai Hills, Barail Hills.
Highest Peak of Mizo hills
Blue Mountain
Rivers that horizontally divide the Himalayas
Indus, Sutlej, Kali, Teesta, Brahmaputra.
Fertile soil deposits of Kashmir is called ______ and it grows ______ and ______.
Karewas soil grows Saffron and Basmati
Gharwal Himalayas can be divided into
Himachal Himalayas and Kumoon Himalayas
