Mountains are the topics we look at in classes 4 and 5. This ppt presentation can be shown by the teachers to students. This helps as an asset to your teachings. This ppt shows students' life in cold regions of Ladakh. This ppt also clears the confusion in high-altitude breathing problems.

1. Mountains
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2. • Where is our mountains?
• Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jummu and
Kashmir. These states are cold mountain states.
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3. A mountain is a large landform that
rises above the surrounding land in a
limited area, usually in the form of a
peak. A mountain is generally
considered to be steeper than a hill.
Mountains are formed through
tectonic forces or volcanism. These
forces can locally raise the surface
of the Earth.
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Why is it colder in mountains than in the plains?
It has more to do with air pressure. But as it does, the
atmospheric pressure decreases, the air expands, and it cools.
So, even though they're closer to the sun, thin air in the
mountains keeps them colder than the thicker air in the
lowlands surrounding them

5. In order for your lungs to breathe air in
without duress, the pressure has to be
higher outside your body. But at high
altitudes, the outside air pressure is lower
than it is inside your lungs, making it
more difficult to pull in the thinner air and
for your veins to pump oxygen throughout
the body
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Mountaineering
Sport
Mountaineering, or alpinism, is the set of
activities that involves ascending mountains.
Mountaineering-related activities include
traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and
traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport
climbing and bouldering are also considered
mountaineering by some

7. Cold desert Ladakh
Ladakh is a cold desert in India. It
lies in the Great Himalayas, on the
eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir.
... Several glaciers are found in
Ladakh. The Gangotri glacier is an
example. The altitude in Ladakh
varies from about 3000m in Kargil to
more than 8000 m in the Karakoram.
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9. The people of Ladakh
traditionally lead a
nomadic pastoral life. The
most prominent occupation
is agriculture & people
living there follow
Buddhism and Islam. 9

10. Houses
there
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11. Thank You
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