Northern Mountains

1. The Northern Mountains

2. Himalayas

 The mountain range covering north and north
eastern part of our country is called the Himalayas
 The Himalaya is the highest mountain range in the
world

3. Extension of
Himalaya is
2500 kms.

4. Meaning of the word Himalaya
The word ‘Himalaya’ in Sanskrit means
Abode of Snow

5. Mountain Peaks
 Out of the 10 highest mountain peaks in the world
nine peaks are in Himalayan Range
 Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?

6. Mount Everest

7. Highest peaks in Himalaya
Mt Everest
8848 m height

8. Mt. K2 ( Mt. Godwin Austin)
8611 m. height

9. Kangchenjunga,
8'586 m

11. Lhotse,
8'516 m

12. Makalu,
8'485 m

13. Cho Oyo,
8'201 m

14. Dhaulagiri,
8'167 m

15. Manaslu,
8'163 m

16. Nanga Parbat,
8'126 m

17. Annapurna,
8'091 m

19. Divisions of the Himalayas
 The Himalaya has 3 mountain ranges
 The Himadri ( Greater Himalaya)
 The Himachal ( Middle Himalaya)
 The Shiwalik ( Outer Himalaya)

20. In which range of Himalaya Mt. Everest is situated?

21. The Himadri (Greater Himalaya)
Himadri ( Greater Himalayas)
•Northern most range of
Himalaya
•Highest of the three ranges
•It contains all the highest
peaks
•It is extremely cold

22. Life in Himadri
 Trees such as fir, spruce, shrubs and some wild
flowers grow in the lower regions of the Himadri
 Only a few valley have human settlements

23. How do these rivers were formed?
 1st they arise from the moving sheets of the ice called
Glaciers
 As the glaciers move down to warmer regions, the ice
melts, giving rise to rivers

24. From which glacier the river Ganga is originating?

25. Gangotri

26. Adventurers who climbed the
Himadri
Tenzing Norgay of India
Edmund Hillari of New zealand
Were the first to climb
Mt. Everest in 1953

27. Tenzing Norgay

28. Edmund Hillari

29. Who was the first Indian
woman to climb Mt. Everest?

30. Bachendri Pal in 1984

31. The Himachal or Middle Himalaya
•Lies south of Himadri
•The mountains are not as
high as in Himadri
•Only some peaks are snow
bounded throughout the year
•There so many beautiful valleys in
the region

32. Hill towns in Himachal
 Mussoorie
 Shimla
 Dargiling
 Nainital
 Kangra

33. Mussorie

34. Shimla

35. Darijiling

36. Nainital

37. Kangra

38.  People living in plains go to these hill stations during
summer season

39. Himachal forest
Himachal Range
has forests covered
with pine

40. oak

41. Deodar and fir tees

42. e
 The climate of Himachal is ideal for the growth of
fruits such as apple, cherries, pears, plums, apricots
and peaches
 Rice, maize and barely are the main crops
 Potato is widely grown

43. Farmers practice terrace farming or step farming here

44. The Shiwalik or Outer Himalaya
 Southern most or lowest range of Himalaya
 The slopes are covered with thick forests
 Rice and wheat are the main crops grown in terrace
farms
 fruit trees are grown in orchards

45. Terai region
 The area at the foothills of the Shiwalik range is
called the Terai region
 It receives heavy rain fall and the land is fertile
 Rice, wheat and sugar cane are the main crops over
here

46. Deforestation
 Because of the deforestation in shiwalik and terai
region many forests has destroyed

47. Actions made by the govt. against
Deforestation
 The govt. has made several protected forest areas
such as
 The Corbett National Park
 Kaziranga National Park
to stop deforestation and protect animals
Planting of trees is also being taken up

48. Mountain passes