INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

THE HIMALAYAN RANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ is on the Northern borders of India
A
Himalayan Mountains
B
Northern Plains
C
Island
D
Desert
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayas are bordered to the northwest by the mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram and to the north by the high and vast Plateau of Tibet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The northernmost range of mountains are the trans-Himalayan Karakoram Mountains that continue from India into Pakistan and China. To the south of the Karakoram Range lie the Zanskar and Ladakh ranges. Some of the highest mountains on earth are found in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Himalaya Mountains The Himalayas are located along India’s northern border. They are the highest mountain range in the world. Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is part of the Himalayas. It reaches five and a half miles into the sky.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, and on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Himalayas create a natural barrier between India and China, with the kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan acting as buffer states with Tibet. Farther south along the east and west coasts of India are shorter mountain ranges called ghats.

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