WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Home to 1.75 billion people, South Asia has the world’s tallest mountains, and is the origin of some of the world’s oldest civilizations and the wellspring of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sanamahism, Sikhism, and Jainism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The landmass of South Asia was formed by the Indian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate. This action started about seventy million years ago and gave rise to the highest mountain ranges in the world. Most of the South Asian landmass is formed from the land in the original Indian Plate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main landforms in South Asia are mountains, rivers, and plains but there are also gorges, valleys, canyons, plateaus, and deserts. The most striking landform in South Asia is the Himalayan Mountains. These mountains contain Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in South Asia, and the world.