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Lesson 2 The Himalayan region

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TEXTBOOK EXERCISES

A. 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a)

C 1. Mount Everest
2. K2 (Mount Godwin Austen)
3. (i) Srinagar
(ii) Shimla
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4. The Himalayan range stretches over a distance of 2500 kilometers in a long
curve from Jammu & Kashmir in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the
east.
5. Tenzing Norgay of India and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand.
D. 1. Hill station 2. River 3. Peak
4. Hill station 5. Peak 6. Hill
station
E. 1. Himalayan 2. Terai 3. Gangotri
4. Lesser 5. Passes
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Q1. What does the word Himalaya mean?

A1. The word Himalaya is derived from two Sanskrit
words ‘Him’ and ‘Alaya’. Him means Snow and Alaya
means the abode, i.e., ‘the abode of snow’.
Q2. Name some important peaks of the Himalayas
A2. Mount Everest,
Kanchenjunga,
Nanda Devi,
Dhaulagiri.
Q3. Name the four zones into which the Himalayan ranges
are divided.
A3 i) The Himadri or the Great Himalayas.
The Himachal or the Lesser Himalayas.
The Shiwalik or the Lower Himalayas.
The Terai or the Marshy Land of Uttar Pradesh.

Q4. What is a glacier?

A4.In the Great Himalayas, the snow keeps moving slowly.
This moving mass of snow is called a glacier.
Q5. What is terrace farming?
A5.Terrace farming is done on mountain slopes where the
slopes are cut to make large, flat steps by the farmers.

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Q6. What is a pass?Name three famous passes in the
Himalayas
A6.These areas have some narrow passages, called passes,
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through which people can cross the mountain ranges.
Passes are natural or man-made passages in the mountain
region.
Banihal Pass, Rohtang Pass, Nathu La Pass.

Q7. What is a wildlife sanctuary?

A7. An area where wild animals, birds and insects are
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protected and encouraged to breed is called Wildlife

Sanctuary.

Q8. How are the Himalayas useful to us? (Any four uses)
A8.(1) The Himalayas form a natural wall along the
northern border of India and guard us against enemies.

2.Rain-bearing monsoon clouds strike against the

Himalayas causing rains in the area.
3.The forests are a natural home for wild animals.
4.The rivers coming from the Himalayas carry the fertile
soil from the mountains to the plains.