About 2,500 km of it
A wall along the north
The Himalayan range runs about 2,500 km across the top of India.
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Geographical Diversity of India · Class 7 Social Science · Exploring Society
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Two Sanskrit words
What the name means
Hima means snow and alaya means a dwelling or abode.
Peaks above 8,000 metres
The Eight Thousanders
Many Himalayan peaks rise above 8,000 metres.
Flat, fertile and crowded
The Northern Plains
South of the Himalayas the land flattens into the Gangetic Plains.
The rivers bring it down
Why the soil is rich
The Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra systems cross the plains with many tributaries.
Power, roads and rails
Flat land works hard
River water is also used to generate electricity.
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The Himalayas, and how they were made
The Himalayan range runs about 2,500 km through six countries and feeds the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra. It rose when India broke from Gondwana and struck Eurasia, and it is still rising. It holds three ranges and, in L…
- The range runs about 2,500 km and crosses six countries.
- Himalaya joins hima, snow, with alaya, abode: the abode of snow.
- Peaks above 8,000 metres are called the Eight Thousanders.
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The plains, the desert and the oldest hills
Himalayan rivers spread minerals across the Gangetic Plains, which carry much of India. West lies the arid Thar, a barrier where life is built around saving water. East of it the Aravallis, about 2.5 billion years old an…
- Himalayan rivers spread minerals over the plains, enriching the soil.
- Flat land carries roads and railways, and rivers also give electricity.
- Brahmaputra means son of Brahma and swells in summer as snow melts.
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3
The Peninsular Plateau and India’s coasts
The Peninsular Plateau is old high land with sea on three sides, edged by the tall Western Ghats and the broken Eastern Ghats. It tilts east, sending most rivers to the Bay of Bengal. The coastline runs over 7,500 km: po…
- A plateau rises above its surroundings and is flat on top.
- A peninsula has water on three sides: here two seas and an ocean.
- The Western Ghats are taller and continuous, the Eastern lower and broken.
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Islands, the Sundarbans and the hills of the Northeast
India’s two archipelagos are coral Lakshadweep and the volcanic Andaman and Nicobar group, which watch the ocean. The Sundarbans lie where river, sea and land meet, shared with Bangladesh. The Northeast hills take some o…
- A group of islands is called an archipelago.
- Lakshadweep has 36 coral islands in the Arabian Sea, near Kerala.
- The islands bring control of a vast sea area for fishing and protection.
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Measured along its length, the Himalayan range runs about
Beginner
A 1,500 km
B 2,500 km
C 5,000 km
D 800 km
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2,500 km
Right across the north.
A traveller is told that the name of the range means the abode of snow. The two words joined to make that meaning are
Beginner
A the wall of the north
B the abode of snow
C the roof of the world
D the home of rivers
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the abode of snow
Hima is snow, alaya is a dwelling.
Rising higher than eight thousand metres above sea level, fourteen summits in the world are grouped under one name. Known together as the Eight Thousanders are the peaks above
Beginner
A 800 metres
B 18,000 metres
C 8,000 metres
D 5,000 metres
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8,000 metres
Named for their height.
Consider these statements about the Himalayan range. I. It runs about 2,500 km from end to end. II. It crosses six countries on its way. III. Its name joins hima, snow, with alaya, abode. Which statements are correct?
Advanced
A I and II only
B II and III only
C I and III only
D I, II and III
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I, II and III
All three are in the chapter: the length, the six countries, and the two words behind the name.
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