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Relief : Part II
Assignment of The Great Indian desert and Islands to be submitted on 11/7/17 or 12/7/17.
Assignment of Himalayas to be submitted on 15/7/17 .
TOPIC-THE HIMALAYAS
NOTE: PLEASE PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SHEET.
1.Name the physical feature which forms the northern most border of our country. Explain its important
features.
2.Name the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas and explain their important characteristics.

3. Describe any five characteristics of the Great Himalayas. Name the important peaks and the states where
they are located. / Which is the highest range of the Himalayas ? Mention its one feature ./What is
Himadri?/What are the Greater Himalayas?
4.Himachal range is known as:- ____________________ in Jammu & Kashmir,_________ in Himachal Pradesh
and ____________ in Nepal.
5. The given map given below shows the longitudinal divisions of the Himalayas. Describe these
divisions and name one major peak in each of these divisions.

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6.Describe the division of the Himalayas from West to East./ Name any three divisions of the Himalayas on the
basis of regions from West to East and also write one main feature of each.
7.In which part of India Purvanchalis located ? Describe important features features of the Purvanchal./
Name the mountain range in the eastern part of India which forms a boundary with Myanmar. State four
important features.

8. Differentiate between Himalayas and Purvanchals.

9.Explain how Himalayas act as a boon for India. Give five points./ How do the Himalayas play a vital role in the
economic and cultural development of our country?

OTHER QUESTIONS-ANSWERS TO BE MARKED IN THE BOOK.

1.Explain in four points, extent, length, width, and height of the Himalayas.
2.Which range of the Himalayas attract tourists from all over the world? Why? Name important hill stationsin
this range.
3.State important ranges and valleys which constitute Himachal range.
4.What are Shiwaliks?./Name the southernmost range of the Himalayas and state its important features.
5.What are duns? Give some examples from the Himalayan region.
Formation of Duns (Duras) (extra information for reading))

Shiwalik Hills were formed by the accumulation of conglomerates (sand, stone, silt, gravel, debris etc.).
These conglomerates, in the initial stages of deposition, obstructed the courses of the rivers draining from the higher
reaches of the Himalayas and formed temporary lakes.
With passage of time, these temporary lakes accumulated more and more conglomerates. The conglomerates were well
settled at the bottom of the lakes.
When the rivers were able to cut their courses through the lakes filled with conglomerate deposits, the lakes were drained
away leaving behind plains called duns or doons in the west and duars in the east.
Dehra Dun in Uttarakhand is the best example [75 km long and 15-20 km wide]
Kotah, Patli Kothri, Chumbi, Kyarda, Chaukhamba, Udhampur and Kotli are other important duns.

6.How is the Himadri range different from the Himachal range.State three points./ Name any two parallel
divisions of the Himalayas from North to South. Write the characteristics of each division.

THE GREAT INDIAN DESERT: self study. Do all the questions.

1.State the location of the Great Indian desert. Explain why it is an area of inland drainage? Name one
important river and salt water lake in this region.

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2.Which physiographic unit is found to the extreme west of India surrounding the Aravalli Hills ? Explain any
four characteristics of same Physiographic unit.
3.What are barchans?

4.Identify the physical feature shown below. Where is it located in India? State its important features.

THE ISLANDS For self study. Do question no. 1 and 4 .other questions to be marked in the
book.
1.Name the two island groups of India on the basis of their location and give a description of two Island
groups / Mention major difference and similarities between the Andaman and Nicobar and the Lakshadweep
group of islands
2.Name the group of island which are numerous and scatterd. State important features.
3.Which group of islands of India is located Bay of Bengal ? Write any four features of these islands.
4.What are Corals ? Which group of Islands of India are of coral origin ? State its important features

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