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Th e Purvanchal Range is located along the
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border of India and Myanmar in the east.
Its average altitude is less than 3,000 metres. What are the natural resources that the
Depending on its location, it is known by Himalayas abound in?
diff erent local names. Th e northern part is
known as Patkai Bum and Naga Hills, the the Himalayas and north of the Peninsular
southern part as Lushai Hills and Mizo Hills Plateau. It is formed by the alluvial deposits
and they are known as the Garo Hills, Khasi brought by the rivers—Indus, Ganga and
Hills and Jaintia Hills in the state of Meghalaya. Brahmaputra. Th e length of this plain is about
Apart from the Himalayas, another range of 2,400 kilometres and it is the most densely
mountains called the Karakoram can be found populated area of the country. Th is plain
just north of the Himalayas in Kashmir. It lies is very fertile due to the alluvial sediment
on the border of India, Pakistan and China brought by the rivers from the Himalayas
and extends to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. and is one of the largest and most fertile
Th is mountain range also has a number of plains in the world. Major crops such as
peaks that cross 8,000 metres, but most of wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses, oilseeds and
them are not within India. jute are grown here. Th e Northern Plains
are broadly divided into two parts—Western
Plain and Ganga–Brahmaputra Plain.
A magnifi cent view of the white peaks of the Himalayas
Th e importance of the Himalayas to India is
listed below.
Farmers working in the Northern Plains
• Protects India from the cold north-eastern
trade winds from Tibet Western Plain
• Helps in directing the monsoon winds
Th e Western Plain is formed by the Indus and
• Storehouse of various resources
its tributaries which are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi,
• Great source of biodiversity
Beas and Sutlej. Th e Jhelum and Chenab fl ow
• Major tourist attraction
• Source of many important rivers through the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir and the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej fl ow
Northern Plains through the Punjab–Haryana plains. A major
Th e Northern Plains are also called the portion of this plain is in Pakistan. Doabs are
Gangetic Plains. Th is area is located south of found in the plains of the state of Punjab.
doab: commonly used term in Pakistan and India for alluvial land located between two converging rivers
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