The Himalayan Mountains

By: Dutch, FES, and Carlos

Physical Geography

27.98 N, 86.92 ESouth-West of China and North-West of India

Physical Geography● Ranges from Bhutan, over China, India,

Nepal and Pakistan to Myanmar. ● Indo-Australian plate → Eurasian plate● Glacier● Rocks ● High Plateaus

Climate

● Winter and summer ● Winter: Constant

slowing and below zero

● Milder at summer● Tropical at the base of

the mountains● Permanent ice and

snow at the tops

Region

● Region● Mountains● Tropical/

Desert Climate

● Thar Desert

Human

● General foods: Plants and Yak● Hunting is a popular activity in

the Himalayas and surrounding regions.

● Only hunters with permits are allowed to hunt in Garhwal.

● Himalayas from the Sherpas in Nepal to the Kashmirs in India.

Humans: Continued

● Most medicines Himalayans use are from the roots of different plants

● One of the main plants is the root of Rhododendron anthopogon

Culture● Tribes● Very Religious● Buddhism, Hinduism,

and Islam● Indo-Mongoloid descent● Many different languages

spoken

Economy

● mixed Economy

● poor: low income per capita

● dependent on agriculture

Economy

● Animal Husbandry

● Forestry

● Tourism

● Water-Power

EconomyTrade Routes

Resources

● Forests: big factor, disadvantage: problem of deforestation

● Herbs: rare herbs that just grow there

● Minerals: e.g. salt from Pakistan● Water: drinking water and electricity

supply● Soil: make agriculture possible

natural:

Herbs:Salt:

Resources

Resourceshuman:● farming● trading transports● mining

Resourcesterrace farming: salt extraction:

Resources● Pollution of water:

● Deforestation: