Question

Prepare a table showing the particulars of different mountain ranges of the Himalayas.

Answer 1

Himalayan region	Peninsular region
1. The Himalayas are located in the northern region of our country	1. The Peninsular region is located in the southern region of our country.
2. The Himalayas are young fold mountains.	2. The central Highlands are formed of low hills and plateaus.
3. Many great perennial rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra originate from the Himalayas.	3. Some great rivers like the Godavari, the Krishna, the Mahanadi, the Tapati and the Narmada originate from these hills.
4. These are formed of the sedimentary rocks.	4. The central highlands are formed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
5. They are formed at the edge of the Indo- Gangetic plain.	5. They are formed at the edge of the Deccan plateau.
6. Important hill stations like – Shimla, Mussorie, Darjeeling, Nainital are found on the Himalayas.	6. Udagamandalam , Araku - Harsley hills are hill stations found in the Peninsula plateau region.
7. There are three parallel ranges a) Himadri b) Himachal and c) Shivaliks.	7. They consist of two divisions – Central high lands, Deccan plateau.
8. They run in west – east direction in the form of an arch.	8. The plateau is tilted towards east.