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Asian Mountain Ranges
State Standard7.3.spi.9. identify the location of
Earth's major landforms and bodies of water (i.e., Rockies, Andes, Himalayas, Alps, Urals, Sahara desert, Nile River Valley, Great Plains, Mississippi River, Amazon River, Thames River, Seine River, Rhine River, Danube River, Tigris River, Eurphrates River, Ganges River, Volga River, Yellow River)
The Himalayan Mountain Range
Location: Immediately North of the Indian Subcontinent ◦ Made of the Hindu Kush, Karakorum
and
the Himalaya
Size: 1,500 miles long
250 miles wide
Climate: Ranges from jungles to green vegetative landscapes
Youngest mountain range in the world
History of the Himalayas The Himalayas were formed by
a collision between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
The Indus-Valley civilization is the earliest known urban civilization in the area (3300-1300BCE)
Religious Significance of the Himalayas
The Himalayas are considered to be the land of Shiva
There are numerous isolated Buddhist monasteries high in the Himalayan Mountains
Many Muslims, Buddhist and Hindus live in the Himalayan region
Rongbuk Monastery
Economic Significance of the Himalayas
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain
characterized by a very low economic growth rate
The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential
Some of the world's major river systems arise in the Himalayas◦ Provides for 3 billion people◦ Tourism is a major industry
Mount Everest
Highest point on earth◦ 29,029 feet above sea level
Grows about .15 inches per year
First summited in 1953
The Ural Mountains Location: Runs north to south
in western Russia
Size: 1,500 miles long
155 miles wide
Climate: Ranges from Artic to Sub-Artic
Some of the oldest mountains in the world
History of the Ural MountainsFormed when the
European plate collided with the Asian plate
Created natural Europe and Asia border
First settlements appeared on the Ural at the beginning of the Middle Stone Age
Cultural Significance of the Ural Mountains
http://www.euronews.com/2011/05/07/the-urals-russia-s-backbone/
Economic Significance of the Ural Mountains
They contain extensive amounts of iron ore, coal, and oil
Since the 1930's the Urals have become a principal industrial region in Russia
Mount NarodnayaHighest point in the Ural
Mountains◦6,217 feet