Buds Public School, DUBAI 2016 2017

Buds Public School, DUBAI 2016 – 2017

Worksheet - The Himalayan Mountains.

Choose the right answers:

1. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world? a. Mt.Everest b. Mt .K2 C. Kanchenjunga.

2. What is the other name of the greater Himalayas are also known as the a. Himadri b. Himachal c. Shiwaliks

3. Who is the first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest? a. Bachaendri Pal b. Santhosh Yadav c. Kalpana Chawla

4. What is the height of Mt.Everest is a. 8, 848 feet b. 8,848 meters c. 8,488 meters

5. Slow moving rivers of ice are called a. Ice bergs b. glaciers c. blizzard

6. Which is the highest mountain peak in India is a. Kanchenjunga b. K 2 c. Mt. Everest

7. The foot hills of the Himalayas are known as a. Shiwalik b. Terai c. Shipki La

8. Where does the river Yamuna start from? a. Gangotri glacier b. Yamunotri glacier c. Sutlej

9. Who was the first Indian to climb Mt. Everest? a.Tenzing Norgay b. Santhosh Yadav c. Edmond Hillary

10. What does the word Himalaya mean? a. The name of snow b. abode of God c. The land of five rivers. 11. Which is the main festival of Assam is a. Bihu b. Pongal c. Dussehra

12. Which is the capital of Nagaland? a. Itanagar b. Kohima c. Dispur

13. Which state is famous for its tea garden? a. Jammu & Kashmir b. Nagaland c. Assam

Write one word:

1. A narrow way over or through the mountains.

2. Highest mountain peak in the world.

3. The land at the foot of Shiwalik Range.

4. Small fields made by cutting steps on hill slopes.

5. High peaks of the Great Himalayas.

6. Famous lakes of Srinagar.

7. Two hill stations of Uttarakhand.

Answer the following:-

1. Give the extent of Himalayas in our country.

2. Name two persons who scaled Mount Everest in 1953. Give their nationalities.

3. What are the four ranges into which Himalayas can be divided? 4. What is a glacier?

5. Mention three ways in which the Himalayas are important to India.

5. Name two famous passes in the Himalayas.

6. Differentiated between the greater Himalayas and the middle Himalayas.

7. Why are the mountains cooler than the plains?