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

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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