ICSE-X-Geography
02: Maps of India Class 10 Geography
- #4What, has been the influence of the Northern Mountain Wall on the Indian Sub-continent?Ans :
- Since historic times, the movement of the people across the Himalayas has been limited. This helped in the development of a distinct culture of its own.
- It prevents the cold winds coming from Central Asia to India.
- Monsoon winds which scale the heights along the Himalayas cause rainfall in the Indian sub-continent.
- The glaciers and snow fields of the Himalayas are the source of a large number of perennial rivers.
- Heavily forested slopes of the Himalayas provide valuable timber and other useful forest products.
- The Himalayas give shelter to a wide variety of wild animal life. Thus, it maintains the balance in ecosystem.