Q1.
Can you locate the names of the states in the different parts of the Himalayas? Take the help of both the physical and political maps for this exercise.
Answer
Match the physical map (which shows the ranges) with the political map (which shows the State boundaries). Going from west to east:
| States / UTs in the Himalayan belt | Which parts of the range they cover |
|---|---|
| Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir | Himadri and the trans-Himalayan cold desert; the Shivaliks in the south of Jammu |
| Himachal Pradesh | All three — Shivaliks, Himachal (Shimla) and Himadri |
| Uttarakhand | All three — Shivaliks, Himachal (Nainital, Mussoorie) and Himadri (Gangotri glacier, Gaumukh) |
| Sikkim | Mainly Himadri — Kanchenjunga stands here |
| West Bengal (northern districts) | Himachal — Darjeeling; and the Shivalik foothills |
| Arunachal Pradesh | The eastern Himadri and Himachal |
| Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura | The eastern hills that continue from the Himalayas (Meghalaya's Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills are a separate plateau) |
Tip: the hill stations named on this page are a quick memory aid — Nainital and Mussoorie (Uttarakhand), Darjeeling (West Bengal), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). All four lie in the Himachal or Lower Himalayas, because that is the range with a climate mild enough to live in comfortably.