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HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN SYSTEM The Himalayas are geologically young fold mountains covering the northern border of India. The Himalayan range is the highest and the most rugged mountain range in the world. Longitudinal Division The Himalayas are formed from three parallel ranges of mountains: The Himadri, The Himachal and The Shiwaliks. The Himadri also called the Great or Inner Himalayas, is the northern most range of the Himalayas. This range is in a single, unbroken line and has the highest peaks like Mount Everest and Mount Kanchenjunga. Several glaciers, such as the Gangotri and the Siachen, originate from this range. The Zoji La pass is situated in the Great Himalayan range and serves as the only link between Ladakh and Kashmir. The next range the Himachal, is located south of the Greater Himalayas. The height of mountains in this range is between 3700 and 4500 metres hence is also referred to as the Lesser Himalayas! In other words, the Himachal is...

Land Resources Land is a natural resource of utmost importance. It supports natural vegetation, wildlife, human life, economic activities, transport and communication systems. India has land under a variety of relief features, namely; mountains, plateaus, plains and islands as shown below: Land Utilisation Land resources are used for the following purposes: 1. Forests 2. Land not available for cultivation i) Barren and waste land ii) Land put under non-agricultural uses 3. Other uncultivated land ( Excluding fallow lands) i) Land under misc tree crop groves ii) Permanent Pastures and grazing lands iii) Culturable waste land 4. Fallow land i) Current fallow land ii) Other than current fallow land  5. Net sown area Land Use Pattern in India The use of land is determined Physical factors: such as topography, climate, soil types Human factors: such as population density, technological capability and culture and traditions etc. The data below rep...

How to compare different countries or states? We can compare different countries or states on the basis of their per capita income. We can not take National income to compare different countries because each countries has different population rate. Per capita income is calculated by dividing total income of a country to total population of that country. Per capita income shows the standard of living of the citizens of that particular country. A country with higher per capita income is more developed than others with less per capita income because of higher purchasing power. Income and other criteria For achieving developmental goal of people, people not only want better income, they also want non-materialistic goods like freedom, job security, respect from others, equal treatment etc. For development of a nation average income or per capita income is needed. If per capita income were to be used as the measure of development, Haryana will be considered the most develope...