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प्रश्न
What, has been the influence of the Northern Mountain Wall on the Indian Sub-continent?
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उत्तर
(i) 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.
(ii) It prevents the cold winds coming from Central Asia to India.
(iii) Monsoon winds which scale the heights along the Himalayas cause rainfall in the Indian sub-continent.
(iv) The glaciers and snow fields of the Himalayas are the source of a large number of perennial rivers.
(v) Heavily forested slopes of the Himalayas provide valuable timber and other useful forest products.
(vi) The Himalayas give shelter to a wide variety of wild animal life. Thus, it maintains the balance in ecosystem.
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