Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Trans-Himalaya (Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar), Greater Himalaya, Lesser Himalaya (Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar, Mussoorie, Nag Tibba, Mahabharat), Shiwaliks and duns
2. Regional divisions: Kashmir or north-western, Himachal and Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon), Darjeeling-Sikkim, Arunachal, Eastern hills
3. Major peaks by region: Nanga Parbat, K2, Nanda Devi and Kamet (Kumaon-Garhwal), Kangchenjunga (Sikkim), Namcha Barwa (Arunachal or Assam Himalaya)
4. Evidence of youth: deep gorges, antecedent U-turn river courses, parallel ranges, steep slopes and landslides, continuing uplift and seismicity
5. Kashmir valley karewas, Ladakh cold desert, Siachen and Baltoro glaciers, Nubra valley, Aksai Chin
6. Purvanchal: Patkai Bum, Naga Hills (Saramati), Manipur hills, Mizo or Lushai hills, Barail range, Mikir Hills
7. States and Union Territories the Himalaya span