Topography Flashcards
(21 cards)
Karakorams
east-west
Deep,narrow valleys
sharp peaks
6k meters
K-2
Apples
Barley
Millet
Cattle breeding
Himalayas
South of Karakoram
east-west
2500km
Siwaliks(600-1200)
Attock
Lower Himalayas(1800-4500)
Pir Panjal range
Murree
Nathia Gali
Ghora Gali
Central Himalayas
Nanga Parbat(8126)
Hindu Kush
Borders of Aghanistan and China
north north-west
north-south direction
Tirch Mir(7690) here
Swat Valley
Swat
Kohistan
Panjkora Valley
Dir District
Chitral
Dir
Mountain valleys
Swat
Chitral
Gligit
Hunza
Baltistan
Murree
Kaghan
Trade to citie
Mingora,Murree Kaghan Gilgit
Rawalpindi Islamabad Peshawar Abboabad
One incident where the infastructure of nrothern area was very destroyed
2005 earthquake
Balakot
Glaciers
Baltaro 58km
Batura 58km
Siachen 78km
Western ranges
Safed Koh Ranges 4712 meters(Kabul River)
Kohat and Vale of Peshawar Valley
Waziristan Hills 3513 meters(Kurram and Gomal)
Bannu Valley
Silaiman Range 3383 meters(Indus)
Takht-i-Sulaiman
Kirthar Range 2174 meters(Indus)
Earthquake’s effect on physical enviornment
faults leading to landslides
Climate changes
Soil contamination
Mountain ranges for Western Balocshistan
Ras Koh
Hala Range
Makran Coast Range
cENTRAL bRAHUI rANGE
tOBA kAKAR rANGE
Siahen range
Mineral extraction project
Saindak Copper Gold Project
80%
Kharan
Agriculture here
Dates
Grapes
Apples
Almonds
Apricots
Plums
Peaches
Melons
Pomegranates
Potwar Plateu
300-600km
Kala Chitta
Khairi Murat
Roan Range
Salt Range
Jhelum
Chakwal
Kalabagh
Mianwali
Khewara
160km
Isalamabad
Sakesar Peak(1527km)
Lifestyle in Potwar Plateu
Limestone, marble, Rock Salt, Clays, Dolomite, Soapstone
Attock Oil Refinery
Wheat
Maize
Barley
Gram
Jhelum, Chakwal, Rawalpindi/Islamabad
What is a flood plain known locally as
Bet
Khaddar
Active flood plain features
Meanders
Oxbow Lakes
Levees
One place which has been reclaimed through irrigation
Bahawalpur Plain
Indus Delta
in 2000 was bringing less than 100 million sediment
250 million km-100 million km Indus water reached
Cuestas
Rohri Cuesta 80km
Ganjo Takkar Questa Hyderabad 24km
Desert areas of Pakistan
-Cholistan
-Nara
-Thar
-Kharan