Question
Describe how the Himalayas were formed?
Solution
Formation of Himalayas:
(i)Millions of years ago, the Himalayas were occupied by a geosyncline known as Tethys. It was sandwiched between two long and large landmasses — Angara land on the north and Gondwana land on the south.
(ii)The Tethys sea stretched over the Northern plains in east-west direction. For millions of years, sediments were deposited in Tethys sea. These sediments were folded to form the Himalayas.
(iii)The landmasses of Angara land and Gondwana land drifted slowly towards each other. The horizontal forces worked from two opposite directions resulting in compression.
(iv)It led to sinking of the Tethys sea. The Indian plate was driven northwards and pushed beneath the Eurasian plate. When the two plates came closer, the Tethys sea crust fractured.
(v)The sediments buckled and folded to form the mighty fold mountains of the Himalayas.
(i)Millions of years ago, the Himalayas were occupied by a geosyncline known as Tethys. It was sandwiched between two long and large landmasses — Angara land on the north and Gondwana land on the south.
(ii)The Tethys sea stretched over the Northern plains in east-west direction. For millions of years, sediments were deposited in Tethys sea. These sediments were folded to form the Himalayas.
(iii)The landmasses of Angara land and Gondwana land drifted slowly towards each other. The horizontal forces worked from two opposite directions resulting in compression.
(iv)It led to sinking of the Tethys sea. The Indian plate was driven northwards and pushed beneath the Eurasian plate. When the two plates came closer, the Tethys sea crust fractured.
(v)The sediments buckled and folded to form the mighty fold mountains of the Himalayas.
