1. Physical Geography of the Northwestern Himalaya Megan Cohen-Doyle

2. Major Locations from this presentation.

3. Jammu & Kashmir Precipitation Subject to Orographic Effect Rains from March to May Annual Rainfall is 75cms Mountain Mountain ranges: Karakoram, Kyunlun, Zanskar, Nun Kun, Nanga Parbat, Siwalik, Pir Panjal Mountain peaks: Harmukh, Burzil, Amarnath, Toshimaidan Rivers Jhelum river is the main waterway of Jammu & Kashmir Wullar Lake – Largest freshwater lake in India http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Jhelum_River_Bridge.JPG

4. Gilgit-Baltistan Precipitation 6in/150 mm annually (Portland can get this kind of rainfall in a few days) Mountains Ranges: Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush all converge here Peaks: The second highest mountain in the world, K2, is here. Besides that, there are 222 other peaks Rivers Falls within the Indus River Basin http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/K2_2006b.jpg

5. Azad Kashmir Precipitation Very wet, on the south side of the Himalayas Mountain Occupies the lower foothills of the Himalayas Other physical features include rivers, valleys, brushland, and pine forests at higher elevations Rivers Jhelum River + its upper tributaries. http://www.ajktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/neelum-valley-45jpg.jpg

6. References http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46696/Azad-Kashmir# http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/51055/Baltistan http://www.mygilgit.com/Gilgit/ http://koausa.org/geography/doc/geography.pdf http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JHM-D-12-08.1 Map courtesy of Google Maps.