1. Asian Mountain Ranges

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3. The Himalayan Mountain Range
Location: Immediately North of the Indian Subcontinent
Made of the Hindu Kush, Karakorum and
the Himalaya
Size: 1,500 miles long
250 miles wide
Climate: Ranges from  jungles to green vegetative landscapes
Youngest mountain range in the world

4. History of the Himalayas
The Himalayas were formed by a collision between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
The Indus-Valley civilization is the earliest known urban civilization in the area ( BCE)

5. Religious Significance of the Himalayas
The Himalayas are considered to be the land of Shiva
There are numerous isolated Buddhist monasteries high in the Himalayan Mountains
Many Muslims, Buddhist and Hindus live in the Himalayan region
Rongbuk Monastery

6. Economic Significance of the Himalayas
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain
 characterized by a very low economic growth rate
 The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential
Some of the world's major river systems arise in the Himalayas
Provides for 3 billion people
Tourism is a major industry

7. Mount Everest Highest point on earth Grows about .15 inches per year
29,029 feet above sea level
Grows about .15 inches per year
First summited in 1953

9. The Ural Mountains Location: Runs north to south in western Russia
Size: 1,500 miles long
155 miles wide
Climate: Ranges from  Artic to Sub- Artic
Some of the oldest mountains in the world

10. History of the Ural Mountains
Formed when the European plate collided with the Asian plate
Created natural Europe and Asia border
First settlements appeared on the Ural at the beginning of the Middle Stone Age 

11. Cultural Significance of the Ural Mountains
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12. Economic Significance of the Ural Mountains
They contain extensive amounts of iron ore, coal, and oil 
Since the 1930's the Urals have become a principal industrial region in Russia

13. Mount Narodnaya
Highest point in the Ural Mountains
6,217 feet