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    The document discusses the topography and geography of several mountain ranges in Pakistan, including the Karakorum, Himalayas, and Hindu Kush ranges. It describes the physical features of each range such as elevation, peaks, valleys, and climate. It also discusses the people living in these areas and their traditional economies based on agriculture, livestock, and crafts as well as challenges including lack of infrastructure and health issues.

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    The document discusses the topography and geography of several mountain ranges in Pakistan, including the Karakorum, Himalayas, and Hindu Kush ranges. It describes the physical features of each range such as elevation, peaks, valleys, and climate. It also discusses the people living in these areas and their traditional economies based on agriculture, livestock, and crafts as well as challenges including lack of infrastructure and health issues.

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    The document discusses the topography and geography of several mountain ranges in Pakistan, including the Karakorum, Himalayas, and Hindu Kush ranges. It describes the physical features of each range such as elevation, peaks, valleys, and climate. It also discusses the people living in these areas and their traditional economies based on agriculture, livestock, and crafts as well as challenges including lack of infrastructure and health issues.

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    Topography

    Karakorum:

     Means black gravel


     Rock and Ice
     Connects us to China through khunjerab pass and Karakorum highway
     Has Hunza valley
     Runs East to West
     Sharp peeks, narrow valleys, Glaciers instead of rivers
     Inhospitable, harsh mountains
     Agriculture in valleys where there is plentiful water, fruits and blah
     Apples, millets barley, cattle breeding
     Nomadic or semi nomadic life
     Passes only open half the year in summers
     Precipitation mainly snow
     6000m average
     K2
     Challenging climate and beauty attracts scientists and mountaineers

    Himalayas:

     Beneath Karakorum
     East to West
     Central, lesser Siwalks
     Siwaliks (600 to 12000) like attock
     Lesser (1800 TO 4500) (popular like Murree and Nathia Gali)
     Central are higher and mostly in Kashmir
     Average is 4000
     Snowcapped, steep sided peaks, huge glaciers.
     Nanga Parbat
     Naran Kaghan

    Hindu Kush:

     Where Afghanistan and cinah meet on our border


     North to south
     Resembles Karakorum
     Average is 5000
     Tirich Mir
     Large glaciers
     Steep sided valleys, fast slowing river
     Has passes
     Bare of vegetation but do have forests in east
     Rice cultivates
     Chitral and Swat and Dir

    Importance:

    1. Snow melts, drains rivers


    2. Passes that connect to countries
    3. Protect against cold winds of Asia
    4. Minerals, timber, fruits
    5. Tourists and beauty

    People and economy:

     Traditional
     Low economic growth
     High population growth
     Lack of infrastrucute
     Jobs: agriculture, subsistence farming, cattle breeding, terraced farming
     Cottage industries
     Tourists buy these: foreign exchange
     Industries: processing food grains, vegetable oil, sugar, and fruit.
     Some have regional trade to cities like isl

    Problems:

     Have HEP potential but expensive


     Low literacy
     Health and hygiene issues.
     Traditional
     No infrastructure
     Malnutrition
     Regional trade difficult due to terrain
     Tourism leaves pollution
     Deforestation
     Land sliding
     Rapid population growth

    Importance of West:

     Bare of vegetation
     Irrigation not possible
     Transport limited
     Only Peshawar and kohat connected by air and rail
     Rugged landscape
     Difficult life
     Dev projects have not been
     Nomads
     Mineral

    Balochistan Platuea:

     Irregular basins (Zhob and Loralia)


     Mountains
     Infrequent rain
     Seasonal rivers and basins
     Devoid of vegetation
     Hamuns

    Economy:

    1. Minerals : rich, Saindak Copper and Gold, coal mines by PMD, antimony and gold near
    Kharan, crude oil and natural gas,
    2. Agriculture: fruits (75 % of those fruits), exported to gulf states, good quality, Vegetables,
    long cold winters help, warm dry summers good for seeds, Livestock: nomads, woll, goat
    skin, exported nut not always good quality
    3. Fishing:

    Future: minerals should be exploited, livestock quality, deep sea gwadr port, saindak copper, fishing
    should be modern.

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