The Eastern Himalayas

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1 The Eastern Himalayas Resources Pack In this resource pack p1 South Asia: Name That Country p2 p3 Earthquakes: Fill in the Missing Words Mountain Everest 12,442 The highest helicopter flight. 8,848 Mount Everest. 6,500 No vegetation beyond this point, not even moss. Why is it dangerous to climb? 10,000 The common crane can be spotted above the Himalayas, reaching heights of 10,000m. The lack of oxygen at such high altitude would kill most other birds. 1. Lack of oxygen causes headaches, decrease in brain function and confusion. 8,000 Death Zone: the lack of oxygen above 8,000m can be fatal to climbers. 5,400 Treeline (no trees grow above this line). 5,600 The highest point honeybees were spotted in the Himalayas. 3,000 Monarch butterflies. Colouring Activity: Snow Leopard 4,000 No human settlements above this line. Test Your Knowledge: Crossword & Quiz 4. The higher the altitude, the faster the heart beats and the harder it has to work to pump blood around the body. 3. Extreme cold can cause shivering and frostbite. 5,000 Yak, the highest dwelling land animals in the world, climb to extreme heights to drink water from snow patches expeditions failed to climb Everest. p4 2. Intense sunlight can burn exposed skin and cause snow blindness. Total deaths: More than 250 people died trying to climb Everest Total summits: 7,239 p Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest Junko Tabei (Japan) became the first woman to reach the summit. Glossary Infographic: Mount Everest Answer Keys to all Activities p Thirteen-year-old Malavath Poorna, a school girl from India, became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. p7 ecokidsplanet.co.uk 41 Claremont Rd, Barnet, EN4 0HR

2 Name that Country Fill in the names on the map. C P N B B I

3 Fill in the missing words. 1. Earthquakes shake the ground beneath your feet, and can cause massive. 2. Earth s surface is like a 3D jigsaw puzzle. Enormous puzzle pieces, called, fit tightly together. 3. At the edges of the plates, heat and pressure melt the that lies deep inside the earth. 4. The molten rock is called. 5. Sometimes the earth s plates into one another, pull apart, or slowly grind past each other. 6. As the plates move, mountains are uplifted, erupt and new land is created. 7. Scientists call this plate. 8. Most earthquakes occur on or near to the edges of the earth s tectonic plates, or lines. 9. The Himalaya mountain range is the result of the Indian plate colliding with the plate. 10. In 1935, Charles invented a scale for measuring the size, or magnitude, of earthquakes. volcanoes rock fault bump damage magma Richter Eurasian plates tectonics E F l F S w

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5 Test Your Knowledge Vertical: 8. An abominable snowman (4) 9. The scale for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake (7) 10. Baby deer (4) 11. A stripy big cat that s at the top of the food chain (5) 12. The national bird of Nepal (5) Horizontal: 1. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration (11) 2. The Himalayan honeybees collect honey from which flower? (12) 3. The highest mountain in the world (7) 4. A rare and very shy animal that feeds on bamboo, fruit and eggs (3, 5) 5. A stone that begins as sap oozing from a tree (5) 6. A feline predator with white-grey fur (4, 7) 7. A bird that can be seen flying over the Himalayas (5) 13. When the Earth moves (10) 14. A country in the Eastern Himalayas (5) 15. The point on the Earth s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake (9) 16. This mountain-top dweller has two fur coats to help it survive the bitter cold (3) 1. Himalayas means / / in the ancient language of Sanskrit. 2. Which of these animals is NOT endangered: a. Bengal tiger b. Snow leopard c. Domestic yak 3. The Himalayas are still growing True/False? 4. Which of these statements is NOT correct? To protect the honeybees, the Gurung tribesmen A. Only hunt in spring and autumn B. Leave two out of three nests alone C. Keep the location of honeybees' nests secret

6 Mountain Everest 12,442 The highest helicopter flight. 8,848 Mount Everest. 6,500 No vegetation beyond this point, not even moss. 5,600 The highest point honeybees were spotted in the Himalayas. 5,400 Treeline (no trees grow above this line). 3,000 Monarch butterflies. 4,000 No human settlements above this line. Total deaths: More than 250 people died trying to climb Everest Total summits: 7,239 Why is it dangerous to climb? 10,000 The common crane can be spotted above the Himalayas, reaching heights of 10,000m. The lack of oxygen at such high altitude would kill most other birds. 8,000 Death Zone: the lack of oxygen above 8,000m can be fatal to climbers. 1. Lack of oxygen causes headaches, decrease in brain function and confusion. 3. Extreme cold can cause shivering and frostbite. 2. Intense sunlight can burn exposed skin and cause snow blindness. 4. The higher the altitude, the faster the heart beats and the harder it has to work to pump blood around the body. 5,000 Yak, the highest dwelling land animals in the world, climb to extreme heights to drink water from snow patches expeditions failed to climb Everest Junko Tabei (Japan) became the first woman to reach the summit Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest Thirteen-year-old Malavath Poorna, a school girl from India, became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest.

7 Glossary Acclimatise (verb) When your body responds and adapts to changes in the environment. Bengal tiger (noun) A large tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, found across South Asia; an endangered species. The Bengal tiger can be found roaming the foothills of the Himalayas and in forests and swamps throughout India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The Eastern Himalayas Red panda (noun) A raccoon-like mammal with thick reddishbrown fur and a bushy tail found in the Himalayas; an endangered species. Sanskrit (noun) the language of ancient India. Sherpa (noun) the native people living around Nepal, often working as guides for people wishing to climb Mount Everest. Epicentre (noun) the point on the surface of the earth that is directly above the focus of the earthquake. Fossilised (adj) Preserved in stone, rock or hard mineral. The Himalayas (noun) A mountain range in south Asia created by the earth s plates (the Indian and Eurasian) pushing together. Magnitude (noun) the intensity of an earthquake. Magma (noun) Hot liquid rock found just below the surface of the Earth. Mount Everest (noun) The tallest mountain in the Himalayas and the world. Muntjac (noun) Also called a leaf deer, the smallest deer in the world discovered in the Himalayas. Snow leopard (noun) a large wild cat of the highlands of Central and South Asia, with long heavy grayishwhite fur marked with spots, rosettes, and rings. Seismograph (noun) An instrument that measures and records the strength of an earthquake. Also called seismometer. Tectonic plates (noun) The dozen or so plates that make up the surface of the Earth and move in relation to each other. Treeline (noun) The line or altitude above which no trees grow. Yeti (noun) According to local folklore, an ape-like creature living in the highest regions of the Himalayas (as yet undiscovered).

8 Test Your Knowledge - Answers Crossword answers: r t e i 1 s e i s m o g r a p h c g 14 i 8 2 r h o d o d e n d r o n c 16 y t r 13 e e y 3 e v e r e s t 4 r e d p a n d a t r a a t k i 5 a m b e r l r t e 10 h f 12 q a m u 6 s n o w l e o p a r d n n k 7 c r a n e l Quiz answers 1. house of snow 2. C 3. TRUE 4. B Fill in the missing words 1. damage 2. plates 3. rock 4. magma 5. bump 6. volcanoes 7. tectonics 8. fault 9. Eurasian 10. Richter