The Himalayas

Where are the Himalayas?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

Why are the Himalayas unique?

• They have many active volcanoes.

• They are no longer growing or changing.

• They are the oldest mountains in the world.

• They have the highest mountains in the world.

The Himalayan mountain range was formed by —

• the hardening of magma into rock

• wrinkle in the Eurasian land mass

• the gradual flow of glaciers across Eurasia

• a sudden eruption of magma on the Earth's crust

What is the Ganges?

A.

a river that begins in the Himalayas

B.

the highest mountain in the Himalayas

C.

a sacred god worshiped in the Himalayas

D.

a group of people who live in the Himalayas

• a river that begins in the Himalayas

• the highest mountain in the Himalayas

• a sacred god worshiped in the Himalayas

• a group of people who live in the Himalayas

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What animals do Tibetans use to carry heavy loads and pull carts?

• yaks

• mules

• camels

• musk deer