Topography of Pakistan: by Sir Ashar Class 9th
Topography of Pakistan: by Sir Ashar Class 9th
Topography of Pakistan: by Sir Ashar Class 9th
By Sir Ashar
Class 9th
The Natural topography
Topography: the study and description of the surface features of land, which
includes both natural and artificial features.
Six Major Natural Topography of
Pakistan
•The Shangla Pass: Swat valley and the upper parts of the Indus
valley
•The Lawari Pass: Chitral to the Swat valley and the vale of
Peshawar
Glaciers:
Is a tongue shaped mass of ice moving slowly down a
valley.
Important Glaciers:
Baltoro: 58 km long, Karakorum range
Batura: 58km long, hunza Valley
Siachen 78 km long, Karakorum range
Importance Of Northern Mountains
Economic importance:
A permanent reservoir of water which irrigate vast Indus plain.
Karakorum highway has been connected to carry out trade.
A source of valuable minerals, timbers and fruits. Provide raw material to several
industries e.g. furniture, paper, chipboard and chemical industries.
Scientific beauty promotes tourist resorts which are a source of income to local people
during summer.
Physical Importance:
High mountain peaks protect Pakistan from cold winds from Central Asia. Due to this the
climate remains tolerable throughout the year. It also protects the country from being
invaded.
People and economy :
The population, settlements and economic activities greatly influenced by the variation
in topography.
•Most of the population is dependent on agriculture and cattle breeding.
Products:
Wheat, rice, barley, maize, apricot, walnut & mulberry.
Streams & Springs: when the snow melts from mountain tops water
flows down in form of stream springs.
The Western Mountains
It consists of many parallel ranges:
•Safed Koh: 4712 m
•Sulaiman Range: 3383 m
• Waziristan Hills: 3513 m
•Kirthar Range: 2174 m
Khyber
Wide enough to
Leads to the fertile
facilitate the
vale Peshawar
passage of troopa
Economic Activities & Lifestyle In The
Western Mountains
•Are mostly bare of vegetation.
•Climate and relief do not support vegetation.
•Canal irrigation is not possible because of mountainous terrain and rugged
landscape.
•Transportation facilities are not possible except Peshawar & Kohat, the rest area is
not connected by air or railway network.
•Most areas are not accessible through main roads.
•Infrastructure is not good.
•Basic necessities require huge investment.
•Mining facilities, education and industries haven't been established yet.
•Nomadic lifestyle is common.
•Sheep and goat rearing is the main occupation.
•Population density is lower than 100 persons/km²
•Abundant mineral resources but due difficulty of extracting them, they have not
been explored.
The Baluchistan Plateau
Located in south-west .
Area covered 347196 km ² of Pakistan.
Altitude ranging from 600- 3010 meters.
The hills ranges on the south are lower than the North.
Water Resources:
No major source of water, the province faces a scarcity of both drinking and irrigation
water.
The supply of water depends on Karez systen, flood diversion channels and tubewells.