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State three ways in which the Himalayas are important to India.
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Answer
They shut out the cold winds from Central Asia and force the monsoon winds to rise and shed their rain, so they govern the climate. They are the source of the great perennial rivers, whose water irrigates the northern plains and generates power. They are rich in forests, minerals, pastures and tourism, and they form a natural defence frontier.
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Explanation
Their rivers also built the fertile alluvial plains of the north.
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