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Himalayan Mountain ranges. Arunachal Pradesh, the largest state in the

north-east, has a small population. Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal
Pradesh. People live in stilt houses. This protects them from rain and

snakes.

Agriculture and handicraft are the main occupations of the people of

Manipur. They make beautiful handicrafts from bamboo, cane and leather.
The Manipuri dance is a classical dance form of India. The capital of

Manipur is Imphal. Meghalaya gets the heaviest rainfall in the country.
People of this state belong to the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribes. They

grow rice, jute, potatoes, sugarcane, pineapples and oranges. Shillong is
the capital city and a popular hill station. Mizoram means ‘land of the

hill people’. Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram. Most of the people practise
farming in the State. The capital of Nagaland is Kohima. Rice, maize,

millets and oranges are grown here. The Nagas wear shawls of different
designs. Agartala is the capital of Tripura. People speak Bengali.

AT ONE GO
 The Northern Mountains include the Karakoram and the Himalayan mountain ranges.

 The Himalayas are divided into Himadri, Himachal and Shiwalik ranges.

REMEMBER THESE TERMS

Purvachal : The low hills in the eastern side of the Himalayas.
Terai : The foothills of the Shiwalik ranges in the Himalayas.

Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. The Greater Himalayas is known as

(a) Himadri (b) Himachal (c) Shiwalik

2. The foothills of Shiwalik are known as

(a) Purvachal (b) Terai (c) Karakoram

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