With reference to relief, drainage and economic importance, explain the differences between the

Northern Mountains and Western Mountains.

Northern mountains are at high range at the altitude of average six thousand meters. They are
covered with mass of rock and ice, which forms glacier on these mountains. The area is rich in
water as the ice melts the small tributaries of water comes out of it. As the temperature is very
low, population is less. Agriculture and forests are main source of earning for people. These
areas are very scenic.

The Northern mountains ranges are:

1. Karakoram range

2. The Himalayas range

3. The Hindu Kush range

Western Mountains are bare of vegetation, the climate does not support vegetation as it is dry
and water availability is less. Canal irrigation is not possible. Mostly these mountains are rich in
minerals, limestone and clay. Limestone’s and sandstones are the main minerals in these
areas. The landscape is mostly rugged. These mountains are rich in mineral resources, but
could not explore because of lacking finances.

The Western mountains ranges are:

1. Safed Koh ranges

2. Waziristan hills

3. Suleiman range

4. Kirthar hills

Explain the features of topography which are common to all highland areas (Pakistan).

The features which are common to all highland areas are

1. Deep valleys

2. Snow fields

3. Deeply   dissected landscape

4. Gorges
5. Springs and streams

6. Rapids

7. Waterfalls

Ruggedness is also common. The highlands in the country are located in the north.

Some of the most notable mountains found in these highlands are Hindu Kush, Karakoram
Range and Himalayas, Nanga parbat and there are also the Safed Koh, Sulaiman and Kirthar
mountain ranges in these highlands.

The one feature common among all of them is that they are dangerous and rocky and thus
make traveling through them difficult. Most of these highlands have acted as barriers to prevent
any kind of movement through them.

With reference to relief and Drainage explain how the positive of Plateau is different from the
Balochistan plateau.
Balochistan plateau is consisted with plains and mountains where as the Potwar plateau has
many broken grounds where there are many ups and downs on the ground, so potwar plateau
has the capacity to drain the water easily. The Baluchistan can feed the whole of Pakistan
because the province is enviably rich in minerals like gold, copper, zinc, lead, silver and etc.
About 46 percent of the gas supply in the country is obtained from Sui in Baluchistan. Although
it is a barren land but the main fruits grown are dates, grapes, apples, almonds, apricots, plums,
peaches, melons, and pomegranates. These fruits move to markets in other provinces and
countries. As they are usually exported to the Gulf because of its good quality. The uplands
have long and cold winters, this offers the best scope for growing vegetable seed that initially
require some chilly weather for transplantation fishing activity is either done for domestic use or
for commercial purpose. The three main ports are Gwadar, Pasni and ormara.

Q. The Indus Plain is the most developed physical region of Pakistan. Explain how the relief and
drainage of the Indus Plain have made it possible to carry out a variety of economic activities in
this region.
Pakistan is a farming nation and is having truly outstanding 
Trench frameworks inside the world. Because of Indus plain rural and material industry are at
the top and making the economy very solid.  The Indus plain is one of the fundamental patrons
making the rebate solid as the Indus waterway streams in the Indus plain, and because of this a
channel framework has be created which has advanced agribusiness and that is the reason
numerous harvests are becoming encircled by that place here. The basmati rice developed by
Indus River at Indus bowl is outstanding amongst other rice on the planet.

How desert topographical features influence the lifestyle of people living there?
The people residing in the desert suffer a lot from the landscape. The high temperatures of the
desert result in high rate of evaporation and the already scarce water is not available. Thus the
land remains dry and the little water seeps into the ground. The irregular rainfall results in long
periods of drought.

Describe the natural drainage of the Indus Delta

The Indus delta is located to the south of thatta. A delta is often triangular or fan shaped with the
main distributaries branching out from the main river like the ribs of the fan. When a river flows
into the sea, its speed is soon checked and its load of alluvium is dropped on the seafloor.
Deposition of alluvium on the banks of the distributaries makes the level of the levees higher
than the adjacent areas. Seawater often fills up the troughs between the distributaries, resulting
in swamps. The Indus delta has tidal flats with mangrove swamps. The coastal area is generally
low and flat.

Explain why the Indus Delta has a low density of population

The region of the Indus Delta has very few pure drains and its access to water disposal is
further reduced due to its vicinity to the Indian border. For this reason, the Indus Delta have low
population. But a place located near the dhands, known as the transient fisherfolk, is usually
population in a relatively dense posture, and these people move upland during extreme
weathers. Another reason why this region have low population is that flooding in this area is a
natural and frequent incidence. The latest attack by a flood happened to be in 2006. The Indus
delta has a low density of a population because the Indus delta has a 'tidal delta with mangrove
swamps. Agriculture cannot be practiced near the Indus delta which serves as a major reason
for low population.