Geography

1. Geography • Pakistan is situated in the Sub Continent along with India. • Called a sub continent because it was an island of its own in pre historic times. • The land of Pakistan is good for agriculture, its primary industry. • In the north are the Himalayas and in the south the Thal desert.

2. The Indus and its tributaries • The Indus river runs through the center of Pakistan all • along its length. • Along the banks of Indus and its tributaries, the land is very fertile. • Two major hydro dams control the flow and act as a major power source for the northern regions of the country. • Tarbela Dam has among the highest wattage produced per cubic feet of water in the world.

3. Himalayas • The largest and tallest mountain range in the world. • The Himalayas spread across India, Bhutan, Burma, Pakistan and Nepal. • The north of Pakistan’s primary feature is the western arm of the • Himalayas. • The Himalayas were formed geologically when the Subcontinent • collided with Asia more than a million years ago. • The Himalayas have two of the highest peeks in the world. • Mt. Everest rises to 8,850, and K2 up to 8,611meters above the sea. Satellite image of the range Mount Everest Mount Everest

4. Thal Desert • The primary feature of the south is the Thal Desert. • Pakistan is 15 million hectares out of which 9.6 million • hectares is arid. • The largest desert of the country is the Thal desert. • It stretches over an are of 2 million hectares. • It lies in the south of Pakistan mostly in the province of • Punjab.