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THE PHYSICAL FEATURE, CLIMATES
Lesson 1 Unit 5
AND VEGETATIONS OF NEPAL
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Tell the basic idea of the country.
• Describe the landforms, climate and natural vegetation of Nepal.
Nepal is one of the most beautiful mountainous countries in the world. It
is surrounded by lands. Thus it is a landlocked country. it covers 1,47,181
sq. km. in area. It is located in the southern part of Asia. It lies between
China and India. China lies in the north and India lies in the east, west
and south. Naturally Nepal is divided into three regions. They are the
Himalayan region, the Hilly region and the Tarai region. Politically, there
are 7 provincial states and 77 districts in Nepal.
India
China
Himalayan region India
Hilly region
Tarai region India
Gandaki, Koshi, Karnali, Narayani, etc. are the major rivers of Nepal.
The Himalayan Region – This region lies in the northern part of the
country. There are many high snow peaks and mountain ranges extending
all the way from east to west. The world famous peak Mt. Everest is in
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