Here's some cool stuff on the geology of the Himalayas! I thought everyone might enjoy learning a bit about the mountains' history to complement learning about the history of people's relationships with them.
A US Geological Survey Article:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/himalaya.html
2 videos showing India colliding with Asia to form the Himalayas:
http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/3_downloads/M1GTect/dContCollisionMovies/IndiaAsiaCollision.mov
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1105/es1105page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization
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