This image shows the Karakoram Highway as it winds through the mountain range of the same name in northern Pakistan.
Pupils can use this image to investigate farming in mountainous areas.
Primary Activities - Karakoram Highway
©John R Jones/RGS Picture Library
- Describe the landscape in this picture.
- How many different sources of water can you find?
- In what ways do you think people use this area?
- Why do you think it is hard to farm here?
- How have people changed the land to make it easier to farm?
- What sort of animals could live here (both wild and domesticated)?
- You can see a road winding through the mountains: this is called the Karakoram Highway. It makes travel in this region easier; however, travel here can still be difficult. Can you say why?
- Why might people like to visit this region?
- How could visitors bring money into the region?
- What problems might there be if lots of people visit the area in a short space of time?
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