Young scholars discuss information about the world's highest peaks. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about resucing climbers from peaks and answering questions.

Seventh graders observe and discuss an overhead transparency map of South Asia. In small groups, they label a blank map of South Asia, and listen to a lecture on the realm.

Fourth graders, after studying maps, draw a very large outline map of Asia and then a large map of China on it in the appropriate place. They label the appropriate information.

Information on Nepal. Learn about Nepal's economy, political system and resources. Hear from the local people about their life.

Information on Nepal. Learn about Nepal's economy, political system and resources. Hear from the local people about their life.

Nepal is nothing but mountains and valleys as you can see on this relief map from the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...

Offers geographic facts about Nepal, including descriptions of terrain, land use, and natural hazards. Nepal contains eight of the world's ten highest peaks.

Four Googlers decided go on a trip to Everest Base Camp in 2011. They loaded their packs with cameras, tripods, wide-angle lenses, solar chargers, batteries, and laptops, and hopped on a plane to Nepal. They captured a collection of...

Follow the road from Tibet to Nepal through these photographs. Part of a larger collection of photos taken in Asia.

The online version of an exhibition created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953. The photographs, maps, and artifacts in the exhibition trace Everest from its early exploration in the...

The Himalayas are the highest mountain ranges in the world, and from them flow the major rivers of Asia. The kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan are located along the Himalayan ranges, and the Tibetan plateau lies to their north. Although the...

Photographs and brief description of the tallest mountain in the world.

This photo shows the impressive peak of Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. The image is taken from Rongbuk valley, close to base camp and the Rongbuk glacier. Found on the border of Nepal and Tibet, Mt Everest reaches an...

A map from 1882 showing the physical features of Asia. This map is color-coded to show high lands in buff tints and low plains in green. Mountain systems, tablelands, and plains are shown, as well as major rivers, lakes, and coastal...

A map of British India during the reign of King George II (1727-1760) and British Major-General Robert Clive's campaigns in India (1744-1774). The map shows Calcutta as the capital at the time, and shows the territory of Bengal extending...