Before the Himalayas formed Africa was a Lush continent much like present day India. Once the Himalayas formed it dried out Africa.
2007-05-16 03:11:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I don't think so. There certainly are tons of lush, very arable places left in Africa...but more importantly, the Himalayas wouldn't affect Africa that much. The Jet stream generally pushes weather west-east, and so while the Himalayas have had dramatic effects on southern part of Asia, Africa is a little too far away and in the wrong direction.
2007-05-16 03:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by harvityharvharvharv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Himalayas are a direct result of the Indian Plate converging into the Asian Plate. Humans have nothing to do with plate motion and cannot control it. The Himalayas are the result of plate tectonics.
The mountains themselves, now a large range' probably do contribute somewhat to rains being trapped on the Indian side of the range. Then again, I am no climatologist.
2007-05-16 10:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to answer this since the Himalayans were formed long, long before humans. However, for animals in general, Africa tends to be the modern day place for the orgination of lots of animals.
2007-05-16 10:16:18 · answer #3 · answered by jcann17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. We still don't have any technology to make mountains like that.
2007-05-16 11:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋