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Introduction: Fold Mountains are formed due to the folding of crustal rocks by compressive forces generated by endogenetic forces coming from within the earth. These are the highest and most extensive mountains in the world and are found on all the continents. The distributional patterns of the fold mountains over the globe denote the fact … Read more
BLOCK MOUNTAIN: Block mountains for example also known as fault-block mountains, are the result of faulting caused by tensile and compressive forces motored by endogenetic forces coming from within the earth. These mountains represent the upstanding parts of the ground between two faults or on either side of a rift valley or a graben. Essentially, … Read more
FACTORS CONTROL THE CLIMATE OF INDIA Factor controls climate of India are discussed in detail. Climate is a complex phenomenon and is influenced by a large number of geographical factors such as: Location and Latitudinal Extent- The mainland of India extends roughly from 8° N to 37°N and the Tropic of Cancer of passes through … Read more
CLIMATE OF INDIA The climate of India is described as a Tropical Monsoon climate. Climate includes temperature, rainfall, and atmospheric pressure, as well as the direction and velocity of winds over a long period. Climates are largely influenced by latitudinal extent, relief, and areal distribution of land and water. India is a tropical country although … Read more
Island group of India having coral origin The Lakshadweep Islands– this island is located in the Arabian Sea and consists of 25 small islands. They are widely scattered over an area of 108.78 sq km extending for about 200-500 km southwest of the Kerala coast. this island in the north is known as Amendevi Island … Read more
The island group of India: The Island group of India has two main groups which are located far away from the coast. Among them, one is Andaman and Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal and the other is a group of tiny islands known as the Lakshadweep Island in the Arabian Sea. The Andaman and … Read more
THE COASTAL PLAINS The coastal plains of India have a narrow strip between the edges of the peninsular plateau and the coastline of India running for a distance of about six thousand kilometers from Rann of Kuchchh in the west to the Ganga- Brahmaputra delta in the east is called coastal plains. The area between … Read more
THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU The peninsular plateau is the oldest geological structural and physiographic region of India. it is the continental part of the Indian plate which emerged from the sea during the Cambrian period. During the Cretaceous period, two most important geological events occurred in the Indian Peninsula. … Read more
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN REGION/ HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN REGION: Northern Mountain Region plays a great significance in India. The Northern Mountain region contains a chain of Himalayan Mountain ranges. A chain of mountain ranges contains regularly, orderly evolved and developed mountain ranges in different geological periods. There are two Himalayan ranges that are described as Trans-Himalayan ranges. These … Read more
Introduction Great Plains of India The great plains of India are one of the features under the Physiographic division of India. It is a depositional plain that was formed in the Pleistocene period. It is a combination of the depositional work of Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra and their tributaries. River deposits are located over a depression … Read more