Block mountains: Block Mountains are created when large areas are broken and displaced vertically. The uplifted blocks are termed as horsts and... View Article
Folding is a type of earth movement resulting from the horizontal compression of rock layers by internal forces of the earth along plate... View Article
The configuration of the surface of the earth is largely a product of the processes operating in the interior of the earth. Exogenic as... View Article
Earth's interior is generally divided into three major layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. Crust: It is the outermost solid part of the... View Article
Tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread forests of India. They are also called the monsoon forests. They spread over regions that... View Article
Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long... View Article
Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long... View Article
The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiris in the south. The Eastern Ghats run from northern Odisha through Andhra... View Article
Brahmaputra river is the deepest river in India with depths reaching up to 380 feet. It is one of the largest rivers of the world, has its origin... View Article
East-flowing Indian rivers flow through the eastern ghats and merge into the Bay of Bengal. The rivers that flow through the Eastern Ghats are... View Article
The slope of the Western Ghats is steep and that is the reason that these rivers have a rapid flow. They don't have to travel much distance to... View Article
Narmada is the longest west flowing river in India. It is the fifth largest river in the country and the largest one in Gujarat. It rises near... View Article
The two major west flowing rivers are Narmada and Tapi(or Tapti). Other important rivers that flow from west to east are Mahi, Sabarmati, Luni,... View Article
Humid tropics are the climatic regions where mean monthly temperatures are consistently high and exceed 18 C throughout the year, and where... View Article
Bunding, also called a bund wall, is a constructed retaining wall around storage "where potentially polluting substances are handled, processed... View Article
The equatorial forests are known as evergreen forests because they dont shed their leaves at once in a particular season and look green... View Article
