Geography

Mass Movements

Mass Movements

It is the movement of weathered materials down the slope due to gravitational forces. The movem...

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Physiographic Divisions of the

Physiographic Divisions of the Himalayas

The Himalayan Mountains form the northern mountain region of India. They are the highest mountain ra...

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North Indian Plains

North Indian Plains

The Great North Indian plains are homogeneous surfaces with an invisible slope. These are alluvial f...

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Solstice

Solstice

On 21st June, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. The rays of the sun fall directly o...

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Evolution of Earth’s Atmosph

Evolution of Earth’s Atmosphere

The current atmosphere (with nitrogen and oxygen) has undergone three stages:   Initial...

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West Flowing Rivers

West Flowing Rivers

The Sabarmati is the name given to the combined streams the Sabar and Hathmati. Sabarmati originates...

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Landforms in Deserts

Landforms in Deserts

WIND EROSION   o Rock pedestals or mushroom rocks o The sand-blasting effect of winds again...

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Landforms of Highland Glaciati

Landforms of Highland Glaciation

CORRIE, CIRQUE OR CWM The downslope movement of a glacier from its snow-covered valley-head an...

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Weathering Process

Weathering Process

Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface. Water,...

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Convection Current Theory

Convection Current Theory

Though Alfred Wegener’s Continental Drift was being rejected, Arthur Holmes elaborated one of ...

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Amarkantak Plateau Rivers

Amarkantak Plateau Rivers

RIVER NARMADA The Narmada originates on the western flank of the Amarkantak plateau at a heigh...

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Important Passes in India

Important Passes in India

o Jelep La Pass - This pass passes through the Chumbi valley. It connects Sikkim with Lhasa, the cap...

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