Geography

Theories of Origin of the Eart

Theories of Origin of the Earth

One of the earlier and popular arguments was by German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Mathematician Lapl...

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Earthquake Waves

Earthquake Waves

PRIMARY WAVES/P-WAVES P-waves moves longitudinally i.e. the propagation and vibration are in a...

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Types of Plateaus

Types of Plateaus

VOLCANIC PLATEAU A volcanic plateau is formed by numerous small volcanic eruptions that slowly...

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Prime Meridian

Prime Meridian

Unlike the equator which is centrally placed between the poles, any meridian could have been taken t...

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Measurement of Earthquakes

Measurement of Earthquakes

Although the curve of Earthquake Waves is recorded at Seismograph, the intensity and magnitude of th...

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Movement of the Indian Plate

Movement of the Indian Plate

The Indian plate includes Peninsular India and the Australian continental portions. The subduction z...

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Landforms of Glaciated Lowland

Landforms of Glaciated Lowlands

Most of the glaciated lowlands have depositional features, but where rock masses project above the l...

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Earth Crust

Earth Crust

It is the outermost solid part of the earth. It is brittle in nature. The thickness of the crust var...

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Minerals

Minerals

The earth is composed of various kinds of elements. These elements are in solid form in the outer la...

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Climatic Classification by Koe

Climatic Classification by Koeppen

Koeppen based his scheme of Climatic classification on monthly values of temperature and precipitati...

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Unloading and Expansion

Unloading and Expansion

Removal of overlying rock load because of continued erosion causes vertical pressure release with th...

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Structure of the Atmosphere

Structure of the Atmosphere

The atmosphere consists of different layers with varying density and temperature. Density is hi...

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