World climate regions
General Introduction Climatic Zone Latitude Climatic Type (Approximate) Rainfall Regime(with approx. total) Natural Vegetation Equatorial Zone 0°-10° N and S Hot, wet equatorial Rainfall all year round: 80 inches Equatorial …
Atmospheric humidity and precipitation, clouds
INTRODUCTION a. Latent Heat of Vaporization: Heat required to change one unit of liquid to gaseous state. b. Evaporation affected by: temperature, movement of air, the moisture content in the …
Winds and Pressure Belts
Atmospheric Pressure 1. Vertical Distribution – The air density and atmospheric pressure are higher in the lower layers of the atmosphere. Air pressure decreases with height. Although there is no …
Temperature and solar radiation
Atmospheric Temperature – The distribution of temperature in the atmosphere is not uniform. It is affected by various factors such as latitude, altitude, continentality and seasonal variability. Determinants of Temperature …
Composition and structure
Atmosphere :- mixture of various gases, water vapor and dust Climate :- the average weather in an area over a long period of time. Weather ;- the condition of the …
Endogenous and exogenous forces
Endogenous forces Folds Types of folds 1. Symmetrical Fold – In this, the inclination of both the arms of the fold is the same. It is also called simple fold. …
Geomorphological processes and various phenomena
Earthquake 2. Intermediate earthquake – 50-250 km. 3. Deep or underground earthquake – 250-700 km. (i) Primary or Longitudinal Waves (ii) Secondary or Transverse Waves (iii) Surface or Long Period …
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTINENTS AND OCEANS
Continental Drift Theory (Alfred Wegener), 1912 Forces of Drifting Evidence Sea Floor Spreading (Hess), 1961 Plate Tectonic Theory Type of Plate Margin Constructive/Divergent Boundary Destructive/Convergent Boundary Conservative/Transform Boundary Motion Diverge …
Geology and Rocks
Geology Relative duration of Eons ERA (Period) EPOCH (Age)(millions of years ago) Some important events in the history of life Phanerozoic Cenozoic Quaternary Holocene 0.01 Historical time Phanerozoic Cenozoic …
Origin of the earth
Various geologists have various convictions about the beginning of the Earth. It grouped into two sorts. Monistic Concept 1. (Kant’s Gaseous Hypothesis) 2.Nebular Hypothesis of Laplace ❖ Dualistic Concept 1. …