In this article, we will understand the seasons and pattern of rainfall in India The Hot Weather Season (summer) Due to the apparent northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward. In March, the highest temperature is about 38° Celsius, recorded on the Deccan plateau. In April, temperatures in Gujarat and Madhya …
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El Nino A feature connected with the SO is the El Nino, a warm ocean current that flows past the Peruvian Coast In place of the cold Peruvian current, every 2 to 5 years. ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillations) The changes in pressure conditions are connected to the El Nino. Hence, the phenomenon is referred …
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FACTORS AFFECTING INDIA’S CLIMATE Latitude The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country from the Rann of Kuchchh in the west to Mizoram in the east Almost half of the country, lying south of the Tropic of Cancer, belongs to the tropical area All the remaining area, north of the Tropic, lies …
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5) The Coastal Plains (east & west) The peninsular plateau is flanked by a stretch of narrow coastal strips, running along the Arabian Season the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east. Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea. These are coral islands located off the coast of Kerala. Andaman and the …
The North-eastern Plateau It is an extension of the main peninsular plateau. Due to the force exerted by the north-eastward movement of the Indian plate at the time of the Himalayan origin, a huge fault was created between the Rajmahal hills and the Meghalaya plateau. Later, this depression got filled up by the deposition activity of …
(iv) The Arunachal Himalayas These extend from the east of the Bhutan Himalayas up to the Diphu pass in the east. The general direction of the mountain range is from southwest to northeast. Some of the important mountain peaks of the region are Kangtu and Namcha Barwa. These ranges are dissected by fast-flowing rivers from …
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(ii) Himachal and Uttaranchal Himalayas Figure Himalayan Mountain Complex: Cross-Sectional View from South to North Great Himalaya or Himadri Northernmost range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the ‘Himadri’. ‘Himadri’. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 meters. The folds of Great …
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India can be divided into six physiographic regions The Northern Mountains (The North and North-eastern Mountains) The Peninsular Plateau Indo Gangetic Plains Indian Deserts The Coastal Plains (East & West) Island The Northern Mountains (The North and North-eastern Mountains) The Himalayas consist of a series of parallel mountain ranges. The general orientation of these ranges is from …
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INDIA’S NEIGHBOURS There are seven countries that share land boundaries with India Across the sea to the south, lie our island neighbours— Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait. India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan Afghanistan China (Tibet) Nepal Bhutan Myanmar Bangladesh Two island countries Sri Lanka Maldives …
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In this article you will get breif information about India and its location and size. About India In the north, it is bound by the lofty Himalayas. The Arabian Sea in the west The Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south The north-south extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is …
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