World Geography

Environmental and Ecological Issues. For Ras RTS Mains and Ras Rts Prelims Exam

  [su_posts template=”templates/list-loop.php” posts_per_page=”320″ post_type=”post,page” tax_term=”300″ tax_operator=”0″ order=”desc”], Environmental and Ecological Issues Environmental and ecological issues are some of the most pressing problems facing our planet today. These issues can have a devastating impact on human Health, the economy, and the natural world. Air Pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems. It can … Read more

Broad Physical features

  Geomorphology Volcanoes Volcanism includes the movement of molten rock (magma) onto or toward the earth’s surface and also formation of many intrusive and extrusive volcanic forms. A volcano is formed when the molten magma in the earth’s interior escapes through the crust by vents and fissures in the crust, accompanied by steam, gases (hydrogen … Read more

World Distribution of Bauxite and Coal

World Distribution Of Bauxite The important bauxite producers are (their Percentage in world’s production is given in bracket): Australia (31.34%), China (18.41%), Brazil (13.93%), Guinea (8.36%), Jamaica (3.98%), Russia (1.64%), Venezuela (2.39%), Surinam (1.99%), Kazakhstan (2.44%), Greece (1.09%), Guyana (0.60%) and Vietnam (0.01%). Australia is the largest producer of bauxite in the world. It accounts … Read more

Types of Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes

Landforms are the natural features and shapes existent on the face of the earth. Landforms possess many different physical characteristics and are spread out throughout the planet. Together, landforms constitute a specific terrain and their physical arrangement in the landscape forms what is termed as topography. The physical features of landforms include slope, elevation, rock … Read more

El-Nino effect and cyclones

El Nino El Niño is the name given to the occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru. When this warming occurs the usual upwelling of cold, nutrient rich deep ocean water is significantly El Niño normally occurs around Christmasand usually lasts for a few weeks to a few months. Sometimes … Read more

Mains World Tribes -Bushmen, Kirgiz

Bushmen The indigenous people of Southern Africa, whose homeland covers much of Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Angola, are often also known as Bushmen or the San people. They are traditionally nomadic hunters and gatherers who moved over vast areas of land throughout Southern Africa. The Bushmen are split into northern … Read more

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Natural Hazards And Natural Disasters A NATURAL HAZARD is a threat of a naturally occurring event will have a negative effect on humans. This negative effect is what we call a natural disaster.  In other words when the hazardous threat actually happens and harms humans, we call the event a natural disaster. Natural Hazards (and … Read more