Notes and Study material for Exams
Broad Physical Feature: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes and Glaciers:- 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 … Read more
Three Geological divisions: The peninsular block The Himalayas and other Peninsular Mountains Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain Peninsualar block is made of gneisses (metamorphic) and granites (igneous). Six physiographic divisions: The Northern and North-eastern Mountains The Northern Plain The Peninsular Plateau The Indian Desert The Coastal Plains The Islands Northern and North-Eastern Mountains Approximate length of the … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Settlement can be defined as any form of human habitation which ranges from a single dwelling to large city. The word settlement has another connotation as well as this is a process of opening up and settling of a previously uninhabited area by the people. In … Read more
Each landform has its unique physical shape, size, materials and is a result of the action of certain geomorphic processes and agent(s). Every landform has a beginning. Landforms once formed may change in their shape, size and nature slowly or fast due to continued action of geomorphic processes and agents. Due to changes in … Read more
The subtopics of the Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011 are: Introduction Background Objectives Scope Definitions General Provisions Specific Provisions Enforcement Penalties Transitional Provisions Savings and Repeals Citation Schedule 1 – Island Protection Zone Schedule 2 – Prohibited Activities Schedule 3 – Penalties Schedule 4 – Transitional Provisions The Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011 is a … Read more