Physical Geography

Geographical Landforms and Their Significance

Geographic landforms are incredibly important for understanding the landscape and its history. They can help identify areas with other natural hazards. Additionally, they can provide clues about the climate and the environment that existed at different points in time. There are a variety of different geographical landforms, and in this article, we will focus on

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Physical Geography, UPSC

Fluvial/River Landform: Depositional

Introduction: Fluvial Landforms are created by erosional river activities. They are associated with the movement and energy of rivers and streams. These landforms are small to medium tracts. The two types of landforms created by Fluvial Landform are: Fluvial Erosional Landforms & Fluvial Depositional Landforms Erosional landforms are formed due to the removal and transport

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Physical Geography, UPSC

Factors Controlling the Temperature Distribution

According to the National Climate Assessment, human actions are the leading source of global warming, particularly the carbon pollution that we generate by burning fossil fuels and the carbon-capture we impede by destroying forests. We produce carbon dioxide, soot, methane, and other pollutants into the atmosphere, which act as a blanket, trapping the sun’s heat

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Physical Geography, UPSC

El- Nino

Introduction El Nino is a climatic pattern that represents the unusual warming of the surface waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It is a complex weather phenomenon that results from the differences in the oceanic temperature in the Pacific Region of the equator.  It is termed as the warm phase of the “El Nino-Southern Oscillation”

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Physical Geography, UPSC