The surface of the earth is uneven, some parts may be rugged and some flat. The earth has an immeasurable variety of landforms. These landforms of the earth are the result of two processes and they are: Internal process- The Internal Process leads to the upliftment and sinking of the earth’s surface. External process- It …
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In this article, you can see expected UPSC cut off 2020 and previous year cut off for Prelims and Mains Examination. The Union Public Service Commission commonly abbreviated as UPSC is India’s premier central recruiting agency. Every year, the UPSC (Union Public Services Commission) conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE) to shortlist candidates for various …
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VOLCANOES: Volcano is an opening or vent through which molten lava, ash, gases, etc. comes out from the earth’s interior. Most of the volcanoes are concentrated at convergent and divergent plate boundaries but others, located in the interior of plates are associated with hot spots. Types of Volcanic eruptions: Icelandic: it flows as a fissure …
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The seismic waves traveling through the ocean and seawater results in high sea waves which are known as tsunami. ‘Tsunami’ is a Japanese term represented by two characters: “tsu” and “nami”. The character “tsu” means harbor, while the character “nami” means wave. which has been universally adopted to describe a large seismically generated sea wave. …
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We have been discussing geomorphic processes in our previous articles in the Geography section. We have already seen that geomorphic processes are classified into endogenic processes and exogenic processes. As endogenic processes are already covered in detail, in this post we focus on exogenic forces and exogenic processes. Exogenic (Exogenetic) processes are a direct result of stress-induced in earth materials due …
We have already seen that Geomorphic processes can create landforms. We also know that endogenic forces (internal) and exogenic forces (external) are the two main types of geomorphic processes. In this article, let’s study endogenic forces in detail. Geomorphic: relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth’s surface. The endogenic and …
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The endogenic and exogenic forces causing physical and chemical changes on the earth‘s surface are known as geomorphic processes. Geomorphic =relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth’s surface. Geomorphic agents: mobile medium (like running water, moving ice masses or glaciers, wind, waves, currents, etc.) which removes, transports and …
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The term plate tectonics was first used by Tuzo Wilson, of the University of Toronto but the Plate Tectonics theory was first published by W.J Morgan of the Princeton University in 1962. This theory is based on the concept of seafloor spreading’ advocated by Hess. It is an improvement over the Wegener’s continental drift theory and …