LANDFORMS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES
Volcanic activities have a profound influence on the earth’s landforms. Solid, liquid or gaseous materials…
Volcanic activities have a profound influence on the earth’s landforms. Solid, liquid or gaseous materials…
The appearance and characterstic features of landforms are greatly influenced by the underlying rock type….
The earth’s crust is made up of various types of rocks, differing from one another…
A traveller going eastwards gains time from Greenwich until he reaches the meridian 180°E when…
If each town were to keep the time of its own meridian, there would be…
All living things as well as the physical environment in which they live interact with…
Vegetation is usually described by reference to its flora or floristic (species) composition and its…
Vegetation is never static; it is continually changing in composition and structure. This is because…
The area of land or site occupied by a given plant or plant community is…
Vegetation refers to the community of different kinds or species of plants growing together in…
Tropical Cyclones, Typhoons, Hurricanes and Tornadoes All these are different kinds of tropical cyclones. They…
Both the Fohn and Chinook winds are dry winds experienced on the leeward side of…
As the greater part of the globe experiences seasonal changes in temperature, it is to…
Atmospheric pressure is the most important factor influencing climate, since differences of air pressure cause…
1) Snow: This is formed when water vapour condenses in the atmosphere at temperatures below…
There are three major types of rainfall. 1) Convectional rainfall: This type of rainfall is…
The cooling of moist air and the condensation and precipitation of water are brought about…
As a result of evaporation from oceans and seas, water is absorbed into the air…
When the earth revolves round the sun, it travels on an elliptical orbit at a…
The Importance of Temperature Temperature influences the actual amount of water vapour present in the…
To collect various climatic data and to prepare maps and charts of them, the following…
The atmosphere encloses the globe and is made up of gases and vapour, and receives…
Distribution Bordering the deserts, away from the Mediterranean regions and in the interiors of continents,…
Laurentian Type Distribution The Cool Temperate Eastern Margin (Laurentian) Climate is an intermediate type of…
British Type Distribution The cool temperate western margins are under the permanent influence of the…
China type Distribution This type of climate is found on the eastern margins of continents…
Mediterranean Type Distribution The Warm Temperate Western Margin Climate is found in relatively few areas…
Distribution The Cold Temperate Continental (Siberian) Climate is experienced only in the northern hemisphere, where…
Distribution The Savanna or Sudan Climate is a transitional type of climate found between the…
Distribution Deserts are regions of scanty rainfall which may be hot like the hot deserts…
Land and sea breezes are, in fact, monsoons on a smaller scale. Both are basically…
The ancient Greeks believed the volcanic eruptions occurred when Vulcan, the God of Fire, stoked…