Landslides in India – Geography Study Material & Notes

In India, the Himalayas are prone to landslides, particularly n monsoon season, from months of June to October. Various types of landslides occur in Himalayas, including block slumping, debris flow, debris slide, rock fall, rotational

Landslides in India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Avalanche Disaster – Geography Study Material & Notes

India has three main geological regions, the Himalayas (Extra-peninsular region), the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Peneinsula. The Himalayas are further classified under the following divisions from, west to east, into four regions: Punjab Himalaya – comprising of

Avalanche Disaster – Geography Study Material & Notes

Crops in India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Agricultural seasons of India are three chief ones - Kharif, Rabi and Zaid. Kharif Crop: These are the crops which are sown at the beginning of the south-west monsoon season (June to July) and are

Crops in India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Climate of India – Geography Study Material & Notes

India has a monsoon kind of climate. The whole country has a tropical monsoonal climate since, the greater part of the country lies within tropics. And the climate is influenced by the south-west  and North-east

Climate of India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Natural Vegetation – Geography Study Material & Notes

The plant community left undisturbed over a long time to adjust themselves to climate and soil conditions - natural vegetation. Types of forest: Tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen Tropical deciduous forests Tropical thorn Forest Montane Forest

Natural Vegetation – Geography Study Material & Notes

Rivers of India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Drainage is the water flow through well defined channels. Drainage pattern is an outcome of geological time period, nature and structure of rocks, topography, slope, amount of water flowing and periodicity of the flow. The

Rivers of India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Types of Soil in India – Geography Study Material & Notes

It is a mixture of rock debris and organic material, soils are living systems. The three layers of soil found on Earth are called Horizons. The lowermost rock is known as the Parent rock or

Types of Soil in India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Physiography of India – Geography Study Material & Notes

India is the seventh largest country with 2.4% of total area of the world. Indian Sub-continent includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan, lying totally in northern hemisphere. The physiography of India is unique and

Physiography of India – Geography Study Material & Notes

Structure and Composition of Biosphere – Geography Study Material & Notes

Biosphere -All living components of the Earth. All plants animals and microbes and their surroundings are known as biosphere. Environment has two components- Abiotic(physical and inorganic) and Biotic(organic). The structure of Biosphere has three components:

Structure and Composition of Biosphere – Geography Study Material & Notes