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Landforms by Running Water Denudation is general lowering of earth’s surface by agents of erosion such as Wind, Water, Ice, Waves etc. Unlike glaciers & snow, which are confined to…
River Drainage Patterns & Erosion Processes River Drainage Patterns Dendritic Drainage Patterns If the rocks are composed of homogeneous beds of uniform resistance to erosion, the tributaries will join the…
Mass movement & Ground Water Mass movement Movement of weathered material down the slope due to gravitational force Movement may be gradual or sudden depending on the gradient of the…
Weathering – Chemical + Physical + Biological Weathering The process of wearing away of earth’s surface is commonly known as denudation & is generally carried out in four phases Weathering,…
Volcanoes & its types Volcanoes A sudden & abrupt explosion in earth crust through which Magma, gases, dust, smoke & solid material burst out Volcanic activity is connected with crustal…
Type of Plains Plains Plains usually are the best land of a country & are heavily cultivated & populated Even more at places where rivers transverse the plains For ex:…
Mountains and Plateaus Mountains Part of land > 900 mts height With slope ~ 25 – 30* Mainly of four types viz. Fold Mountains Block Mountains Volcanic Mountains Residual /…
Formation of Continents – Continental Drift Theory & Plate Tectonics Wagner’s Continental Drift Theory Proposed by Alfred Wegner in 1912 Also known as Jigsaw Fit Theory 1st to propound movement…
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