Peninsular Plateaus India Shillong Plateau A part of Peninsular Deccan Plateau, made of Garo, Khasi & Jaintia Hills & home ground of Shillong city World’s highest rainfall receiving point Mawsynram is…
Coastal Plains India Kathiawar Coastal Plains Spread from Kactch to Daman in south famous for large scale production of salt. Tapti River, Narmada River, Sabarmati River and Mahi River deposit huge load of sediments…
Physiographic Divisions of India Physiography of India India can be divided into following physical divisions viz. The Northern Mountains The North Indian Plain The Peninsular Plateau Great Indian Desert The…
Capital of Indian States Srinagar/Jammu Located on river Jhelum. Srinagar – Summer capital, Jammu – Winter capital Famous for Woolen cloths, silk cloths, carpets & handicrafts Shimla Located on Dhauladhar…
Tundra Climate – Polar Arctic Climate Polar time of climate is found mainly north of the Arctic circle in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, the virtually uninhabited continent…
Laurentian Climate – Cool Temperate Eastern Margin The cool temperate eastern margin climate is an intermediate type of climate between the British & Siberian type of climate Have features of…
Siberian Climate – Cool Temperate Continental – Taiga Climate Cool temperate continental (Siberian) climate is only experienced in northern hemisphere, where the continents within the high latitudes have a broad…
British type Climate – Cool Temperate Western Margin Cool temperate western margins are under the permanent influence of the westerlies all-round the year approx. at 50* N- S They are…
China type Climate – Warm Temperate Eastern Margin Climate This type of climate is found on the eastern margin of continent in warm temperate latitudes, just outside the tropics &…
Steppe Climate – Temperate Continental Climate Bordering the deserts, away from the Mediterranean regions & in the interiors of the continent are the Temperate grasslands Feature semi-arid or steppe climate,…
Mediterranean Climate (Warm Temperate Western Margin Climate) Mediterranean climate is found between the 30o– 45oN-S latitudes & gets its name from the climate found around the Mediterranean Sea. The basic…
Deserts Climate Type Deserts are the regions of scanty rainfall (less than 25 cm or 10 inch of rainfall) May be hot like Saharan Desert; Coastal dry deserts like Atacama &…