district of Kerala with a huge diversity in different species of birds‚ animals‚ plants and butterflies. This richness of wayanad is because of its geographical position. The presence of Western Ghats and parts of Deccan plateau are the main features of Wayanad. It shares its east with Deccan plateau and west with Banasura hills-part of Western Ghats. Wayanad is a precious land with huge diversity in butterfly life. I have participated in last two butterfly survey camps organized by the
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out military campaigns. Mumtaz Mahal supported Shah Jahan and they respected each other very much. Mumtaz Mahal died on June 17‚ 1631 in Burhanpur in the Deccan (now in Madhya Pradesh) during the birth of their fourteenth child‚ a daughter named Gauhara Begum. She had been with her husband as he was fighting a campaign in the Deccan Plateau. Her body was kept at Burhanpur in a walled pleasure garden known as Zainabad. A popular story says that on her deathbed‚ her last wish to the emperor was
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Up: India takes its standard time from the meridian of 82 30 E‚ which is 5 ½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean time ( 0 longitude).Pakistan time is 5 hours ahead of GMT and Bangladesh time is 6 hours ahead of GMT. Significance of Location: Barring the plateau of Baluchistan (which form part of Pakistan)‚ the two great ranges of Sulaiman and Kirthar cut it off from the west. Along the north‚ the great mountain wall formed by the Hindukush‚ Karakoram and the Himalayas‚ which is difficult to cross‚ cuts it
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topography The soils of India on the basis of their formation are divided in the following two broad catagories. 1.Residual Soil 2.Transported Soil The major soil groups are: Black Soil Black soils are mainly found over the Deccan lava tract (Deccan Trap) including Maharashtra‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. These soils are found in river valley of Narmada‚ Tapi‚ Godavari and Krishna. These soils have been formed due to the weathering of the lava rocks. This is also known
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STUDIES MAINS STUDY MATERIAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA PART I 1 www.visionias.wordpress.com India- Physiography India can be divided into four physical divisions. They are: 1) The Northern Mountains 2) The North Indian Plain 3) The Peninsular Plateau 4) The Coastal regions and Islands 2 www.visionias.wordpress.com 1. THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS: The Himalayan mountains form the northern mountain region of India. They are the highest mountain ranges in the world. They have the highest peaks‚
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Sample Preparation Outline with Commentary The following outline for a six‑minute informative speech illustrates the guidelines that govern writing a preparation outline. The commentary explains the procedures used in organizing the speech and writing the outline. Confirm with your teacher to see if she or he wants you to include a title with your outline. India: Land of Diversity Neera Nijhawan Commentary Preparation Outline Stating your specific purpose and central idea as separate units
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Indian subcontinent shaped like a triangle hanging from the southern ridge of Asia‚ is composed of a number of core regions that include‚ mountain ranges‚ river valleys‚ plateau‚ and fertile coastal plains. • Far north are the Himalayas- highest mountain in world • Rich valley of the Ganges River/ Indus • Deccan is a plateau that extends from the Ganges valley to southern tip of India. • Between 3000 B.C. and 1500 B.C.‚ the valleys of the Indus river supported a flourishing civilization
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Features of the seasons in India Given below are the prominent features of the seasons in India in a tabular format: Name of the season Features Winter The winter in India spans the months of December till the beginning of April. The coldest months of the year are January and December. During this period‚ the average temperature is approximately 50-59 °F (10-15 °C) in the northwestern parts of the country. The mercury soars as you move in the direction of the equator‚ and the maximum temperature
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tax on agriculture) An environmental mosaic Rome: Alps‚ Mediterranean Sea‚ forests‚ Tiber and other rivers‚ hills Han: Tianshan mountains‚ Yellow and Yangtze Rivers‚ loess soil‚ Pacific Ocean. Gupta: Indus and Ganges Rivers‚ Thar Desert‚ Deccan Plateau‚ Himalayas Several small states with no clearly dominant state (power vacuum) Rome and other city-states on Italian peninsula; surrounding states in Mediterranean (Greek states‚ Egypt‚ Judea‚ Syria‚ Cyprus‚ Gaul‚ Romania‚ Spain‚ Sicily‚ Sardinia
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ENDOGENOUS PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED LANDFORMS THE EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE • • • • • • Earth’s surface is ever changing Endogenous processess- interior of the earth Mountains‚ plateaus and plains formed Occurences of volcanoes and earthquakes Processess- slow and sudden Many areas rise or subside NOTABLE CHANGES • • • • Breaking of Gondwanaland 120 mya Indian peninsula started drifting towards north Took present shape around 40 mya Raising of Himalayas- present height during last 1 million years
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