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Why do the major pressure belts and winds shift pole wards during summer season? Explain.
If the earth had not been inclined towards the sun, the pressure belts, would have been at the same position. But it is not so, because the earth is inclined 23 1/2° towards the sun. On account of this inclination, ..
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Population-Resource Regions: Why tropical monsoon region is densely populated in comparison to the equatorial region?
The equatorial, hot, wet climate is found between 5 to 10 degree north and south of the equator. The equatorial regions are generally sparsely populated. The reason is mainly due to heavy downpour, gloomy wet forests, humid conditions and dangerous ..
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Tropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why?
South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Gulf of Mexico experience a higher frequency of cyclone activity due to several reasons: Warm Sea Surface Temperatures: Tropical cyclones require warm ocean waters with temperatures typically above 26.5 °C to fuel their ..
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Why are the world's fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of fold mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes.
World’s fold mountains are located on the margins of the continents because fold mountains are formed from the folding of crust and uprising of the sediments accumulated by rivers along the margins of the continents by the collision of two ..
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Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos.
Indonesia and Philippines constitute two of the five main archipelagos in the world, with Indonesia being the largest archipelagic state in the world, in terms of area and population. Archipelago refers to a cluster or group of relatively small islands. ..