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Determinism and Possibilism in Geography

Determinism and possibilism are two philosophical approaches in human geography. Determinism Philosophy of Determinism is based upon the interaction between primitive human society and strong forces of nature....

April 3, 2016

Soil Classification: Types of Soils

Soil classification based on observable soil properties actually seen in the field is known as soil taxonomy. There are a number of soil classifications presented by the experts...

April 3, 2016

General Knowledge of Soil: Nature, Texture, Soil pH and Soil Horizons

The fine particles of the solid rocks along with the organic / inorganic matter are called soil.  The naturally occurring soil is influenced by parent material, climate, relief...

April 3, 2016

Tornado: Meaning, Formation and Impacts

Basically, hurricanes and typhoons form over water and are huge, while tornados form over land and are much smaller in size. A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized...

April 3, 2016

Cyclones: Types and Mechanism

Cyclone is a system of low atmospheric pressure in which the barometric gradient is steep. Cyclones represent circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth....

April 3, 2016

Frontogenesis and Frontolysis; Cold, Warm and Occluded Fronts

Air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapour content. An air mass may be of many hundreds or thousands of square miles,...

April 3, 2016

Types of Rainfall: Convectional, Frontal, Orographic Rainfall

The amount of moisture in air is commonly recorded as relative humidity; which is the percentage of the total water vapour air can hold at a particular air...

April 3, 2016

Monsoon Mechanism

The word monsoon derived from the Arabic word mausim means seasonal winds. In this system, the direction of the winds reverses seasonally. The first thing we note is...

April 3, 2016

List of Local Winds around the Globe

The Local winds around the world are formed through the heating of land. In coastal regions, the sea breezes and land breezes are important factors in a location’s...

April 3, 2016

Global Winds: Trade Winds, Westerlies and Polar Easterlies

When air moves in a definite direction, it is called wind. If the winds move from west to east, they are called westerlies. If they move from east...

April 3, 2016

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