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UPSC Geography 16 - Climate

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 16 - Climate . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 16 - Climate ". UPSC Geography 16 - Climate Air Masses Tropical- Hot Polar Continental - dry Maritime - Humid Frontogenesis Frontolysis Koppen Climate Classification A- tropical B-dry C-Mediterranean D - Continental E- cold f- full wet m-moist s-summer dry w-winter dry a-hot summer b-warm summer c-cool d-very cold h-hot dry k-dry cold h-alpine Click Here to view UPSC Geography 16 - Climate Slides ** Above Video is created by KapsOne Studies and Placement Center, Nagpur for Guidance of UPSC Civil Service (IAS /IPS / IFS / IRS / SSC / Railways / NDA), MPSC Rajyaseva, UPPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, RPSC, NCERT Aspirants on  UPSC Geography 16 - Climate.

UPSC Geography 15- Weather

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 15- Weather . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 15- Weather ". UPSC Geography 15- Weather Instruments Used by Meteorological Departments Campbell stroke sunshine meter Opisometer - measure distance on the map Theodolite -measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes InClinometer - different andles of slope Heterograph -rain guage Gunn Bellani radiometer-radiation Charts Isobar Synoptic Chart Isobasic - elevation Isochrone -time Isogon - magnetic Isohytes - rainfall Isoneph - cloud Isophene -flowering Isorhyme - frost Isotach -wind Terms Relative humidity - Percentage Specific humidity -  wt of WV / (wt of Air + WV) Absolute Humidity (WV / Volume) Vapour Pressure Air Containing WV is lighter Hygroscopic Nuclie causes Rainfall Silver...

UPSC Geography 14 - Winds

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 14 - Winds . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 14 - Winds ". UPSC Geography 14 - Winds Global Winds Hadley cell Doldrums - equatorial calm Trade winds- horse latitude Coriolis effect - earth's rotation- circular motion  Farrell Law - rightward in NH Torrid Zone - Tropical Zone Temperate zone Polar Zone Local Winds Radiation Inversion Advection inversion Drainage Inversion- ketabatic wind- Cooling of air at top of hill Adiabatic cooling - raising - expanded & get cooled Some Local Winds Sirocco & Bora - Italy Khamsin- Egypt  Mistral - Mediterranean Abrolhos - Brazil Fremantle Doctor - Australia Karaburan- Mongolia Kona - Hawaii Nor easter - US Nor wester - NZ Simoom- Africa Sundowner - California Chinook - Rocky Harmattan - ...

UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere ". UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere Atmospheric Layers Troposphere Stratosphere (Ozone) - CH4 + O2 = OH-(Radical) ; OH-(Radical) + CFC = Chlorine ; Chlorine = O3 = O2 + C10 Mesosphere- coldest - noctilucent Clouds-Thinnest Ionosphere Van allen Radiation Belt Exosphere - hydrogen, helium Magnetosphere Karman line- edge of space  Aeronautics <100 nm, Aestronautics >100 nm Lapse rate- 6.4 deg / km Magnetic Equator - Thumba Van Allen Radiation Belt - Ionosphere Magnetosphere above Exosphere Heat Budget Albedo 0.36 Click Here to View UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere Slide ** Above Video is created by KapsOne Studies and Placement Center, Nagpur for Guidance of UPSC Civil Ser...

UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers)

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers) ". UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers) Methods of Study / Approach Regional Approach- Attention is paid to unique characteristics of a particular region Universality - Similarities between different areas GIS (Geographic Info system) - system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data using Satellite & Advance computing System Lakes Playa Lakes - depression found in interior whose water that slowly filtrates into the groundwater system causing the...

UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges)

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges) ". UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges) Theories of Formation Plate Tectonic Theory Plates Collision or Diversion Oceanic Crust (thinner & Denser) always Subduct under Continental crust Eurasian Plate- slowest Cocoa plate - fastest Scotia plate - Argentina Nacaza - South America Seafloor spreading- Mid oceanic divergent boundary- youngest Continental Drift Theory By Alfred wegener Once one then breaks apart & flow away Evidence from Rocks, Glaciation & Flora / Fauna (Glossopte...

UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans)

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans) ". UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans) Continents 7 continents Straits Isthmus Continental Shelf Largest- Arctic Raja Rampat (indonesia)- Highest Biodiversity Belize reef- West indies Pulley Reef- Florida Great Barrier reef- N.E Australia Atoll (Horseshoe Coral) Oceans Indian Ocean - Half n Ocean Southern Ocean - 2000 Ocean Daily temperature -1 deg C Annual difference - -12 deg C 0.5 deg C / latitude Photic, Thermocline, Deep Zone (200 m) Salinity 3.3-3.5% Directly Proportional to dept, density & pressure) ...