south to temperate and alpine in the north Himalayan regions. The elevated Himalayan regions receive snowfall in the winter months. Himalayas and the Thar Desert substantially influence the Indian climate. The Himalayas block the cold winds from Central Asia. This keeps the Indian subcontinent warmer than places with similar latitudes. Thar Desert attracts the south west monsoons during the June to October post summer months‚ providing most of the rainfall in India. Summer: March to June
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the rivers flooded destroying the crops on the banks of the rivers. Another physical feature that is UNSUITABLE is the Thar Desert. It is unsuitable because the only time there is water is during monsoon season. Well‚ actually there is water but you might have to walk for days to find it. You also would be at risk of no food because the only animals that live in the Thar Desert are lizards‚ snakes‚ gazelles‚ quail‚ ducks‚ and geese. Another UNSUITABLE physical feature is the Himalaya Mountains
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in the verge of the Eastern Ghats. The capital‚ New Dehli‚ was placed in the north west of the country‚ where the Yammuna river flows‚ near the verge of the Plains of Ganga. One of the most sparsely populated areas is in the Great Indian Desert or Thar Desert‚ in the northwest‚ where the altitude is less than 200 meters and there are no great rivers flowing. The center of India‚ with no densely populated cities‚ is home to the Saptura and the Vindhyan Ranges‚ as well as the Deccan Plateau. The
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LITRATURE REVIEW Tourism is the largest sector of the world. It brings income for a country as well as help to preserve the world heritage. We can say that tourism is playing an important role to provide work for people. Tourism makes a person to away from his home and to do activities. Tourism means travelling to the sites for holiday‚ business‚ study‚ leisure‚ relaxation etc. “Tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for
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(December-February) ii.summer (March-June) iii.south-west monsoon season (June-September) iv.post monsoon season (October-November) Terrain The mainland comprises of four regions‚ namely the great mountain zone‚ plains of the Ganga and the Indus‚ the desert region‚ and the southern peninsula. Natural Resources Coal‚ iron ore‚ manganese ore‚ mica‚ bauxite‚ petroleum‚ titanium ore‚ chromite‚ natural gas‚ magnesite‚ limestone‚ arable land‚ dolomite‚ barytes‚ kaolin‚ gypsum‚ apatite‚ phosphorite‚
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India‚ which is 12 times largest that UK and 8 times largest than Japan occupies just 2.4 % of the total surface of the earth in spite of being seventh largest in regards to the total covering area. India’s landscape varies from snow-capped peaks to deserts‚ plains‚ rainforests‚ hills‚ and plateaus. Presently India has 29 states and 7 union territories. It is home to some of the highest mountains of the world. The Karakoram situated in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has more than sixty peaks above 7
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1. Godavari is the biggest river in the peninsular India which is originated in trimbakeshwar of Maharashtra. The Jayakwadi project is one of the largest irrigation project. It is located on Godavari river at the site of Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra. Godavari is one of the East flowing river in India. 2. India have enough amount of rainfall in most of states.So‚the need of Irrigation is less. If most of land must be irrigated India’s production of corps
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schemes with interest-subsidies; training and development of solar energy product engineers; goal-driven R&D; and build-up of consumer awareness among other things. Much has been said and conjectured about the availability and ideal nature of the Thar Desert to host its own photovoltaic plant. No concrete steps seem to have taken place yet. However‚ the biggest and boldest step so far to increase solar energy production in India has been taken through the launch of the National Solar Mission‚ which
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undulating and rough terrains are areas where grassland and woodlands develop and give shelter to a variety of wild life. Soil The soils also vary over space. Different types of soils provide basis for different types of vegetation. The sandy soils of the desert support cactus and thorny bushes while wet‚ marshy‚ deltaic soils support mangroves and deltaic vegetation. The hill slopes with some depth of soil have conical trees. CLIMATE Temperature The character and extent of vegetation are mainly determined
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GE6351 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING UNIT I ENVIRONMENT‚ ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT DEFINITION: It is defined as the sum total of water‚ air‚ and the inter-relationship that exists among them and with the human beings‚ other living organisms and materials. SCOPE: As a subject it has a wide scope. It encompasses a large number of areas and aspects‚ which may be summarized as follows 1. Natural resources 2. Ecology and biodiversity 3. Environmental pollution and control 4. Social
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