Here is an essay on ‘The Himalayas’ especially written for school and college students. The fauna of Himalayan sub-region resemble of both the Oriental and Palaearctic regions. The animals such as Tiger, Leopard, Bear, Wild pig and Snow leopard are found on both sides of Himalaya in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. It seems that these animals might have migrated [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Objectives of the Sliding Continent Theory 2. Axioms of the Sliding Continent Theory 3. Mechanism 4. Evaluation. Objectives of the Sliding Continent Theory: Daly postulated his theory of sliding continents in his book 'Our Mobile Earth' in the year 1926 to explain the origin and evolution of different relief features of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Objectives of Thermal Contraction Theory 2. Mechanism of the Thermal Contraction Theory 3. Evaluation. Objectives of Thermal Contraction Theory: Jeffreys, a strong exponent of contraction theory, postulated his 'thermal contraction theory' to explain the origin and evolution of major reliefs of the earth's surface (continents, ocean basins, mountains, island arcs and festoons) [...]