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. Objective of Plate Tectonic Theory 2. Base of the Plate Tectonic Theory 3. Mechanism 4. Evaluation. Objective of Plate Tectonic Theory: Plate tectonic theory is a comprehensive theory which offers explanations for various relief features and tectonic events viz. mountain building, folding and faulting, continental drift, vulcanicity, seismic events (earthquakes) etc. The [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Objectives of the Thermal Convection Current Theory 2. Base of the Thermal Convection Current Theory 3. Mechanism 4. Evaluation. Objectives of the Thermal Convection Current Theory: Arthur Holmes postulated his thermal convection current theory in the year 1928-29 to explain the intricate problems of the origin of major relief features of the [...]