What is a jet stream? What are the characteristics of jet streams? Why is it important for various climate phenomenons? Read to know more. What is a jet stream? The understanding of Jet stream is very important for understanding temperate cyclones and Indian monsoons. According to World … [Read more...] about Jet streams: Characteristics, Types and Significance
Geography Notes
Air masses: Origin and Classification
What is an air mass? What is its significance? How does it affect the global climate? Know more here. What is an air mass? It is defined as a large body of air having little horizontal variation in temperature and moisture. The air masses have a relatively uniform distribution of vertical … [Read more...] about Air masses: Origin and Classification
Rainfall: Different Types Explained in Layman’s Language
What are Rainfall and precipitation? What are the types of rainfall and how does it occur? Read to know more. Precipitation It is a process of falling atmospheric moisture on the surface in any form due to gravity. Precipitation occurs when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water … [Read more...] about Rainfall: Different Types Explained in Layman’s Language
Winds: Classification and types
What are winds? How do winds originate? What are the classifications and types? Read to know more. The horizontal movement of air is described as the wind caused by the heating of the sun and the rotational movement of the earth. Flow and direction are controlled by the following geographical … [Read more...] about Winds: Classification and types
Scheduled Tribes in India – Definition, Criteria, and Full List
Scheduled Tribes: Who are they? The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities in India were suffering from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness. They needed special consideration for safeguarding their interests and for their socio-economic … [Read more...] about Scheduled Tribes in India – Definition, Criteria, and Full List
Cotton Cultivation in India: Important Things You Should Know
Everything you need to know about Cotton cultivation in India. Cotton is one of the main raw materials for the cotton textile industry. Cotton grows well in drier parts in India. Cotton Cultivation in India India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant. India lost a large … [Read more...] about Cotton Cultivation in India: Important Things You Should Know
Clouds – How to Distinguish the Different Types of Clouds?
Can you distinguish the different types of clouds you see in the sky? When we prepare notes of ClearIAS - we always keep one important thing in mind. Our study materials should help our readers learn faster! (See Major Ocean Currents: How to learn faster?) Now, after a break, we have come up … [Read more...] about Clouds – How to Distinguish the Different Types of Clouds?
Distribution of Temperature in the Earth’s Atmosphere
In the previous articles in the Geography section, we have discussed in detail about the composition and structure of the earth’s atmosphere, how and from where the earth receives its energy, how the earth maintains its temperature, methods through which the heat energy gets transferred in the … [Read more...] about Distribution of Temperature in the Earth’s Atmosphere
Insolation and Heat Balance of the Earth
In the previous article, we have discussed the composition and structure of the earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is essential for the survival of plant and animal life. They also require the optimum temperature to keep themselves warm and grow. In this article, we are going to discuss in details … [Read more...] about Insolation and Heat Balance of the Earth
Composition and Structure of the Earth’s Atmosphere
ClearIAS Team has been receiving a lot of support and encouragement from our loving readers for our easy-to-understand articles on Geography. (See Major Ocean Currents: How to learn faster?) Having covered most of the important concepts in Lithosphere and Hydrosphere, in this article, we are going … [Read more...] about Composition and Structure of the Earth’s Atmosphere
