Salient Features Of World’s Physical Geography
Previous Year Questions Asked In Mains From This Topic
- Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples. [2021]
- How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and coastal environment ? Give suitable examples. [2019]
- Define mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics. [2018]
- What are the consequences of spreading of ‘Dead Zones’ on marine ecosystem ? [2018]
- How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth ? [2017]
- Account for variations in oceanic salinity and discuss its multi-dimensional effects. [2017]
- What characteristics can be assigned to monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 percent of the world population residing in Monsoon Asia ? [2017]
- Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes. [2016]
- South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment. [2016]
- Explain the factors responsible for the origin of ocean currents. How do they influence regional climates, fishing and navigation? [2015]
- Most of the unusual climatic happenings are explained as an outcome of the EI-Nino effect. Do you agree ? [2014]
- Why are the world’s fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents ? Bring out the association global distribution of fold mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes. [2014]
- Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos. [2014]
- Tropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why? [2014]
- What do you understand by the theory of continental drift? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support. [2013]
- What do you understand by the phenomenon of temperature inversion in meteorology? How does it affect the weather and the habitants of the place? [2013]
- Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why? [2013]