by Sud | May 6, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Thousands of islands combine to form the Oceania region mostly covering the Central and South Pacific Ocean. The region is dominated by the world’s biggest island and two other major landmasses, micro-continent of Zealandia ( includes New Zealand) and the western half...
by Sud | May 6, 2023 | Geography Beginner
It is the southernmost continent and lies entirely within the Antarctic Circle spread around the South Pole. To the south of India, beyond the Indian Ocean lies the frozen continent of Antarctica. The name means – opposite the Arctic. It separated from the rest of the...
by Sud | Apr 29, 2023 | Geography Beginner
The Plateaus are built over millions of years as pieces of Earth’s crust smash into each other, melt, and gurgle back toward the surface. The term Plateau can be defined as the upland which has at least one side of a very steep slope standing well above the...
by Sud | Apr 29, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Periglacial means around or peripheral to the margins of glaciers. Periglacial areas are permanently frozen without permanent ice cover on the ground surface. Periglacial climate has mean annual temperature ranging from 1°C to -15°C and mean annual precipitation of...
by Sud | Apr 29, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Glaciers A glacier is a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land. The term “glacier” comes from the French word glace (glah-SAY), which means ice. Glaciers are often called “rivers of ice.” Glaciers assume the shape of a tongue, broadest at the source &...
