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47 Cards in this Set
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Igneous rocks (molten magma) |
Mica, granite |
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Sedimentary rocks (layers) |
Gravel , peat , gypsum |
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Metamorphic rocks (originally igneous or sedimentary later changed due to pressure etc) |
Gneiss , marble , quartzite |
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GNEISS |
Igneous , granite |
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Green stone |
Igneous , basalt |
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Marble |
Sedimentary , limestone |
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Graphite , coal |
Sedimentary , coal |
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Quartzite |
Sedimentary , sandstone |
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SLATE , MICA , SCHIST |
Sedimentary , shale/clay |
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Magnitude of earthquake measured by |
Richter scale |
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Intensity of Equake |
Seismograph |
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Intensity of shaking |
Mercalli scale |
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Active volcanoes |
Mauna Loa (Hawaii) Etna (Sicily) Vesuvius (Italy) Stromboli (Mediterranean Sea) |
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Dormant |
Fujiyama (Japan) Krakatoa (Indonesia) Barren island (India) |
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Extinct |
Arthur's seat (Edinburgh Scotland) |
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Fold mountains |
Himalayas (Asia) Alps (Europe) |
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Block mountains |
Vosges (France) Black forest mountains (Germany) |
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Volcanic mountains aka |
Mountains of accumulation Mt Mona Loa (Hawaii) Mt popa (Myanmar) |
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Residual / dissected mountains aka |
Relict mountains Mountains of circum-denudation |
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Residual mountains |
Nilgiris , girnar , Raj mahal |
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Order of lengths of ranges |
Andes : S.america 7200Km Himalayas/Karakorum/Hindu kush : central Asia 5000 km Rocky mountains : North America 4800km The great dividing range : East Australia 3600km Atlas : north west Africa 1980 Western Ghats Caucasus: Europe Alaska: USA Alps : Europe |
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Trade winds location |
Equator |
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Chinook |
North West America Snow eater |
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Khamsen wind |
Egypt |
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Blood rain winds |
Sirocco |
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Haraamatan winds |
Western Africa |
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Norwester wind |
New Zealand |
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Suez canal |
Mediterranean to red |
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Gift of Nile |
Egypt |
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MC Mohan line |
India China |
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38th parallel |
N . S. Korea |
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37th parallel |
Canada America |
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Tropic of Cancer passed how many states |
8 |
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Western most point |
Ghormota |
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India coordinates |
8'4 - 37'6 North |
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Highest point of Eastern Ghats |
Mahindra giri (anaimudi in Western) |
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Largest lake in India |
Chilika |
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Origin of Indus |
Mansarovar lake and ends in Arabian Sea |
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Jhelum |
Kashmir - chenab |
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Narmada |
Amarkantak - gulf of khambat |
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Krishna |
Western Ghats - bay of Bengal |
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Godavari |
Nasik - bob |
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Hirakud dam |
Mahanadi |
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Kharif crops |
Sown June July Harv Sept Oct |
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Rabi |
Winter crops sown in Oct Dec and Harv in Apr may |
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Max sugarcane |
UP |
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Trade in German means |
Track |
