Saturday, March 8, 2008

Types of waterfalls

Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.
Cataract: A large waterfall.
Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form, then spreads out in a wider pool.
Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.






Friday, March 7, 2008

Types of Deserts


There are four types of Desrts


The Hamada Type:

In which the surface consists of bare,polished rock.


The Reg (or Serir) Type:

Consisting of vast sheets of angular pebbels.


The Mountain Type:

Consisting of stark peaks, precipitious slopes and deeply cut ravines


The Erg Type:

Consisting of extensive areas of undulating sand dunes

Thursday, March 6, 2008

World's Famous Currents


The names of the famous oceans currents are given as under:


Currents of the Atlantic

1 Benguela current

2-South equatorial current

3-The Brazil current

4-North equatorial current

5-Gulf stream

6-Canaries current

7- Arctic current

8-The Labrador and Greenland current


Currents of the Pacific


1- The Peruvian or Humboldt current

2-New South Wales current

3-Japn current or Kuro Siwo

4-California current

5-Kurile current


Current of Indian Ocean

(South)

1-Antarctic current

2-West Australian current

3-Agulhas current

(North)

4-Somali current