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Wayanad and Kozhikode districts are prone to deep-seated landslides while Idukki and Kottayam are prone to shallow landslides. A very recent study indicates that the additional cohesion provided by vegetation roots in soil is an important contributor to slope stability in the scarp faces of the Western Ghats of Kerala. [23]
Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. [2]
India State of Forest Report 2019 (PDF), vol. 1 (16 ed.), Forest Survey of India. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Government of India., ISBN 9788194101802, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021 "11.2 Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF), India State of Forest Report 2019, vol. 2 (16 ed.), Forest Survey of India. Ministry of ...
Population geographyis the study of the distribution, composition, migration, and growth of human populations in relation to the geographic characteristics of specific area. It focuses on how populations are distributed across space, the factors influencing these distributions, and the implications for resources, environment, and societal ...
India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north (the mainland) to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. [2] It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi).
Odisha is situated in eastern coast on Bay of Bengal. Map of the coastline around Chilka Lake Satellite view of the Mahanadi River near Subarnapur, in Subarnapur district of Odisha.
Human geography – one of the two main subfields of geography is the study of human use and understanding of the world and the processes that have affected it. Human geography broadly differs from physical geography in that it focuses on the built environment and how space is created, viewed, and managed by humans, as well as the influence humans have on the space they occupy.
Assam is endowed with petroleum, natural gas, coal, limestone and many other minor minerals such as magnetic quartzite, kaolin, sillimanites, clay and feldspar.A small quantity of iron ore is also available in western parts of Assam.