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Geophysical Phenomena and Resource Distribution – UPSC GS1
This module of the GS Paper 1: History, Culture, Geography & Society course covers earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, cyclones and world distribution of key resources. It has 4 study lessons and a 32-question practice quiz. Free lessons can be read in full; premium lessons show a preview.
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1. Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Free 7 minAn earthquake is the sudden shaking of the ground caused when stress built up in rocks is released along a fault, a fracture where blocks of crust move against each other. The point inside the…
2. Volcanoes and Volcanic Landforms
Premium 7 minA volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases and fragments escape to the surface. Molten rock below the surface is called magma; once it reaches the surface it is…
3. Tropical Cyclones and Other Atmospheric Hazards
Premium 7 minA tropical cyclone is an intense, rotating low-pressure storm that forms over warm tropical oceans, with winds spiralling inward and upward around a calm centre. The same phenomenon has different local names: cyclones in the…
4. World Distribution of Key Resources and Industries
Premium 8 minThe GS Paper 1 syllabus asks for the distribution of key natural resources across the world, including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the factors responsible for the location of industries in different parts…
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