Types of Oceanic Currents Oceanic currents are classified based on their location, driving forces, and the depth at which they occur. Here’s a breakdown of the main types of oceanic currents: 1. Surface Currents (Wind-Driven Currents) These currents occur in the upper 400 meters of the ocean and are mainly Read more…
oceanic currents Oceanic currents are large-scale movements of seawater that circulate throughout the world’s oceans. These currents play a crucial role in regulating climate, distributing heat, and supporting marine ecosystems. There are two main types of ocean currents: Surface Currents: Driven by wind: These currents are primarily caused by the Read more…
Suez Canal The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways. It is located at the crossroads of Asia, Europe, and Africa. The Canal is owned and operated by Egypt and the main part of that country is separated by it on the west bank from the Sinai Peninsula Read more…
Koeppens’s Scheme of Classification of Climate
Solar Radiation, Heat Balance, and Temperature Solar Radiation Our earth receives almost all its energy from the sun in short wavelengths that are radiated back to space by the earth. As a result, the earth neither warms up nor does it get cooled over a period of time. The amount of Read more…
Agricultural systems in the world: A brief introduction of agricultural systems definition of Agriculture: Farming or agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. It played a very important role in the development of human civilization. The development of agriculture enabled the human population to grow many times larger Read more…
Human geography: Nature and scope Human geography deals with the relationship between the physical/natural and the human worlds, the spatial distribution of human phenomena and how they come about, and the social and economic differences between different parts of the world. What is spatial distribution? Spatial distribution in statistics is Read more…
Continent Africa Continent Africa is the second largest continent in terms of area after Asia. It covers an area of 30,065,000 sq. km. It is also the second most populous continent after Asia. It covers 6% of Earth’s total area and 20% of its land area. The continent is surrounded Read more…
Grasslands in the World Grasslands are found in areas with not enough rainfall for the growth of a forest, but it is adequate to support the growth of grasses. The grasslands can be said as a connecting link between deserts and forests. Grassland can be defined as an area where Read more…
