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Chapter: 10th Social Science : Geography : Chapter 7 : Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu
Summary
SUMMARY
• Physical geography is the branch of geography
dealing with the different physical aspects such as landforms, drainage,
climate, soil, natural vegetation etc.
• Tamil Nadu is broadly classified into three
physical divisions namely mountains (Western and Eastern Ghats), plateaus
(Bharamahal, Coimbatore and Madurai) and plains (inland and coastal).
• Cauvery, Palar, Ponnaiyar, Vaigai and
Thamirabarani are the major rivers of Tamil Nadu.
• Soils of Tamil Nadu are classified into five
types according to their characteristics. They are alluvial, black, red,
laterite and saline.
• The forest cover of Tamil Nadu is 20.21% of its
geographical area. Evergreen, deciduous, mangrove, thorny and montane temperate
are its major forest types.
• Disaster Risk Reduction is reducing risks through
systematic efforts.
• Natural disasters are earthquakes, volcanoes,
landslides, cyclones, droughts and forest fires.
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