Physical geography Flashcards
Retreating monsoon months
Mid Sep- mid Nov
La nina impact on India yrs(recent)
2020-23(triple dip la nina)
Heavy rainfall in India eg
2005 Mumbai floods
944 mm in 24 hrs
Red soil crops
Oilseeds, pulses, tobacco
India’s Forest cover
21.7% of geog area
% of diff forests(VDF, MDF, OF, Scrub)
3.04%
9.33%
9.34%
1.41%
Mangrove, Bamboo in ISFR
Mangrove increased by 0.34%(17 sqkm)
Bamboo 10k sqkm area reduced
Grid integration issue due to renewable
duck curve effect
India’s EEZ
2.37 mn sqkm
18th largest
Annual avg rainfall in Tg
900mm
Hot summers cold winters in Tg
48 deg C in 2019 in Mancherial(Summer)
5-7 deg C in Adilabad(Winter)
Heavy rainfall in Hyd eg
2020 Hyd floods-> 320mm in 24 hrs
Rainfall variation in Tg
Adilabad-<1100mm
J.Gadwal->600mm annual rainfall
Tg forest cover
24%
Total installed power capacity of Tg
Installed hydro out of total
19 GW
2.5GW
