Introduction A wetland is a place or area whose soil is seasonally or permanently moist. All over the world, there are different types of wetlands, such as marshes, fens, estuaries, mudflats, deltas, coral islands, swamps, bogs, etc. They are different from each other. Their features set them apart from each other. Among all these wetlands, […]
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Introduction There are different regions in the world and time varies in each region. Zulu time was created to eliminate confusion caused by different time zones. It is used as a term for Universal Time Coordinated. This time zone is used in the military and navigation for timekeeping purposes to avoid confusion using other time
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Introduction Soil is a soft layer that covers the earth’s surface. It is created by the mixing of minerals and organic compounds resulting from natural and chemical processes such as erosion and weathering of rocks. The type of soil varies in different parts of the world, depending on various factors. These factors are called soil-forming
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Know in one minute about Biotic factors in the tropical rainforest The tropical rainforest has the oldest and largest diversity of biotic factor areas on earth and is the largest biome. About 50% of total carbon dioxide is absorbed by this rainforest. Tropical rainforests can be characterized by two terms: warm and humid. The climatic
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Know in a one-minute about Abiotic factors Abiotic factors refer to the non-living components of the environment. It plays an essential role in shaping the ecosystem. Abiotic factors, like sunlight, temperature, water, soil, and air, are interrelated with biotic factors. Abiotic factors are critical in controlling the biodiversity of an ecosystem. As they are the
Know in one minute about Biotic factors in the amazon rainforest The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest forest. It is home to more than half of the world’s vegetation. There are approximately 330 billion individual trees divided into 16,000 species. About 20% of the earth’s oxygen comes from the amazon. The Amazon rainforest is
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Introduction Agriculture is the main economic activity and an essential productive endeavor for humankind, as stated by Prof. Zimmer Mann. The farming industry is categorized into seven types based on market demand, supply, and production. These include primitive subsistence farming, sedentary primitive subsistence farming, intensive subsistence farming, extensive commercial cultivation, plantation agriculture, mixed farming, and
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Introduction Graupel is a rare type of solid precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets freeze onto a snow crystal. This precipitation is also called snow pellets or soft hail, and it looks like small snowballs. It is soft and doesn’t cause property damage, but it can make roads slippery and dangerous. It is smaller
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Introduction Minerals are natural substances that are extracted from rocks found either on the surface or inside the earth. Based on their natural properties, they are categorized into two groups namely metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals. Metallic minerals are minerals that contain metal elements such as iron, copper, zinc, and lead. There is a crucial
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Introduction The term weathering originates from the weather. Weathering is the process of breaking down rocks under the influence of different elements of weather and in various natural processes and chemical reactions. There are three types of weathering. These are chemical weathering, mechanical weathering or physical weathering, and biological weathering discussed in detail below. Weathering
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