FOR GROUP - I AND CSE STUDENTS FROM AP Many places in AP earthquake prone

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd

WATCH THE GIVEN LINK OF YOU TUBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkN4tmjHuU0

Being Fair

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd

Being Fair to All Brings Beauty to Our Work and Life

Being Unfair should be Unthinkable of..

PREPARATION FOR EXAMS

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd

If Group I then...

Best is state level books...

if possible 8,9,10 level books...   these are a bit old data... but 

you will be able to finish your portion of all subjects quickly...

Then answer the Q/answers at the end and 

ALSO Group I question papers available in the Market..

(OR)

Intermediate books of Telugu Academy for Geography  are with new data..

I have posted Environmental laws,,, AP geography on Blog phanisiddha.blogspot.com

plz copy it into your system 

Indian and world geography data is posted on BLOG.

world geography our class notes is sufficient... 

Read Question Answers of the past papers and see which areas you

are not able to answer... then study that chapter... this is best preparation mode..

QUERIES AGRICULTURE

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd

PEPPER PAINS

Due to speculation and reports of shortfall in production in India and Vietnam, spot pepper continued to scale record highs, at an all-time high of Rs.39,500 a quintal (395 a Kg and expected to cross the 400 /Kg mark)

plz mention the diff between Net and Gross sown area?   Farheen

What is

a. NET AREA OF IRRIGATION OF STATE AP

B. GROSS AREA OF IRRIGATION OF STATE AP.

Total area under agriculture is NET.... 

If you cultivate the same area more than once in the  year then 
the total area cultivated is more than NET AREA  
which then is called GROSS AREA

2010-11 Net Area Irrigated is 50.34 Lakh Hectares

Gross Area Irrigated is 71.53 Lakh Hectares.

what is contour farming/step farming.. can contour farming be applied in

hilly areas?    Nikita

Contour farming is rounded/circular tilling in the farm
to reduce erosional effect of the wind as the crop will act as wind check...

terrace farming is step farming practiced in the hilly areas to reduce water speeds and

also this is the only way out to cultivate in steeper slopes.. here circular bunds all round the hill will be made to reduce water effects..

contour farming can also be applied to hilly areas ((in the stepped/Terraced land itself))

 they can plough round and go down to the next level of land...

see images in google to get a clearer idea..

FOR GROUP- I INDIAN GEOGRAPHY DATA

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd

 UPDATE 25/05/2012 -- ADDITION OF MINERAL DATA
==========================

India – 8 deg     4 mins to    37 deg    6 mins North Latitudes
            6 deg 45 mins from Andaman  and Nicobar Islands

            68 deg   7 mins to   97 deg 25 mins East Longitudes

Area 32, 87,263 Sq Kms

North to South 3214 Kms

East to West Distance 2933 Kms

Total Length of Borders is 15200 Kms

Coastline is 6100 Kms, 7516.6Kms if A&N, Lakshadweep Islands is included

Total 572 (247) Islands.. 43 in Arabian Sea and 204 in Bay of Bengal

Aravalli – relict mountain, most oldest fold mt in the world

Highest peak Guru Shikhar 1722 m in Abu Hills

Vindhyan Mt -  A block Mountain.

Natural watershed between North and South

Maikala Range – Mt Amarkantak Highest Peak

Origin of Narmada and Son rivers

RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS

Indus River system –

            Kishenganga project on Kishenganga river a tributary of Indus

            Tulbul – Wular project on Jhelum

            Bhaglihar, Dulhasti, Salal Projects on Chenab

            Thein Dam on Ravi

             Beas Project on Beas River

            Bhakra Nangal on Sutlej

Ganga River Sytem

            Chambal project (Gandhi sagar dam, Rana pratap sagar and Jawahar Sagar/Kota dam on 

            Chambal       river a tributary of Yamuna which is further tributary of Ganga)

Matatila project on Betwa river a tributary of Yamuna which is further tributary of Ganga            

Sharda Sahayak project on Ghagra

            Ramganga project Chuisot Stream on Ramganga River

            Banasagar project on Son

            Rihand Project on Rihand river tributary of Son

            DVC on Damodar river

            Kharkai project on Kharkai river tributary of Subarnarekha

            Hirakud on Mahanadi

            Nizamsagar project on Manjira river tributary of Godavari

Jayakwadi, Bhabli (Maharashtra), SriramSagar (Pochampad) and Indira Sagar (Polavaram) projects, Dowleishwaram Anicut on Godavari

Tungabhadra Dam on Tungabhadra river, Bhima dam on Bhima,  Koyana Dam on Koyana river, Ghatprabha, Malprabha Dams on Ghatprabha, Malprabha rivers  all are tributaries of Krishna

Almatti (Karnataka), Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar Projects, Arthur Cotton Barrage on Krishna

            Mettur, Sivasamudram project s on Kaveri (Cauvery) river

            Sharavati Project (Mahatma Gandhi project) on Sharavati river near Jog Falls

            Kakrapara , Ukai projects on Tapi (Tapti) river

            Sardar Sarovar Project on Narmada

            Tawa Dam on Tawa River a tributary of Narmada

            Mahi project (Jamnalal Bajaj Project) on Mahi river

IMPORTANT CROPS

Rice – West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, AP

Wheat – UP, Punjab, Haryana, MP

Jowar  –Mah, Raj, MP, AP,

Bajra – Raj, Guj, AP, Mah

Ragi – Karnataka, T.N, Mah, AP, Orissa,

Barley – UP, Raj, MP, Haryana

Maize – MP, UP, Bihar, Raj

Pulses – MP, UP, Raj,

Sugarcane – UP, Mah, TN, Karnataka, AP

Tea – Assam , WB, TN, kerala

Coffee – Karnataka, Kerala, TN

Rubber – Kerala, TN, Karnataka and A&N

Tobacco – AP, Guj, TN, Karnataka

Potato – UP, WB, Bihar

Groundnut – AP, Guj, TN, Karnataka

Onions – Mah, Guj, Karnataka

Total Food Grain – UP, Punjab, Haryana *Raj

MINERALS

COAL; Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, MP, AP, 

Neyveli in Tamilnadu known for Lignite Coal (Neyveli Lignite Corporation)

PETROLEUM; Maharashtra, Guj, Assam,

OIL REFINERIES; West Coast; Jamnagar, Mumbai, Mangalore, Kochi,

                                    East Coast; Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Haldia

                                        Interior; Digboi, Guwahati, Bongaigaon (Assam), Barauni (Bihar), Mathura (UP), Panipat (Haryana), Bhatinda (Punjab)

MICA; Bihar, AP, Raj

LIMESTONE; MP, Chattisgarh, AP, Karnataka, Raj,Guj

DOLOMITE; Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Chattisgarh, Guj

ASBESTOS; Raj, AP, Karnataka

GYPSUM; Raj, J&K, TNadu

DIAMONDS; MP, AP, Karnataka, Orissa

URANIUM; Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, Raj, Kerala

THORIUM; AP, Tnadu, Kerala, Bihar, Raj

GOLD; AP, Karnataka, Kerala

COPPER; Jharkhand, MP, AP, Raj, Mah, Karnataka

LEAD & ZINC; Sikkim, AP, Raj, Guj

IRON; Jharkhand, Orissa, Chattisgarh, MP, AP, TNadu, Mah, Goa (Blue Dust Iron Ore),

            Karnataka, Kerala

BAUXITE; Jharkhand, MP, Chattisgarh, Orissa, TN, Guj, Mah, Karnatka

FOR GROUP - I WORLD GEOGRAPHY DATA

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd

 UPDATE 25/05/2012 MINERALS 

World’s Biggest Countries in area

Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil, Australia, India

World’s Biggest Countries in population

China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil

World’s Smallest Countries in area

Vatican city 0.44 Square Km

Monaco (located within France) 1.95

Nauru 21.10

Tuvalu 26

World’s Smallest Countries in Population

Vatican City

Tuvalu (Oceania in South Pacific),

Nauru (Oceania in South Pacific),

Palau (in West Pacific)

San Marino (Located within Italy)

World’s Major Cities

Mexico, Tokyo, Sau Paulo, ,New York, Shanghai

Longest Rivers in the world

Nile – Africa – 6695 Km

Amazon – South America – 6400

Yangtse (Chang Jiang) – Asia – 5488

Yellow river (Hwang Ho) – Asia – 4700

Largest Islands of the World

Greenland (in N America belongs to Denmark) – in Atlantic Ocean

New Guinea - Pacific Ocean

Borneo – Pacific Ocean

Madagascar – Indian Ocean

Baffin – Arctic Ocean

Numerical facts about the Earth

Mt Everest 8848 (8850) METERS

Mean Radius to the Centre of Earth 6371 KM

Equatorial circumference 40076 KM

Polar circumference 40,009 KM

Deepest Point – Mariana Trench – in Pacific Ocean 11022 M

Ocean Average Depth 4000 METERS

Land to Ocean Percentage of Surface Area ; 29.22 % - 70.78%

Total area of the Earth : 510 Million Square KM

 Total percentage of Nitrogen, Oxygen in Air 78%, 21% and 1 % remaining all gases

CO2 is 0.03%

CROP PRODUCTION DETAILS

Cereals; China, USA, India, Russia

*Wheat; USA, China, India, Russia

Rice/Paddy; China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh

Maize; USA China, Brazil, Mexico

Citrus Fruits; Brazil, USA, China, Mexico

Jute: India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar

*Cotton; USA, China, Egypt, India

Coffee; Brazil, colombia, vietnam, Indonesia, Ethiopia, India

Tea; India, China, Srilanka, Kenya

Cattle Population: Brazil, India, China, USA

Sheep Population; China, Australia, India, Iran

MINERALS

IRON: CIS, Brazil, China, Australia, India, USA

COPPER; Chile, USA, CIS, Canada, Zambia, Zaire

TIN; Malaysia, Thailand, Bolivia

BAUXITE; Australia, Guinea, Jamaica, India

DIAMONDS; Zaire, CIS, South Africa

SULPHUR; Poland, USA, Mexico

VANADIUM; South Africa, CIS, USA

PLATINUM; Canada, South Africa

ASBESTOS; CIS, Canada, South Africa

MICA; India, USA, CIS

PHOSPHORUS; USA, CIS, Morocco

LEAD; Australia, Russia, Peru

ZINC; Canada, Russia, Peru

NICKEL; Canada, Russia, Australia

MANGANESE; Russia, S.Africa, Australia

CHROMIUM; S.Africa, Russia, Turkey

TUNGSTEN; China, CIS, South Africa

ANTIMONY; China, Bolivia, CIS

COBALT; Zaire, Zambia, CIS

MERCURY; CIS, Spain, Algeria

SILVER; Mexico, CIS, USA

GOLD; S.Africa, CIS, USA, Canada

COAL; China, USA, Russia, India, S.Africa

PETROLEUM; CIS, USA, Saudi Arabia, China, Mexico

URANIUM & THORIUM; USA, Canada, South Africa, Europe, Asia

El Niño-Southern Oscillation

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd 

El Niño-Southern Oscillation

The 1997 El Niño observed by TOPEX/Poseidon. The white areas off the tropical coasts of South and North America indicate the pool of warm water.

El Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is a quasiperiodic climate pattern that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean with on average five year intervals.

It is characterized by variations in the temperature of the surface of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean—warming or cooling known as El Niño and La Niña respectively—and air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific—the Southern Oscillation.

 The two variations are coupled: the warm oceanic phase, El Niño, accompanies high air surface pressure in the western Pacific, while the cold phase, La Niña, accompanies low air surface pressure in the western Pacific.

 Mechanisms that cause the oscillation remain under study.

ENSO causes extreme weather (such as floods and droughts) in many regions of the world. Developing countries dependent upon agriculture and fishing, particularly those bordering the Pacific Ocean, are the most affected.

In popular usage, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is often called just "El Niño".

 El Niño is Spanish for "the boy" and refers to the Christ child, because periodic warming in the Pacific near South America is usually noticed around Christmas. The expression of ENSO is potentially subject to dramatic changes as a result of global warming, and is a target for research in this regard..