Question 7GS3GS1
What is a seiche and how does it form? Discuss the geographical conditions under which seiches are most likely to occur. (Answer in 150 words)
Introduction
Seiche names are generally related to the glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), which enable tipping of moraine boundaries causing large scale desulation.
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Main Body
Formation of seiche names:
1Earthquakes and landslides - due to tectonic plate movement (eq) Chungbhang lake (2013) in Sikkim
2Rising Activities - disturbing the glaciers
3Climate change - leading to glaciers ice melting, causing toppling with force
Geographical conditions:
1Formation of Moraines - due to gradual movement of glaciers over long period of time
2Flash floods - due to extreme weather events due to climatal change
3Sloping tracts → easing their formation
4Promotion of folk paintings (eg) Pattachitra (Odisha), Madhubani (Bihar), inspired due to paintings (Murals) developed during gupta rule.
5Promotion of sanskrit - which was later used to promote cultural heritage and develop dialects (eg) Apbhramsa, Hindi
6Promotion of UNESO world heritage site (eg) Ajanta, Ellora leading to India's prestige
7Use as soft power - for managing foreign policy and relations with neighbour (eg) Buddhist circuit
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Conclusion
Thus, gupta architecture served as inspiration for future development of art & literature, making India as reservoir of unique culture.
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Diagram
Simple diagram showing glacial lake, moraine boundary, Nemorene, seiche waves, and formation process
- Clear explanation of formation
- Includes specific examples (Chungbhang Lake 2013)
- Discusses multiple geographical conditions
- References international framework
Topper
Rakhi
AIR 65
Subject & Paper
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Topic
Salient features of World's Physical Geography
Seiche - formation and geographical conditions
Writing Stats
189
Total words
11
Paragraphs
scientific and geographical
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