Daily Archives: May 21, 2008

Tropical Rainforests

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) of rain falls yearly. Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. … Continue reading →

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Folds:Types and Folding Mechanism

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The term fold is used in geology when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation. Synsedimentary folds are those due to … Continue reading →

Posted in interior of the Earth, plate tectonics, seismic activities, topography | 4 Comments