World Geography Questions

Second ozone hole was detected over Tibet in the year 2006. 

Ozone is a form of oxygen, acts as a high-altitude atmospheric screen against cancer-causing ultraviolet light.

The main source of these halogens in the stratosphere is photodissociation of man made halocarbon refrigerants, solvents, propellants and CFC's.

The Indian Ocean consists of one gyre, the Indian Ocean (Majid) Gyre, which exists mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is named after Ahmad Bin Majid, the 15th-century Arab mariner. Following shows the Oceans and their respective Gyres

 Indian Ocean            -        Majid Gyre

North Atlantic Ocean   -       Columbus Gyre

South Atlantic Ocean  -       Prince Henry Gyre

North Pacific Ocean     -      Turtle Gyre

South Pacific Ocean    -       Heyerdahl Gyre

There are different colors that are used for different signs on the maps. The typical color standard for topographic maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black, and grids and roads in red. Topographic maps may use different colors to represent area features.

Black represents man-made objects or cultural features like roads, bridges, borders, etc...