Glacial moraines

Glacial moraines:
              Moraines are land forms created at the margins of glaciers by the melt-out of debris from the glacier and by the bulldozing action of the ice. Moraines are classified according to their position relative to the former glacier.

Some Different types of moraine

Hot- spots of Biodiversity in INDIA

Biodiversity hotspot

• A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.
• An area is designated as a hot spot when it contains at least 0.5% of plant species as endemic.
• There are 25 such hot spots of biodiversity on a global level, out of which two are present in India.

These are: