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Chapter 2 — The Natural Topography &
Climate of Pakistan
Overview & scope
Physical regions (mountains, plateaux, plains, deserts,
coast).
Rivers, drainage and the Indus Basin (structure, uses,
problems).
Soils, vegetation and land use across regions.
Climate controls, seasonal patterns, monsoon & western
disturbances.
Weather hazards:
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●Infrastructure & human response: dams, irrigation systems,
early warning, mitigation and sustainable adaptation.
floods (riverine,flash,urban),droughts
(meteorological,agricultural, hydrological),storms
(cyclones,cloudbursts, severelocalstorms),and
GlacialLakeOutburstFloods (GLOFs)
1) Major Physical Regions — detail, formation,
resources & human use
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