Geography Study Material for Groups, UPSC, NDA, SSC, CDS etc

 
I. World Geography:
a. Geomorphology:
1. Universe and Solar System
2. Concept of Latitudes and Longitudes
3. Local time and Standard time
4. Eclipses
5. Motion of the Earth
6. Interior Structure of the Earth
7. Rocks
8. Endogenic Activity
        -   Earthquake
        -   Volcanoes
9. Major Landforms:
        -   Mountains
        -   Plateaus
        -    Plains
 b. World Soils Distribution
 II. Climatology:
 1. Composition and Structure ofAtmosphere
2. Insolation and Temperature
3. Atmospheric Pressure
4. Wind system
5. Atmospheric Humidity
6. Condensation
7. Precipitation
Rainfall
Snowfall
8. Climatic Regions
        -   Equatorial climate
        -   Tropical desert climate
        -   Medittereanclimate region
        -   Steppeclimate region (Temperate grasslands)
        -   Tundra climate 66 ½   to 90
III. OCEANOGRAPHY / HYDROLOGY:
1. Important features of the major oceans
2. Division of the ocean floor
3. Sub-Marine relief features
4. Salinity
5. Tides
6. Ocean currents
IV. CONTINENTS:
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY:
1. Location and other geographical features of India
2. Islands
3. Physiography of India
4. Indian climate
5. Resources:
        -   Soils
        -   Forests
        -   Bio-Diversity
        -   Drainage system and Rivers
        -   Irrigation
        -   Minerals
        -   Agriculture
        -   Industrial sector in India
        -   Transportation:  a) Roadways ; b) Railways ; c) Waterways ; d) Airways
        -   Indian Population