IE Mindmaps ⇒ Geography Optional
PAPER I (PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY)
Physical Geography:
1. Geomorphology:
- Basic concepts in geomorphology
- Factors controlling landform development
- Endogenetic and Exogenetic forces
- Origin and evolution of earth’s crust
- Fundamental of geomagnetism
- Physical conditions of earth’s interior
- Geosyncline and isostasy
- Continental drift and plate tectonics [FREE]
- Mountain building
- Vulcanicity, Earthquake and Tsunami
- Concept of geomorphic cycles and landscape development
- Denudation chronology, Erosional surfaces, Peneplains
- Channel morphology and Slope development
- Applied geomorphology
2. Climatology:
- Climatology and Climate
- Temperature and pressure patterns of the world
- Heat budget of earth
- Atmospheric Circulation, Planetary and local winds
- Atmospheric Stability and instability
- Monsoon
- Jet Streams
- Air masses and frontogenesis [FREE]
- Temperate Cyclone
- Tropical Cyclone
- Precipitation
- Weather and Climate
- Koppen Classification
- Thornthwaite and Trewartha classification
- Hydrological Cycle
- Climate Change
- Applied climatology and Urban Heat Island
3. Oceanography:
- Bottom topography of Indian,Pacific,Atlantic Ocean
- Bathymetric method
- Temperature and Salinity Patterns
- Heat and Salt Budgets
- Ocean deposits
- Waves,Tides and Currents
- Indian Ocean Currents and El-Nino-La-Nina
- Ocean Currents of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
- Marine Resources, Biotic Mineral,Energy and Marine Pollution
- Coral Reefs
- Coral Bleaching
- Ocean bottom topography
- Sea level changes
- Law of the Sea
4. Biogeography:
- Genesis of soil
- Classification and distribution of soils
- Soil profile and soil forming process
- Soil degradation
- Soil conservation
- Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals
- Deforestation
- Social Forestry
- Agroforestry
- Wildlife
- Major gene pool centres
5. Environmental Geography
- Principle of Ecology
- Human Ecological Adaptation
- Influence of Man on Ecology and Environment
- Global and Regional Ecological changes and Imbalances
- Ecosystem Management and Conservation
- Environmental degradation, management and conservation
Human Geography:
1. Perspectives in Human Geography:
- Areal differentiation, regional synthesis, Dichotomy and dualism
- Social Justice and Environmentalism
- Quantitative Revolution and Locational Analysis
- Humanistic Geography
- Languages,Religion and Secularization
- Cultural regions of the World
- HDI and Time-Space Geography
2. Economic Geography
- Limits to growth
- World Economic Development – Problems and Measures
- World Resources and their Distribution
- Energy Crisis
- World Agriculture – A typolgy of Agricultural regions
3. Population and Settlement Geography (Coming Soon)
4. Regional Planning (Coming Soon)
5. Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography (Coming Soon)
PAPER II (GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA)
Coming Soon…
The syllabus is not over yet. But it will be completed soon. If you join this month, you’ll get 2 years membership (otherwise, only 6 months – 1 year validity)
Update Log
Aug 8, 2020 – Paper 1 – Added:
- Environmental geography
- Ecosystem Management and Conservation
- Environmental degradation, management and conservation
- Economic geography
- Energy crisis
- World agriculture
Aug 4, 2020 – Paper 1 – Added:
- Environmental geography >> Influence of Man on Ecology and Environment
- Environmental geography >> Global and Regional Ecological changes and Imbalances
- Economic Geography >> World Resources and their Distribution
July 30, 2020 – Paper 1- Added:
- Environmental geography >> Human Ecological Adaptation
- Economic geography >> World Economic Development – Problems and Measures
July 28, 2020 – Paper 1 – Added:
- Environmental geography >> Principle of Ecology.
- Economic geography >> Limits to growth.
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Referred Sources
- Savindra Singh’s Geomorphology: BUY NOW
- Savindra Singh’s Physical Geography: BUY NOW
- Savindra Singh’s Climatology: BUY NOW
- Savindra Singh’s Oceanography: BUY NOW
- D.R khullar: BUY NOW
- Majid Hussain: BUY NOW
- Geographical thought by R. D Dikshit: BUY NOW
- Internet
- More sources will be added with the addition of more mindmaps
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Sir Hindi Me Bhi Uplawadh Kara Dijiye
Sir, please complete this Geography Optional first. Our State PCS mains will start very soon. So, I want to finish optionals first.