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A.M.U, Aligarh
Geography G.S.
(Prelims-cum-Mains)
DULES
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
MODULE–1 : India Locational setting and
Physiographic Regions
• Location, Size and Relationship with
neighboring countries
•Northern Mountains– Trans Himalayas,
Himalayas and North- East Hilly Region
•Great Plains– Indo Gangetic plains
•Peninsular Plateau– Central Highlands, Deccan
Plateau, Shillong Plateau
• Coastal Plains and Islands
• Thar Desert
MODULE–2 : Indian Drainage System
• Concept of Watershed
• Himalayan Rivers
• Peninsular Rivers
• Hydroelectricity Projects
• River Disputes
•River Pollution – Ganga Action Plan
• Interlinking of Rivers
MODULE–3 : Indian Climate
• Concept of Monsoon and Mechanism of
South- WestMonsoon, Characteristics of
Monsoon
•Seasons – winter, summer, Rain y and
Retreating
Monsoon season
• Tropical cyclone
• Climate change in Indian perspective
MODULE–4 : Indian Soils
•Soil formation– Processes and factors
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•Types of soil– Alluvial, Black, Red , Laterite,
Desert, Mountain, Peaty and saline soils
• Soil erosion, soil conservation
MODULE–5 : Natural Vegetation of India
(Forest and Wildlife)
• Types of Natural Vegetation (forests)
• Wildlife status of India
• Threatened species
• National Park, Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere
Reserves, Wetlands, Bird
sanctuary
• Conservation of Indian Biodiversity
• International Conventions, Role of IUCN
MODULE–6 : Indian Agriculture
• Agriculture seasons and major crops in
various parts of the country
• Cropping pattern
• Different types of Irrigation and Irrigation
system storage
• Challenges and Problems of Indian
Agriculture
• Green Revolution, Second Green Revolution,
White Revolution, Blue Revolution , Pink
Revolution etc.
• Allied activities of Agriculture.
MODULE–7 : Mineral Resources – India
•Energy Resources– Coal, Petroleum, Natural
gas, Conventional sources and
Non- conventional sources of energy.
• Energy Crisis and Energy security
• Metallic Minerals
• Non Metallic Minerals
• Mineral Policy
Geography
 MODULE–8 : Manufacturing (Industries) •
Important fluvial landforms, Glacial
in India landforms, Aeolian landforms.
•Agro Based Industries– Cotton textile, Jute MODULE–13: Atmosphere (Climatology)
textile, Silk textile, Woolen textile, Sugar • Composition and structure of Atmosphere
mills, Paper industries, their locational
Patterns, Problems and Challenges. • Temperature and Pressure belts
•Mineral Based Industries – Iron and Steel, •Winds– Global, Regional and Local winds
Automobile, Petro Chemical, Fertilizer, • Types of Clouds, Fog & Precipitation
Aluminum, Industries etc. Their locational
patterns, problems and challenges. • Climate change, especially with respect to
water bodies, ice caps, flora and fauna and
MODULE–9 : Transportation–India the effects of such changes.
• Modes of Transport, Roadways, Railways, MODULE–14: Hydrosphere (Oceanography)
Waterways – Seaways and Inland,
• Water Resource
Waterways, Airways, Pipelines and Oil
Refineries. • Ocean Bottom Relief
• Challenges and Remedies in Transport • Distribution of Salinity and temperature in
sectors oceans
MODULE–10: Population Geography of •Ocean Water Movement— Waves, Tides, Ocean
India currents
•Census 2011 – Salient features of Indian • Coral Reefs
Demography, Racial groups, Linguistic MODULE–15: Biosphere – Biography and
Region and Major Tribal groups. Environmental Geography
MODULE–11: Contemporary Issues of • Soils, Ecosystems, Biodiversity
Indian Geography
• Environmental Degradation, Environmental
• Disaster Management, National Disaster, Pollution, Environmental Impact Assessment.
Flood, Drought, Cyclone etc.
• Natural Regions
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
WORLD GEOGRAPHY (CONTINENT
MODULE–12: Lithosphere
WISE) MODULE–16: Africa, Australia,
(Geomorphology)
• Internal structure of the Earth – Crust, Antarctica MODULE–17: North America,
Mantle, Core South America MODULE–18: Europe, Asia
• Types of Rocks Igneous, Sedimentary and MODULE–19: Economic Geography of world
Metamorphic rocks
• Distribution of Key Natural Resources across
• Continental drift theory the world (including South Asia and the
• Sea floor spreading Indian Subcontinents)
• Plate tectonics theory MODULE–20: Locational patterns of
Primary, Secondary and
• Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Tertiary Sector industries in
Mountain building, ocean ridge formation various parts of the world
etc. (including India)
• Weathering and Erosion

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