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World physical geography and map work
World physical geography and map work for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 3 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Telugu.
Quick recap: Quick recap: world physical geography on one page
Parts of this chapter
Continents, mountains and plateaus
The seven continents in order of area and the land boundaries between them; the highest peak of each continent and the 2020 height of Everest; young fold mountains and the plates that raised them, the Pamir Knot and the Alpine-Himalayan belt; old ranges such as the Appalachians, Urals and Aravalli; block mountains and rift valleys; volcanic peaks and the Ring of Fire; the main types of plateau; and the great plains and the land below sea level.Rivers, lakes, deserts and grasslands
Drainage basins and inland drainage; the major rivers of Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia and the points examiners test about them; the record-holding lakes and the shrinking Aral Sea and Lake Chad; the four reasons deserts form and where the hot and cold deserts lie; and the tropical and temperate grasslands with their regional names.Seas, straits, canals and chokepoints
The seas and gulfs of Europe, West Asia, East Asia and India's neighbourhood; the straits that join them and the lands on either side; the Suez, Panama and Kiel canals; maritime chokepoints, the Red Sea attacks and the Panama drought; the Indian Ocean's islands and channels; and places that keep returning to the news.Study this in the Upscore app to keep notes, save it for revision, track your practice scores and follow a plan to the exam date. It's free.
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