Topic Covered:- Indian Geography: A Complete Study Material Introduction o Basic Concepts in Geography o The Universe o The Solar System o Latitudes, Longitudes and Standard Time o Inside our Earth o Our Changing Earth o Composition of Air o Water o Our Changing view of the Universe o Location and its Neighbour o Frontiers of India o Administrative divisions of India: States and Union Territories o Physical Division o Geological Structure of India o Classification of the Indian Rocks o Trans-Himalayas Mountain Region or Tibet Himalayan Region o The Eastern or Purvanchal Hills o The Aravali Mountain Range o The Peninsular Plateau o The Great Plains of India o Structural division of Plains o Indian Desert o The Western Ghats Mountain Range o The Eastern Ghats Mountain Range o The Western Ghats Coastal Plain o The Eastern Coastal Plains o The Island Groups o Important Passes in India Climate, Soil & Vegetation Drainage System/River/Lake Economic Geography – Industrial Regions in India – Mineral belts in India – Power Resources of India – Coal Resources of India – Petroleum and Natural Gas – Atomic Minerals – Means of Electrical Energy Production in India – Atomic Energy – Non-Conventional Sources of Energy – Industries in India – Industrial Development in India – Iron and Steel Industry – Shipping Industry – Aluminium Industries in India – Cement Industry – Chemical fertilizer Industry in India – Petro-Chemical Industry in India – Engineering Industry – Pharmaceutical Industries in India – Agro-Based Industries in India – Forest-based Industry – Transport and Communication – Road Transport – Rail Transport – Water Transport – Air Transportation – Oil and Gas Pipelines – Personal Communication System – Mass Communication System Human Geography – Human Resources – Human Development – Human Settlement – Rural Settlement – Indicators of Development – Composition of Indian population – Urban Settlements in India – Urbanization in India – Functional Classification of Towns – Dichotomy of Human Geography – Human Development Index in India – Racial Groups of India – Schedule Tribes in India – Schedule Castes in India – Population Policies of India – Human Migration

In India, a thorough knowledge of geography of the country (as well as that of the world) is a basic requirement for all the competitive examinations in the country, including the Preliminary Examinations for Civil Services. Realizing the need, this book has been designed to provide an understanding of the geography of India and the world. The book's geographical topics fall under the following main heads: Physical [physiography, drainage, climate, natural vegetation, biodiversity, and soils] * Social [language, religion, tribes, and demographic structure] * Economic [agriculture, livestock, mineral and power resources, industries, transportation, and trade]. A large number of multiple choice questions have provided on each topic, which will be very useful to the students in their preparation for competitive examinations. Besides students of geography, the book will interest all those wishing to gather basic geographical knowledge of the world and of India. [Subject: India Studies, Geography]

Geography of India: Useful for all competitive exams 1. India Physiography 2. The Northern Mountains (Himalayas) 3. The Northern Indian Plains 4. The Indian Peninsular Plateaus 5. Indian Desert, Coastal regions, Indian Islands 6. River System of India 7. Indus River System 8. Ganga River System 9. Brahmaputra River System 10. Peninsular Rivers India 11. Indian Drainage system Features & Patterns 12. India – Natural Vegetation, Climate, Soils, Agriculture 13. Natural Vegetation of India 14. Climate of India 15. Soils in India 16. Salient Features of Indian Agriculture 17. India – Energy Resources, Industries, Mineral Resources 18. Energy Resources of India 19. Industries of India 20. Mineral Resources India 21. India – Roads, Railways, Waterways, Census 2011, Statistics 22. India Roads, Railways, Ports & Airways 23. India Population Statistics 24. Distribution of Rainfall 25. Land resources: Availability and Degradation 26. Soil profile of India 27. Natural Vegetation 28. Forest Resources 29. The Forest Research Institute in India 30. Biosphere Reserves in India 31. Wild Life and National Parks 32. Report of Red Data Book 33. Lakes in India 34. Water Management 35. Valley Projects link with Indus River 36. River Valley Projects of River Ganga 37. River Valley Projects of North – East India (Brahmaputra) 38. River Valley Projects of Peninsular India 39. River Project towards East (Bay of Bengal) 40. List of Towns situated on the Banks of River 41. Economic Geography 42. Industrial Regions in India 43. Mineral belts in India 44. Power Resources of India 45. Coal Resources of India 46. Petroleum and Natural Gas 47. Atomic Minerals 48. Means of Electrical Energy Production in India 49. Atomic Energy 50. Non-Conventional Sources of Energy 51. Industries in India 52. Industrial Development in India 53. Iron and Steel Industry 54. Shipping Industry 55. Aluminium Industries in India 56. Cement Industry 57. Chemical fertilizer Industry in India 58. Petro-Chemical Industry in India 59. Engineering Industry 60. Pharmaceutical Industries in India 61. Agro-Based Industries in India 62. Forest-based Industry 63. Transport and Communication 64. Road Transport 65. Rail Transport 66. Water Transport 67. Air Transportation 68. Oil and Gas Pipelines 69. Personal Communication System 70. Mass Communication System 71. Practice MCQ

Economic and Social Geography reviews developments in the study of economic and social geography and brings together in a single volume work which is dispersed in many specialist textbooks. An attempt has been made to achieve a balance between oversimplification and over-elaboration, and to present essential concepts in a clear, concise manner. The book contains 25 chapters organized into five parts. Part One deals with the study of economic and social geography, including approaches to the study of human geography and environmental perception and behavior. Part Two on population geography covers topics such as population geography, population change, and population growth. Part Three on economic geography includes discussions of transportation, agriculture, and mineral resources. Part Four on settlement geography examines urbanization, the internal structure of towns and cities, and rural settlement. Part Five is devoted to urban and rural planning, problems of economic development, and resources. This book, together with its companion volume, Physical Geography Made Simple, should be of value to a variety of people. First, to those who are coming to academic geography for the first time, especially to those studying for GCE Advanced Level or ONC/OND examinations. It should also provide a concise introduction to first-year courses in further and higher education, including degree courses with a geography component, HNC/HND, and Certificate in Education courses.

Geographers is an annual collection of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known, including explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a select bibliography and a brief chronology. The work includes a general index, and a cumulative index of geographers listed in volumes published to date. Published under the auspices of the International Geographical Union.