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]

An ideal reference book for A Level students. Much emphasis has been placed on conditions and problems in developing countries and wherever possible regional examples have been quoted to illustrate general points. At the same time a world-wide coverage has been maintained to allow students to compare between developing and advanced countries. DT 'Discussion Points' focus on points of topical interest or on particular problems DT 'Special Topics' highlight the existing factors influencing the patterns of distribution of various types of economic activity DT Exercises and questions to consolidate knowledge DT A list of updated past examination questions at the end of every chapter DT Key words and phrases are printed in bold type

This book, primarily a collection of statements on action agenda to be pursued in geography in India, consists of nineteen chapters exclusively authored by the young geographers. It is organised into five parts: Part I provides “The Contextual Orientation”, Part II contemplates on “Reshaping Geography Education”, Part III explores “Resurrecting Physical Geography”, Part IV looks at “Retrieving Human Geography”, and Part V: “The Summum Bonum” attempts to garland the emerging thoughts. The book seeks to provide a peep into the future Indian Geography and serve professional geographers, researchers, teachers and students alike.

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.