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IAS Prelims Syllabus - Geography Author:, Posted on Sunday, December 04 @ 21:37:34 IST by Section-A Physical Georgraphy i) Geomorphology Origin of the earth; Geological Time Scale; Interior of the earth; Types and characteristics of rocks; Folding and Faulting; Volcanoes; Earthquakes; Weathering; Landforms caused by fluvial, aeolian and glacial actions. Ii) Climatology Structure and composition of atmosphere; Temperature; Pressure belts and Wind systems; Clouds and rainfall types; Cyclones and anti-cyclones; Major climatic types.
Usb to comm port driver. Iii) Oceanography Ocean relief; Temperature; Salinity; Ocean deposits; Ocean currents, El Nino and La Nino; Waves and tides. Iv) Biogeography Origin and types of soils; Major biomes of the world; Ecosystem and food chain; Environmental degradation and conservation.
Section-B Human Geography i) Man and Environment Relationship Growth and development of Human Geography; Concepts of Determinism and Possibilism. Ii) Population Races of mankind and tribes; growth and distribution of world population; migration; population problems of developed and developing countries.
Iii) Economic Activities Food gathering and hunting; pastoral herding; fishing and forestry; Types of agriculture-shifting, subsistence, commercial and plantation; Mining, Power; Manufacturing -locational factors of textile, iron and steel, sugar and fertilizer industries; Tertiary activities-trade, transport, communication and services. Iv) Settlements Origin, types and patterns of rural settlements; Processes of urbanisation; morphology and functional classification of towns; million-cities and mega-cities. Section-C Geography of the World i) Major Natural Regions: Characteristics, economic base and human adaptation.
Ii) Regional Geography of Developed Countries: Canada, U.S.A., Western Europe, Russia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Iii) Regional Geography of Developing Countries: S.E. Asia, China, Southern Africa and Brazil. Iv) Regional Geography of South Asia. Section-D Geography of India i) Physical Setting Landforms, drainage, climate, soils and natural vegetation. Ii) Economic Base Minerals & energy resources, aquatic resources, forest resources; irrigation, agriculture and industries; trade and commerce.
Iii) Population Growth, distribution and density; demographic characteristics. Iv) Environmental problems, developmental issues and regional planning. Section-E Geographical Thought i) Ancient Period: Contributions of Indians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs. Ii) Pre-Modern Period: Contribution of Verenius, Kant, Humboldt and Ritter. Iii) Modern Period: Dichotomy of determinism and possibilism; contributions of Ratzel, Semple, Huntington and La Blache. Iv) Recent Period: Quantitive Revolution; Radicalism, Behaviouralism and Humanism.