vue - geography lecture for IAS/UPSC : An Introduction : Latitudes |Part-1

geography lecture for ias as per NCERT books , Geography For UPSC/IAS : An Introduction Latitudes , The Geography section in the Prelims mostly focuses on Indian Geography, and all its aspects - Physical, Human and Economic. You need to prepare for Questions on the climate of various regions of India, their vegetation, their soils and the like. • India's Location and Extent • The Himalayas • The Northern Plains • The Peninsular Plateau • Rivers in India This comprehensive course has been designed for UPSC aspirants seeking to ace the Geography section of the UPSC Prelims examination. hysical Geography 1. Geomorphology:. 2.Climatology: 3.Oceanography: 4.Biogeography: 5.Environmental Geography: Human Geography 1. Perspectives in Human Geography: 2.Economic Geography: 3.Population and Settlement Geography: 4.Regional Planning:. 5.Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: PART II Geography Of India 1. Physical Setting: Space relationship of India with neighboring countries; 2. Resources: Land, surface and ground water, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources; Forest and wild life resources and their conservation; Energy crisis. 3. Agriculture: Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop combination, land capability; Agro and social-forestry; Green revolution and its socio- economic and ecological implications; Significance of dry farming; Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua - culture; sericulture, apiculture and poultry; agricultural regionalisation; agro-climatic zones; agroecological regions. 4. Industry: Evolution of industries; Locational factors of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizer, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro-based industries; Industrial houses and complexes including public sector undertakings; Industrial regionali-sation; New industrial policies; Multinationals and liberalization; Special Economic Zones; Tourism including eco - tourism. 5. Transport, Communication and Trade: Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development; Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy; Export processing zones; Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society; Indian space programme. 6. Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society; Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities; religious minorities; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; cultural regions; Growth, distribution and density of population; Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems; Population problems and policies; Health indicators. 7. Settlements: Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements; Urban developments; Morphology of Indian cities; Functional classification of Indian cities; Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl; Slums and associated problems; town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies. 8. Regional Development and Planning: Experience of regional planning in India; Five Year Plans; Integrated rural development programmes; Panchayati Raj and decentralised planning; Command area development; Watershed management; Planning for backward area, desert, drought prone, hill, tribal area development; multi-level planning; Regional planning and development of island territories. Source of Syllabus : http://www.civilserviceindia.com/ Material :- www.rajkotacademy.com -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "NITI Ayog| Overview | General Studies 2 | Prashant Mavani" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFpGvnp7OF4 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-