How to Prepare Indian Geography Through Maps?
The Indian Geography section can be divided into various sub-topics. Let’s see which topics we can study with the help of maps.
Neighbours of India:
- Various Indian states which share their boundaries with the neighbouring countries.
- The oceanic region around the peninsular part of India
- Islands in the Indian Ocean
- Countries closest to Indian Islands
Major Lines Passing Through India
- important latitude and longitude lines on the India map
- different states and places through which these lines passes
- Coastline of India
States
- Learn to draw political map of India
- Names of all the states and their neighbouring states
- important cities on India map and cities that were recently in the news
- eastern/western/northern/southern extents of the states and UTs
- changes in the state boundaries
Drainage System
- Origin, Sources, Flow routes and tributaries of all the rivers in India
- left bank and right bank tributaries of major rivers
- North-south chronology of major rivers in states
- Important lakes and the states in which they are located
- major dams on important rivers
Mountain Ranges
- extent and important peaks of all the mountain ranges
- study chronology from north to south and west to east
- locations of various glaciers
- rivers originating in these mountain ranges/ glaciers
- Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats mapping
- Study various gaps/passes, national parks, flora, fauna, states, etc. lying within the geographical spread of such mountain ranges.
National Parks and Reserves
- important national parks, tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserves, etc. and also their extent across states.
National Highways
- Golden Quadrilateral or the north-south and the east-west corridors.
- longest highway, its starting, and ending points, and the major cities it passes through
Places of National Importance
- important pilgrimages, world heritage sites, nuclear power stations, ports, plateaus, wetlands, mineral-rich locations, etc
How to Prepare World Geography Through Maps?
The easiest way to memorize facts about world geography is learning through maps. The map not only helps you locate a certain point but also helps you identify the water bodies, land locations, and geography associated with it. Let’s check out important world geography topics that can be studied through maps.
- latitude and longitude lines on the world map (like Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn etc.)
- Physical features in all continents
- Seas and neighbouring countries
- Lakes
- Gulfs, Straits and Passes
- Deserts
Important Map Based Questions asked in UPSC (IAS) Previous year Papers
Ques : Consider the following pairs
Famous place | River |
Pandharpur | Chandrabhaga |
Tiruchirappalli | Cauvery |
Hampi | Malaprabha |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: a
Ques : Consider the following pairs:
Wildlife | Naturally found in |
1. Blue-finned Mahseer | Cauvery River |
2. Irrawaddy Dolphin | Chambal River |
3. Rusty-spotted Cat | Eastern Ghats |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: c
Ques: Consider the following pairs:
Sea | Bordering country |
1. Adriatic Sea | Albania |
2. Black Sea | Croatia |
3. Caspian Sea | Kazakhstan |
4. Mediterranean Sea | Morocco |
5. Red Sea | Syria |
Which of the pair given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: b
Ques: Consider the following pairs :
Regions sometimes mentioned in news Country
Catalonia - Spain
Crimea - Hungary
Mindanao - Philippines
Oromia - Nigeria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b)) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
Answer.c
