Geography Lecture series by Ms.Rajtanil Solanki (Rank 367 / CSE-2014)
- [Geography Lecture1] Longitude, Latitude, Timezones, Earth Interior, Rock types, Continental Drift
- [Geography Lecture2] Plate Tectonics Theory & World Geography Basics-Africa, Islands of Asia
- [Geography Lecture3] Major Landforms Types, Geophysical Phenomenons (Earthquakes, Volcano, Tsunami) for Mains-GS1
- [Geography Lecture] Oceanography: Currents, Tides, Estuaries, Mineral Resources & Major Ports
- [Geography Lecture] Climatology: Atmosphere, Pressure Belts, Wind Types, Temperature inversion
- [Geography Lecture] Climatology Part-II: Jetstreams, Thunderstorms, Cyclones, El-nino & Climatic Regions of the World
- [Geography Lecture] Indian Geography: The Himalayas & Northern Plains, PLUS remaining climatic regions of world
- [Geography Lecture] Rivers of India, Western Ghat & Peninsular Plateaus
- [Geography Lecture] Indian Forest Types, Climatic Regions, Floods, Droughts, Watershed Management
- [Geography Lecture] Land Use pattern, Soil Types, Desertification, Erosion, Soil Conversation, Indian Agriculture
- [Geography Lecture] Mains-GS3: Irrigation Types, Agriculture Extension Services, Land Reforms, Livestock & Fisheries
- [Geography Lecture] Indian Geography: Mineral & Energy resources, Nuclear Plants, Gas Pipelines, Iron-Steel & Cement Industries
- [Geography Lecture] World Geography- China, Japan, Russia & South East Asia: Resources distribution for GS Mains
- [Geography Lecture] World Geography- West Asia, Middle East, Africa & Australia- resource distribution for Mains GS1
- [Geography Lecture] World Geography Part-III: Europe, North America & South America (THE END)
GS1 (Mains): Revision Lecture Series by Mr.Sunep Jamir
- [Mains Revision] Geography for GS1: World Physical Geography, Resource Distribution, Indian Agriculture & Industrial Locations by Sunep Jamir
- [Mains Revision] Geography for GS1: Geophysical Phenomenons- Nepal Earthquake, Critical Geographical Features- Rivers, Delta & Coasts of India
GS1 (Mains): Industrial Location Factors
In 2013, UPSC updated the Mains syllabus for Civil Service Exam. Accordingly Paper I contains following topics of geography:
- Salient features of world’s physical geography.
- Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent);
- Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India)
- Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,
- Geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
- Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. (In GS Paper III)
I’ve started with the third topic: (Factors responsible for location of industries). Here is the list of articles published so far. (If you’re new to this site, start reading from the bottom-up)
- [GS1] Monsoon: Why Karnataka gets more rain than Maharashtra & Kerala? Tibetan Plateau meteorological importance
- [Geography] El Nino, Its Impact on Indian monsoon, Indian Agriculture (+points from Economic survey)
- [Mains Answerkey] GS1-Geography-2013 (part 1/3): Analysis, booklist for Mains 2014, Contiental drift, Hot Deserts, Western Ghat Deltas sample answers with explaination
- [Mains Answerkey] GS1-Geography-2013 (part 2/3): Cyclone naming, Landslides in Western Ghats, Urban Heat Islands, Temperature inversion, sample answers with explaination
- [Mains Answerkey] GS1-Geography-2013 (part 3/3): Shale Gas policy, Atomic raw material, Sugar mills, textile decentralization, sample answers with explaination for Resource distribution & location of industries
- [Answerkey] CDS-2014: Geography, Environment-Biodiversity (EnB), Agriculture, Climate, Map related MCQs solved with explanation
- [Answerkey] CDS-2014: History Ancient, Medieval, Modern MCQs solved with explanation
- [Answerkey]CDS(II)2013:Geography, agriculture, Environment-Biodiversity MCQs- analysis & answers with explanations
- [Answerkey] CAPF-2013: Geography, Environment-Biodiversity(EnB) & Agriculture-MCQ solved with explanation, reference
- [Location Factors] Natural Gas Refining, Pipelines & Phosphate, Potash, Guano Fertilizer industry
- [Location factors] Petroleum Refineries near oil-well & at Ports & Synthetic Fibres Industry
- [Location Factors] Zinc, Lead, Copper Refining Industries, Why Acid industries located in vicinity
- [Location Factors] Aluminium-Bauxite Refining, Smelting industries in India & Abroad
- [Location Factors] Automobile Industry -Detroit, Toyota, Sanand, Nano car & Shipbuilding
- [Location Factors] Steel Plants in North & South India, Pittsburge USA, Ruhr Valley Germany
- [Location Factors]: Iron-Coal based industries, & Industrial inertia for UPSC GS Mains Paper 1
- [Location Factors] Coffee Plantations in Brazil & India, connection with American Revolution
- [Location Factors] Tea plantations- Darjeeling, India, China & effect of climate,slope & colonization
- [Location Factors] Sugar Mills in North & South India, Why Cuba called Sugar bowl
- [Location Factors] Rubber Plantations in Malayasia, Kerala & South America
- [Location Factors] Plantation industry & types in Asia & Africa, Cocoa Triangle
- [Location Factors] Vegetable, Fruit, Viticulture industry & Von Thunen Model
- [Location Factors] Meat, Pig & Poultry Industry in USA, China & India
- [Location Factors] Milk & Dairy industry in USA, Europe, New-Zealand : near & away from market
- [Geography] Location Factors: Wheat, Corn industry in USA, China, Canada
- [Location Factors] Wool Industry, Jute Industry: rise & fall of Britain, Calcutta Jute problems
- [Geography] Location Factors: Silk Industry of China, India, Karnataka, Kanchipuram
- [Geography] Location Factors: Why Cotton & Textile industry developed in Osaka, Manchester, Lancashire, Mumbai, Ahmedabad
- [Location Factors] Commercial Fishing Industry: Why concentrated in N.America, Europe, Norway & Japan?
- [Location Factors] Timber, Paper & Pulp Industry: why developed in Northern Hemisphere High Latitudes?
- [Answerkey] CSAT 2013 GS: Geography: Physical, Indian, World Geography Questions solved with explanation, reference, all four sets (A,B,C,D)
- [Culture] Tribals of India: Classification, Geographical Spread – For GS Mains Paper I (Culture + Human Geography)