How do I study geography for civil service exam?
Start your geography preparation first with NCERT 6-12 th standard.finish it first and make very short notes for quick revision.
Make sure to use more diagram in your notes.online notes making on sites like EVERNOTE can be really helpful to prepare notes topic wise according do syllabus and add current affairs with the static notes.
Link current affairs from daily newspaper reading related to geographical phenomenon according to the syllabus
Practise map work with respect to India and world esp. Places and phenomenon that are in newsEg. South china sea, middle east
Lastly, understand the syllabus well,focus on conceptual clarity more and practise previous year question paper.
Which source is best for geography UPSC?
- NCERT class 6-12 standard
- Goh cheng leong
- Orient ATLAS
- Newspaper- THE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
How to make geography notes for UPSC
Divide the geography syllabus into topics and make short notes of each
Add short diagram to notes to understand it better
Try to build linkage with current affairs and other topics of general studies. For example how geography of place,industrial location,natural resources location effect society, governance,even international relation,economy,environment and internal security of country.
Prepare a list of topics and make 200 words notes.here I share some of the topics
EARTH
LATITUDE,LONGITUDE
SOIL, LANDFORM
CLIMATE,VEGETATION,WILDLIFE
AIR,WATER,ATMOSPHRE,TEMPRETURE,WORLD CLIMATE
ENVIRONMENT
MINERALS,POWER,RESOURCES
AGRICULTURE,INDUSTRY
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDIA-PHYSICAL FEATURES
INDIA-CLIMATE,DRAINAGE,VEGETATION,WILDLIFE,POPULATION
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
WATER AND ENERGY RESOURCES
OCEAN AND CURRRENTS
BIODIVERSITY
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORT,COMMUNICATION,TRADE
HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND MIGRATION
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