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Important Geography Notes: Dear Aspirants, for all competitive exams like SSC, Railway and UPSC exams geography topics play a significant role. Many candidates thought Indian geography is quite vast when compared to other topics. But the fact is geography is one of the easy topics for all-important competitive exams. For that candidates have to choose the best geography notes for their preparation. The best geography notes must have only important topics from which topics most of the questions are asked in competitive exams
Important Geography Notes for SSC, Railway & UPSC
1 Solar system
2 The earth
1.Rotation of earth
2.Revolution of the earth
4.Seasons
5.Eclipses
6.Latitude and Longitude
7 Interior of the earth
4 Rocks
5 Soils
6 Landforms
7 Atmosphere
1. Structure of the atmosphere
2.Weather and climate
3.Wind
Isolines
Earthquake and Volcano
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
10 India-size and location
11 The physical features of India
12 Drainage System of India
13 List of Indian rivers and their place of Origin
14 List of dams in India
15 List of lakes in India
16 Climate of India
17 Natural vegetation
18 Wildlife
1. Biosphere reserves in India
2. List of important national parks in India
19 Agriculture in India
1.Soils
2.Cropping seasons in India
3.Major crops cultivated in India
20 Largest crops producing states
21 List of important agricultural revolutions in India
22 Top mineral producing states in India
23 Industries
24 Transportation
25 Population
26 Tribes in India
27 List of Indian cities on rivers banks
28 Important mountain passes in India
29 UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
30 Oceans on the earth
31 Major straits of the world
32 Lakes
33 List of major rivers of the world
34 The continents of the world
35 List of important countries and their capitals & currencies
36 Landlocked countries in the world
37 Important international boundary lines in the world
38 Important cities situated on the banks of river (world)
39 Distinctive names of countries & towns (world)
40 Tribes and Races of the world
41 Largest producing countries of agricultural commodities in world
42 List of minerals and their leading producing countries
43 Geography one liners
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IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY LINES IN THE WORLD
The Radcliffe Line – It is the Boundary Line Between India & Pakistan drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947
The McMahon Line- It is the Boundary Line Between India & China
Durand Line- It is the Boundary Line between Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Oder–Neisse line- It is the Boundary Line Between Germany & Poland
The 24th Parallel- This is the Line that Pakistan claims for the demarcation purpose, but India does not accept
it
Maginot Line- It is the Boundary Line Between France & Germany
The Line of Control (LoC) - This is the military control line between India and Pakistan (in the state of
Jammu & Kashmir)
The Siegfried Line- It is the Boundary Line between France and Germany
The 49th Parallel (also The Medicine Line) - It is the Boundary Line Between Canada & the USA
The 38th parallel- It is the Boundary Line between North & South Korea (Before the Korean War)
The 17th Parallel- It is the Boundary Line between North & South Vietnam
Blue Line - It is the Boundary Line between Israel & Lebanon
Purple Line- It is the Boundary Line between Israel and Syria
Mannar haime line - It is the Boundary Line between Russia & Finland
GEOGRAPHY ONE LINERS
Loktak Lake situated in Manipur
10° Channel separates the Andaman from the Nicobar
Standard Meridian of India (82°30'E) passing through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time
for the whole country
Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives the highest rainfall in the world
Loo is the local name of the wind blowing in the northern plains during summers
Reason of rainfall during winters in north-western part of India is Western disturbances
68° 7' E is the easternmost longitude of India
The Southernmost Himalayas are known as Shiwaliks.
Western Ghats is the another name of Sahyadris
Palk Strait lies between India and Sri Lanka
Aravali Mountains is the oldest mountain range in India
Environmental degradation is the highlights of the ‘Rally for Valley’ programme in India
Paleozoic is the era of the origin of the continental shelf
Antarctica is the India's permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri
The Duncan Pass is located between South Andaman and Little Andaman
Secunderabad is popularly known as twin city of Hyderabad
Uttar Pradesh is called the sugar bowl of India
Tehri dam is the highest dam in India
Western Ghats of Kerala is famous for the lion-tailed macaque
Silent valley located in Kerala
Chilka Lake is the largest lake in India
Digboi is the India's oldest oil Refinery in India
Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River
Godavari is the largest river basin of Indian peninsular region
The Damodar river is called the ‘Sorrow of Bengal
The Asia's largest fresh water lake "Wular lake" is located in Jammu and Kashmir
River Narmada originated from Amarkantak
Sambhar Lake is a salt water lake
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, located in Karnataka is built on river Cauvery
Ganga river is the home for fresh water dolphins
Godavari river is known as Dakshina Ganga
Indira Sagar Dam located in Madhya Pradesh is built on Narmada
Bhakra Nangal dam is situated on River Satluj
River Koshi is known as “Sorrow of Bihar”
The Radcliffe Line is the international border between India and Pakistan
Duncan pass is located between South and little Andaman
The average salinity of sea water is 3.50%
Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest covers the maximum area in India
Suez Canal joins Red & Mediterranean Sea
Aravallis mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north
Black Soil is also known as ‘Regur’
Congo river crosses the equator twice
Brazil is the only country that passes through both the equator and a tropic of Capricorn
Strait of Gibraltar separates Africa from Europe
The fertile land between two rivers is called Doab
Limpopo river crosses tropic of Capricorn twice
Madagascar is the largest island in the Indian Ocean
Tropical Rain forests is found in silent valley of Kerala
Gulf of Khambat separates the Daman & Diu
Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in South Andaman
Damodar river basin is called ‘Ruhr of India’
“Valley of flowers” is located in Uttrakhand
Atlantic ocean is called ‘Herring Pond’
Jodhpur gets the least rainfall in India
Guru Shikhar Peak located in Rajasthan
Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world
The Sivasamudram Falls is located on River Cauvery
Bering strait separates the Asia from North America
Australia is the largest producer of Bauxite
The cool temperate grasslands of South America are known as Pampas
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the Earth
World’s largest Mangrove forest is located in Sundarbans
Highest railway bridge in the world constructed in Jammu & Kashmir on Chenab River
Koyali oil refinery located in Gujarat
The longest dam in India is Hirakund Dam
Savannah is the tropical grassland
The great Victoria Desert is located in Australia
Earth is known as the 'Blue planet' due to Presence of huge amount of water on it
Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is located in Italy
Bab el-Mandeb strait connects Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Lesotho is a country completely surrounded by South Africa
The most densely populated island of the World is Java
The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich
The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by Gravity
The land between two rivers is called Doab
Pachmarhi hill station is called as the Queen of the Satpuras
The famous species of tree 'Sundari' is found in Sunderbans delta formed by the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra in
West Bengal
The Nanda Devi Peak is located in Uttarakhand
Majuli, the largest river island in the world is located in Assam
Baglihar Dam is built on Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
Bum La Pass connects Tawang with Lhasa
Alluvial soil is best suited for rice cultivation
Diphu pass is located at the tri junction of India, Myanmar and china and it is located on the Mcmohan border line
The ‘Friendship Highway’ is a road that connects China to Nepal
Gujarat has the longest mainland coastline in India
China has the world’s largest number of International Borders
The river ganga emerges from Gangotri Glacier and drains into Bay Of Bengal
Ganga is 2525 kilometres long and is the longest river of India
The (western Ghats) Sahyadri mountains starts near the Songadh town of Gujarat and covers the states of
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Kiblithu is the easternmost point of India. It is located in Arunanchal Pradesh
Rajasthan is the largest in terms of the total area covered
India has longest International border with Bangladesh
Red data book contains data of all plant endangered species
The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called magnetosphere created due to solar wind
Himalayan mountain range falls under Fold Mountain
A difference between 2 longitudes at the equator is nearly equivalent to 111 km
Alps is the highest mountain range that lies entirely in Europe and stretching across eight Alpine countries (from
west to east): France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia.
Mount Blanc is the highest mountain peak of Alps.
Saddle Peak which has a height of 737 metres is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands. It is located in
North Andaman Island and is covered by saddle national park which has a wide variety of flora and fauna
The Patkai hills belong to Purvanchal mountain ranges.
Kosi river originates in Nepal and flows into the Ganges
Dachigam National Park is located in Jammu and Kashmir
The Keoladeo National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan.
Gujarat is India’s largest salt producing state
The Sankosh river forms boundary between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
The northernmost point of India is Indira Col
Karnataka is largest producer of Coffee in India
Paradip Port is located on the delta of Mahanadi
The salal project is on the river Chenab River
The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is Madhya Pradesh
The oldest oil field in India is the Digboi field in Assam
Sugarcane crops needs maximum water per hectare
Deccan plateau is the most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India
Canada has longest coastline in world
The great Victoria Desert is located in Australia
khasi hills located in Meghalaya
Adam's bridge locate between India and Sri Lanka
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