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This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC World Geography 21- World Map . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC World Geography 21- World Map ". UPSC World Geography 21- World Map West and Central Asia Anatolian Plateau-Turkey  Zagros mountain-Iran  Taurus mountain-South Turkey  Aral sea Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan  Lake balkhash Kazakhstan Sea of marmara Turkey  Khasi Nafud, Najd-Saudi Arabia  Kavir lut- Iran-elbrus mountain Caspian Sea - Largest Lake South East Asia Annam mountain-Vietnam  Isthmus of Kra - Thailand Massakar, Lombok & Sunda Strait  Gulf of tonkin (Hanin-Vietnam)  Gulf of martaban-Myanmar  salween river-Myanmar  Song da river-Vietnam,  Khorat Plateau- Thailand Borneo- Asia Largest Island China Gulf of Bohai- yellow sea (Korea) Gobi desert & Al...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 20- Seasons . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 20- Seasons ". UPSC Geography 20- Seasons Terms Sidereal year ( Venereal- season dependent) or  Styller year < Solar - 4 min Roman Calendar - march to december - julius caesar corrected Gregory - last year of century 365 unless divided by 400 Perihelion- 3 Jan - close Aphelion- 4 July - far Chandler Wobble 14 month cycle  Shifting The Location Of The Poles and the Shape Of The Earth Milankovitch Cycle Axis changes - 26K years Ellipse changes Every 41 K years Equinox & Solstice 21st March- summer equinox- 3 month gap Solstice - summer & winter Click Here to View UPSC Geography 20- Seasons Slide ** Above Video is created by KapsOne Studies and Placement Center, Nagpur f...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 19- Moon, Tides & Eclipse. Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 19- Moon, Tides & Eclipse ". UPSC Geography 19- Moon, Tides & Eclipse Moon Facts Diameter - 3480 Kms Distance - 3.56 lac km 59% only visible- same side Tidal lock Solar terminator Receding 38 mm / year  Node - Moon & Earth orbit collides Fifth largest in solar system Gibbous, crescent, Full moon & New moon Synzy - Earth, Moon & Sun in straight line Orbital period 27 days Tides Flood tide, high tide, ebb tide & low tide Tidal datum - record Tidal Flat - sand uncovered Tidal port - kandla Indian ocean - diurnal - one high & one low every lunar day Atlantic- Semi two in lunar day Pacific - Mixed- any pattern 24 hr 50 min- tidal period Eclipse Synzy - Moon, Eart...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 18- World Geography (Settlements type, Tribes, Economy, Transport & Countries Specifics) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 18- World Geography (Settlements type, Tribes, Economy, Transport & Countries Specifics) ". UPSC Geography 18- World Geography (Settlements type, Tribes, Economy, Transport & Countries Specifics) World Facts World density 36 person per square kilometre Settlement type - Nuclear settlement, Dispersed settlement, Fragmented settlement, Circular, Star & Delta settlement Tribes Flemish- Belgium  Mestizos -South America Americans  Tartar and Yakutsk-Russia Job Types Agriculture- Red coloured job Factory labour- Blue Collar  Clerk-Pink collar  Administration White Collar  Research Gold collar (upper White) Mi...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 17- Environment (Ecozones, Forest, Soil & Agriculture).  Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 17- Environment (Ecozones, Forest, Soil & Agriculture)". UPSC Geography 17- Environment (Ecozones, Forest, Soil & Agriculture) Terms Biocenosis- living interacting, biotope- nonliving biome- latitude Ecozone Ecosystem load capacity Ecozones Method of dividing up the Earth's surface. Each ecozone is a large area that contains a number of habitats, which are linked by the evolutionary history of the animals and plants within them Paleo Arctic- North Asia Nearctic- North America Afrotropic- Africa  Neurotropic- South America Vegetation Savannah - tree + grass - summer rain  Grassland- winter rain - Chaparral (California), Malee's (Australia), Pra...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 16 - Climate . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 16 - Climate ". UPSC Geography 16 - Climate Air Masses Tropical- Hot Polar Continental - dry Maritime - Humid Frontogenesis Frontolysis Koppen Climate Classification A- tropical B-dry C-Mediterranean D - Continental E- cold f- full wet m-moist s-summer dry w-winter dry a-hot summer b-warm summer c-cool d-very cold h-hot dry k-dry cold h-alpine Click Here to view UPSC Geography 16 - Climate Slides ** Above Video is created by KapsOne Studies and Placement Center, Nagpur for Guidance of UPSC Civil Service (IAS /IPS / IFS / IRS / SSC / Railways / NDA), MPSC Rajyaseva, UPPSC, MPPSC, BPSC, RPSC, NCERT Aspirants on  UPSC Geography 16 - Climate.

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 15- Weather . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 15- Weather ". UPSC Geography 15- Weather Instruments Used by Meteorological Departments Campbell stroke sunshine meter Opisometer - measure distance on the map Theodolite -measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes InClinometer - different andles of slope Heterograph -rain guage Gunn Bellani radiometer-radiation Charts Isobar Synoptic Chart Isobasic - elevation Isochrone -time Isogon - magnetic Isohytes - rainfall Isoneph - cloud Isophene -flowering Isorhyme - frost Isotach -wind Terms Relative humidity - Percentage Specific humidity -  wt of WV / (wt of Air + WV) Absolute Humidity (WV / Volume) Vapour Pressure Air Containing WV is lighter Hygroscopic Nuclie causes Rainfall Silver...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 14 - Winds . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 14 - Winds ". UPSC Geography 14 - Winds Global Winds Hadley cell Doldrums - equatorial calm Trade winds- horse latitude Coriolis effect - earth's rotation- circular motion  Farrell Law - rightward in NH Torrid Zone - Tropical Zone Temperate zone Polar Zone Local Winds Radiation Inversion Advection inversion Drainage Inversion- ketabatic wind- Cooling of air at top of hill Adiabatic cooling - raising - expanded & get cooled Some Local Winds Sirocco & Bora - Italy Khamsin- Egypt  Mistral - Mediterranean Abrolhos - Brazil Fremantle Doctor - Australia Karaburan- Mongolia Kona - Hawaii Nor easter - US Nor wester - NZ Simoom- Africa Sundowner - California Chinook - Rocky Harmattan - ...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere ". UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere Atmospheric Layers Troposphere Stratosphere (Ozone) - CH4 + O2 = OH-(Radical) ; OH-(Radical) + CFC = Chlorine ; Chlorine = O3 = O2 + C10 Mesosphere- coldest - noctilucent Clouds-Thinnest Ionosphere Van allen Radiation Belt Exosphere - hydrogen, helium Magnetosphere Karman line- edge of space  Aeronautics <100 nm, Aestronautics >100 nm Lapse rate- 6.4 deg / km Magnetic Equator - Thumba Van Allen Radiation Belt - Ionosphere Magnetosphere above Exosphere Heat Budget Albedo 0.36 Click Here to View UPSC Geography 13 - Atmosphere Slide ** Above Video is created by KapsOne Studies and Placement Center, Nagpur for Guidance of UPSC Civil Ser...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers) ". UPSC Geography 12 - Mega Relief of Third Order (Lakes, Desert, Glacier, Individual Mountains, Rivers) Methods of Study / Approach Regional Approach- Attention is paid to unique characteristics of a particular region Universality - Similarities between different areas GIS (Geographic Info system) - system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data using Satellite & Advance computing System Lakes Playa Lakes - depression found in interior whose water that slowly filtrates into the groundwater system causing the...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges) ". UPSC Geography 11 - Mega Relief of Second Order (Mountain, Plateau, canyons, Islands, Trenches, Ridges) Theories of Formation Plate Tectonic Theory Plates Collision or Diversion Oceanic Crust (thinner & Denser) always Subduct under Continental crust Eurasian Plate- slowest Cocoa plate - fastest Scotia plate - Argentina Nacaza - South America Seafloor spreading- Mid oceanic divergent boundary- youngest Continental Drift Theory By Alfred wegener Once one then breaks apart & flow away Evidence from Rocks, Glaciation & Flora / Fauna (Glossopte...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans) . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans) ". UPSC Geography 10 - Megarelief of First Order (Continents, Continental shelf & Oceans) Continents 7 continents Straits Isthmus Continental Shelf Largest- Arctic Raja Rampat (indonesia)- Highest Biodiversity Belize reef- West indies Pulley Reef- Florida Great Barrier reef- N.E Australia Atoll (Horseshoe Coral) Oceans Indian Ocean - Half n Ocean Southern Ocean - 2000 Ocean Daily temperature -1 deg C Annual difference - -12 deg C 0.5 deg C / latitude Photic, Thermocline, Deep Zone (200 m) Salinity 3.3-3.5% Directly Proportional to dept, density & pressure) ...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 09 - Rocks . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 09 - Rocks ". UPSC Geography 09 - Rocks Rock Classification Igneous Rock (formed from magma & lava) Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock (pressure & Temperature) Organic-chalk Igneous Rock Plutonic- very great depth-crystal Intrensive - solidifies inside surface from magma, low metals HMP, Granite, acidic, less dense- Continental Crust (SIAL, falsic) Extensive- solidifies inside surface from lava, high metals, LMP, basalt, basic, dense, Oceans (SIMA, Mafic) Sedimentary Rocks Clastic- transported Sandstone  shale Non Clastic- precipitate Chert (Siliceous) Dolomite (magnesium Metamorphic Rock Contact (with Lava) Foliated- layered Non Foliated Non Contact - (pressure & temperature-...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 08 - Volcanoes . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 08 - Volcanoes ". UPSC Geography 08 - Volcanoes Reasons of Volcanic Eruption Plates Subduction Plates Separation Upper mantle eruption Pacific Ring of Fire Terms Magma- Inside (upper Mantle- Peridotite) Lava- Outside Active Volcano Dormant Extinct Angle of Repose Cinder Cone Sills, Dykes Volcano Types Magmatic- Erupts in fissure due to decompression Icelandic (Sheet) Strombolian (Constant) Vulcanian (cauliflower) Hawaii (Peaceful) Plinian (mt Vesuvius Italy 79 AD) Phreatomagmatic- due to compression - Interaction between water & magma-rapid cooling Phreatic Eruptions: Steam Explosion-loud Surtseyan eruption- Shallow Sea Limnic - Lakes Submarine eruption, Sub-glacial eruption Eruption Ma...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 07 - Earthquakes . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 07 - Earthquakes ". UPSC Geography 07 - Earthquakes John Milne Seismology  John Milne aks Earthquake Milne - Milne Instrument 1880’s Reasons of Earthquakes Epirogenic Activity- Horizontal Movement of earth plates Divergent, Convergent,Transformational movements Valdivia (chile)-9.5 (1960) Earthquake Waves P (Longitudinal)-S (Body waves-Transverse) L-R Waves (Surface Waves) P pass through Core but get deflected Shadow zone 105-140 deg Epicenter Focus- 100 km (90%) Different Scales Richter scale-1935 by Charles F. Richter  Wave Size 10 Times ENERGY of a quake goes up by a factor of 31.6 as per (10^n)^3/2 for each factor of 1 & 100 times with factor2 MSK Scale -64 (XI) Moment Magnitude Sc...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 06 - The Earth . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 06 - The Earth ". UPSC Geography 06 - The Earth Earth Facts Location- Around sun, which is located at 30 k ly from the disc at the orion arm of Milky way, 20 ly inside virgo supercluster of stars Revolution- Orbital Speed 30 km/sec Mass 5.98*10^24 kg Rotation 15 deg / hr Circumference 40K Km Diameter 12 K Km Hill Sphere 25 Lac km-region in which it dominates the attraction of satellites Antipodal Arrangement formed over 4.5 billion years ago Mount Chimborazo Highest point Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench) Lowest Point Latitude & Longitude Latitude:Horizontal mapping lines on Earth are lines of latitude. They are known as "parallels" of latitude, because they run parallel to the equator Longitude: Vertica...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 05- Theories of Planets Formation . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 05- Theories of Planets Formation ". UPSC Geography 05- Theories of Planets Formation Gaseous Hypothesis Theory considers that the earth originated as a hot mass and cooled slowly to develop a solid mass like body Given by kant (18th Century) Nebular Hypothesis Given by Simon Laplace 1749 Planets formed from rings Tidal Hypothesis Given by Jeans and Jeffreys 1919 tidal interaction between the Sun and a passing star would raise tides on the Sun resulting in the loss of a single cigar-shaped filament of hot gas. This hot gas would then condense directly into the planets instead of going through a planetesimal stage. The central section of the "cigar" would give rise to the largest pla...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography 04 - Solar System . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 04 - Solar System ". UPSC Geography 04 - Solar System Solar System 8 Planets 166 Moons 5 Dwarf planets Asteroid belt Kuiper belt Scattered disc Hypothetical oort cloud Planets Motion All counter clockwise Follows Kepler's law Kepler's first law - sometimes referred to as the law of ellipses - explains that planets are orbiting the sun in a path described as an ellipse. Kepler's second law - sometimes referred to as the law of equal areas - describes the speed at which any given planet will move while orbiting the sun.  Kepler's third law - sometimes referred to as the law of harmonies - compares the orbital period and radius of orbit of a planet to those of other planets- T2 = R3 Mercury 0....

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on  UPSC Geography 03 - Universe Galaxy & Sun . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography 03 - Universe Galaxy & Sun ". UPSC Geography 03 - Universe Galaxy & Sun Universe Galaxy & Sun Earth Sun Billions of Sun- Galaxy (Milky way) Billions of Galaxy- Universe Billions of Universe- Multiverse Big Bang Theory 13.8 Billion year ago Universe is expanding Entropy is Increasing Background Microwave Radiation-Limit of Observable Universe Galaxy Milky way 1,20,000 * 10,000 LY dimension Speed of light = 1L 86K Miles per sec Constellations 88 Total Hydra (Largest Visible) Ursa - Bear Orion - Hunter Centaurus - Largest Stars Birth from Nebula Undergoes Fusion When ran out of fuel, they contracts then expands & ultimately explodes called Supernova Explosio...

This Post and the attached video will explain the following points of Micro-Notes on UPSC Geography-01-Strategy, Books & Syllabus . Copy & Note it down carefully, as it will be very useful in Fast Revision of the entire topic of " UPSC Geography-01-Strategy, Books & Syllabus ". UPSC Geography-01-Strategy, Books & Syllabus What are the UPSC General Studies Geography Prelim. Mains & optional Strategies, Different Books & Syllabus ? Geography Strategy Man Interaction with Environment Overlapping - Environment, Economics & Current Events 15-20 % Weightage Declining < Environment Clarity of Concepts Geography Books NCERT old edition 6th to 10th NCERT New Edition - 11th & 12th Geography of India- Majid Husain Atlas - Oxford Certificate geography - Cheng leong GK Today & Shriram IAS Notes, Tata Mcgraw Hil Geography Syllabus Click Here to View UPSC Geography-01-Strategy, Books & Syllabus S...