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Lithosphere

Rocks

Definition

Types of rocks

Igneous Rocks
Types of Igneous Rocks

According to Composition

Acidic /Felsic Igneous Rocks

Basic / Mafic Igneous Rocks

According to Location

Extrusive

Intrusive

Hypabyssal

Plutonic

According to Shapes or Forms

Sill

Dyke

Laccolith

Lapolith

Phacolith

Batholith

Sedimentary Rocks
Process

Sedimentation

Compaction

Cementation
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Lithification
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CLASSIFICATION..

Organically..calcareous SR..Carbonaceous SR

Inorganically...Mechanically..Chemically

Metamorphic Rocks
Process of Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism

Regional Metamorphism

Examples of Metamorphic Rocks

The Rock Cycle

Plate Tectonics

Continental Drift Theory


Introduction

Evidences
Jisaw Like Fitting

Fossils

Rock Samples

Dynamics proposed by different Scientists


Wegner

Taylor

Arthur Holmes

Plate Tectonics

Types of Plates
Continental Plates

Oceanic Plates
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Types of Plate Movements


Convergence
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Divergence

Lateral Plate Contact

Types of Convergence
Oceanic-Continental Convergence

Continental-Continental Convergence

Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence

Types of Divergence
Continental Divergence

Oceanic Divergence

Distribution of Plates

Volcanism

Definition

Sketch of a Volcano

Causes of Volcanism
Plate Movements

Continental- Oceanic Plate Convergence

Oceanic- Oceanic Plate Convergence

Oceanic Plate Divergence

Percolation of Water

Types of Volcanoes

According to Activity
Active

Dormant

Extinct

According to Composition
Acidic Lava Dome
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Basic Lava Shield


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Cinder Cone

Salient features of Cinder Cone

Size

Symmetry

Angle of slope

Composite/ Strato Volcanoes

Associated Phenomena Related to Volcanic Eruption


Lahar

Nue Ardente

Pyroclasts

Associated Landforms
Secondary Cone

Cone-in Cone

Caldera

Crater Lake

Neck/Plug/Greeva

Distribution of Volcanoes
Circum Pacific Belt/ Pacific Ring of Fire

Mid Atlantic Ridge

Trans Eurasian Belt

Earthquakes

Definition

Elastic Rebound Theory

Causes of Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics

Volcanism
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Isostatic Adjustment
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Atomic Tests

Traffic

Terminology of Earthquakes
Focus/Hypocentre

Epicentre

Seismic Waves
Surface Waves

Love or L Waves

Releigh or R Waves

Body Waves

Primary or P Waves

Secondary or S Waves

Measurement of Earthquake
Seismograph

Modified Mercalli Scale of 1905

Richter Scale of 1935

Distribution of Earthquakes
Circum Pacific Belt / Pacific Ring of Fire

Mid Atlantic Ridge

Trans Eurasian Belt

Internal Structure of Earth

Evidence leading to discovery of Internal Structure


Characteristics of P and S waves

Wave Refraction and Reflection

Paths of Body waves through interior of Earth

Layered Structure of Earth


Solid Inner Core
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Liquid Outer Core


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Solid Lower Mantle

Semi Liquid Upper Mantle

Oceanic Crust

Continental Crust

Agents of Denudation
Weathering

Mass Wasting

Erosion

Weathering

Definition

Types of Weathering
Mechanical or Physical Weathering

Chemical Weathering

Biological Weathering

Processes of Mechanical or Physical Weathering


Repeated Heating and Cooling / Expansion and Contraction

Repeated Wetting and Drying/ Swelling and Shrinking

Repeated Freezing and Thawing/ Frost Wedging and Frost Heaving

Development of Salt Crystals

Pressure Release

Processes of Chemical Weathering


Oxidation

Carbonation

Solution

Hydrolysis

Processes of Biological Weathering


Flora based weathering

Fauna based weathering


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Mass Movement
Definition
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Angle of slope and Movement Speed

Types of Mass Movement

Creep Movement
Soil Creep

Solifluction

Flow Movement
Earth Flow

Mud Flow

Slumping

Slide Movement
Land Slide

Fall Movement
Rock Fall

Landforms Made by Under Ground Water/ Karst landforms/ Landforms of


Limestone Region

Erosion by underground water

Erosional/ Degradational Landforms


Clint and Grike

Lappies

Sinkholes

Swallow Holes

Doline

Uvala

Polje

Cave

Gorge

Karst Tower

Depositional Landforms/ Aggradational Landforms


Stalactite

Stalagmite
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Column/ Cavern Pillar


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Curtain

Tufa

Landforms made by Wind/ Eolian Landforms/ Landforms of Arid Region

Erosion by Wind
Deflation

Abrasion

Attrition

Transportation by Wind
Surface Creep

Saltation

Suspension

Erosional/ Degradational Landforms


Deflation Hollow or Blow Out

Playa Lake

Salt Pan

Desert Pavement

Rock Pedestal

Demoiselle

Mushroom Rock

Zeugen

Yardang

Inselberg

Dreikanter/ Ventifact

Depositional Landforms
Dunes

Features of Sand Dune

Types of Dunes

Barchan

Parabolic Dune
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Transverse Dune
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Longitudinal Dune

Loess

Landforms made by Running Water/ Landforms made by River/ Fluvial


Landforms

Erosion by River
Hydraulic Action

Abrasion or Corrasion

Solution or Corrosion

Attrition

Transportation by River
Traction

Saltation

Suspension

Solution

Profile of a River

Upper Course/ Mountain Stage/ Youth

Middle Course/ Valley Stage/ Maturity

Lower Course/ Delta Stage/ Old

Landforms of Upper Course


V Shaped Valley

Gorge

Canyon

Rapids

Waterfall

Pot Hole

Interlocking Spurs

Landforms of Middle Course


Meander

Oxbow lake or mort lake or Cut Off


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Flood Plain and Natural Levee


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Landforms of Lower Course
Braided Stream and Mid Stream Bars

Delta

Landforms made by Glacier/ Landforms made by Moving Ice

Types of Glaciers
Valley/ Mountain/ Alpine Glacier

Continental Glacier/ Ice Sheet

Erosion by Glacier
Plucking

Abrasion

Striation

Plumbing

Grinding

Features of Ice

Firn/ Neve

Crevasses

Bergschrund

Moulin

Erosional Landforms/ Degradational Landforms


Cirque

Tarn

Arete

Pyramidal Peak or Horn

Glacial Trough or U Shaped Valley

Truncated Spurs

Paternoster or Ribbon Lake

Hanging Valley

Roche Moutonnee
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Crag and Tail


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Fjord

Depositional/ Aggradational Landforms


Glaical Deposition

Moraines

Types of Moraines

Terminal or End Moraine

Recessional Moraine

Ground Moraine

Lateral Moraine

Medial Moraine

Drumlin

Erratic

Fluvio-Glacial Deposits

Esker

Kame

Out wash Plain

Kettle Lake

Cycle of Erosion
Introduction

Details about the Cycle of Erosion

Criticism

Hydrosphere

Profile of Ocean Floor


Continental Shelf

Continental Rise

Continental Slope

Deep Sea Plain or Abyssal Plain

Trench
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Sea Mount
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Oceanic Ridge

Guyot

Salinity in Oceans
Source of Salts in Oceans

Types of Salts

Factors affecting the Amount of Salinity


Temperature

Evaporation

Rainfall

Melt water from Ice

Fresh Waters of Rivers

Distribution of Salinity
Salinity in Open Seas

Low Salinity at Equator

High Salinity in Tropics

Low Salinity at Poles

Salinity in Partially Enclosed Seas

Salinity in Inland Seas

Movements of Ocean Water

Waves

Tsunami

Tides

Currents

Tides
Introduction

Relationship of gravity with mass and distance

Solar Day

Lunar Day

Phases of moon
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Types of Tides
Spring Tides

Neap Tides

Geographical variations in the height of Tides

Currents
Definition

Types of Currents

Warm Current

Cold Current

Origin of Ocean Currents


Temperature

Salinity

Prevailing Winds

Configuration of Coastline

Corriolis Effect/ Rotation of Earth

Seasonal Changes

Current Pattern of Atlantic Ocean

Currents of North Atlantic Ocean


North Equatorial Current

Florida Current

Gulf Stream

North Atlantic Drift

Norwegian Current

Canary Current

East Greenland or Irmminger Current

Labrador Current

Sargasso Sea

Currents of South Atlantic Ocean


South Equatorial Current
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Antilles Current
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Brazilian Current

West Wind Drift or South Atlantic Drift

Benguela Current

Falkland Current

Current Pattern of Pacific Ocean

Currents of North Pacific


North Equatorial Current

Japan or Kyushio Current

North Pacific Drift

Alaskan Gyre

California Current

Kamchatka Current

Currents of South Pacific


South Equatorial Current

East Australian Current

West Wind Drift or South Pacific Drift

Peru or Humboldt Current

Currents of Indian Ocean

Currents of North Indian Ocean

Currents in Summer Season


Summer Monsoon Drift

North Equatorial Drift

Currents in Winter Season


Winter Monsoon Drift

Counter Equatorial Current

Currents of South Indian Ocean


South Equatorial Current

Madagascar Current

Mozambique Current
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Agulhas Current
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West Wind Drift/ South Indian Drift

West Australian Current

Effects of Currents on Surrounding Areas


Temperature

Rainfall

Fog

Hazard for Shipping

Fishing Ground

ATMOSPHERE
Structure and Composition
Definition

Composition of Atmosphere
Constant Gases

Variable Gases

Impurities

Layered Structure of Atmosphere


Layers according to Composition

Homosphere

Heterosphere

Layers according to Temperature Characteristics

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Layers according to Functions

Ozonosphere

Ionosphere

Insolation and Heat Balance


Global Heat Balance
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Insolation
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Solar Constant

Shortwave and Longwave Radiation

Processes of Energy Flow

Radiation

Conduction

Convection

Radiation from Sun

Losses Through Reflection by Atmosphere

Losses through Absorption by Atmosphere

Reflection by Earth

Angle of Sun Rays

Albedo

Radiation from Earth

Counter Radiation

Latitudinal Heat Balance


Excess in Tropical Region

Deficit in Polar Region

Horizontal Distribution of Temperature


The Temperature Zones

Torrid/ Tropical/ Winterless Zone

Temperate Zone

Warm Temperate

Cool Temperate

Frigid/ Polar/ Summerless Zone

Factors Affecting the Horizontal Distribution of Temperature


Latitude

Altitude

Distance from Sea

Ocean Currents

Prevailing Winds
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Slope of Surface/ Aspect of Land


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Nature of Surface

Rainfall and Cloud Cover

Vertical Distribution of Temperature


Adiabatic Processes

Adiabatic Lapse Rate

Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR)

Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR)

Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate (SALR)

Temperature Inversion
Surface Inversion

Radiation Inversion

Advection Inversion

Drainage Inversion

Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

Concept of Pressure

Definition

Temperature Pressure Relationship

Movements of Air

Air Current

Wind

Factors affecting the Winds


Pressure-Gradient Force

Frictional Force

Corriolis Force

Slope and Gravity

Global Pressure Belts


Equatorial Low Pressure Belt (Doldrum)
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Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt (Horse Latitude)


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Sub Polar Low Pressure Belt (Polar Front)

Polar High Pressure Belt

Global Wind Belts/Permanent Winds/ Planetary Winds


Easterlies (Trade Winds)

Westerlies

Polar Easterlies

Shifting of Pressure and Wind Belts


Thermal Equator

Northern Summers (June Solstice)

Northern Winters (December Solstice)

Seasonal Winds/ Monsoon Winds


Summer Monsoons

Winter Monsoons

Local Winds
Land and Sea Breeze

Mountain and Valley Breeze

Humidity: Moisture in Atmosphere


Concept of Humidity
Definition

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Temperature Humidity Relationship

Saturation

Dew Point Temperature

Absolute Humidity

Relative Humidity

Specific Humidity/ Mixing Ratio


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Condensation

Types of Condensation

On Ground Surface
Dew

Frost

Above the Ground


Mist

Fog

Types of Fog

Advection Fog

Radiation Fog

Clouds

Types of Clouds

Low Clouds

Nimbus

Stratus

Middle Clouds

Cumulo-Nimbus

High Clouds

Cirrus

Precipitation

Forms of Precipitation
Drizzle

Rain

Sleet

Hail

Snow

Types/ Modes of Occurrence for Precipitation


Convectional Precipitation
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Orographic/ Relief Precipitation


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Cyclonic/ Frontal Precipitation

Convergent Lifting Precipitation

Air masses and Fronts


Air Mass

Definition

Source Region

Types of Air Masses on Basis of Temperature (Location)


Tropical (T)

Polar (P)

Types of Air Masses on Basis of Humidity (Underlying Surface)


Maritime (m)

Continental (c)

Principal Types of Air Masses


Continental Tropical (cT)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

Continental Polar (cP)

Maritime Polar (mP)

Dynamic Modification of an Air Mass


Relatively Cold (k)

Relatively Warm (w)

Stable

Unstable

More Types of Air Masses


1. cTws Continental Tropical Warm Stable

2. cTwu Continental Tropical Warm Unstable

3. cTks Continental Tropical Cold Stable

4. cTku Continental Tropical Cold Unstable

5. mTws Maritime Tropical Warm Stable

6. mTwu Maritime Tropical Warm Unstable


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7. mTks Maritime Tropical Cold Stable


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8. mTku Maritime Tropical Cold Unstable

9. cPws Continental Polar Warm Stable

10. cPwu Continental Polar Warm Unstable

11. cPks Continental Polar Cold Stable

12. cPku Continental Polar Cold Unstable

13. mPws Maritime Polar Warm Stable

14. mPwu Maritime Polar Warm Unstable

15. mPks Maritime Polar Cold Stable

16. mPku Maritime Polar Cold Unstable

Fronts
Definition

Types of Fronts
Stationary Front

Warm Front

Weather Associated with Warm Front

Cold Front

Weather Associated with Cold Front

Occluded Front

Weather Associated with Occluded Front

Weather Disturbances: Tropical and Temperate Cyclones


Tropical Cyclone
Definition

Regional Names of Tropical Cyclone


Hurricane

Cyclone

Typhoon

Willy Willy

Naming a Cyclone
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Origin of Tropical Cyclone


Intense Heating of Atmosphere
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Calm

Saturated Air

Corriolis Effect

Structure of Tropical Cyclone


Size and Shape

Speed

Track of Cyclonic Movements

Weather Associated with Tropical Cyclone

Mid Latitude/Wave/Frontal/Temperate Cyclone


Frontal Zone

Life Cycle of Mid Latitude Cyclone


Early Stage

Open Wave Stage

Occluded Stage

Dissipating Stage

Weather Associated with Temperate Cyclone

Classification of Climates
Koppens Classification of Climate
Types of Plants according to Temperature Requirements

Megatherms

Mesotherms

Microtherms

Types of Plants according to Water Requirements

Hydrophytes

Hygrophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

A Type Climate
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Af

Aw
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Am

C Type Climate

D Type Climate

E Type Climate

B Type Climate

H Type Climate

Hot Wet Equatorial Climate


Characteristics

Location

Climate

Temperature

Rainfall

Vegetation

Human Occupations

Monsoon Climate
Characteristics

Location

Climate

Temperature

Rainfall

Vegetation

Human Occupations

Mediterranean Climate
Characteristics

Location

Climate

Temperature

Rainfall

Vegetation
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Human Occupations
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Tropical Desert Climate
Characteristics

Location

Climate

Temperature

Rainfall

Vegetation

Human Occupations

Maps and Map Projections


Maps and their types
Definition

Types of Maps

Types according to Scale


Cadastral Maps

Topographical Maps

Wall Maps

Atlas Maps

Types according to Purpose

Physical Maps
Astronomical maps

Climatic maps

Relief maps

Soil maps

Geological maps

Vegetation maps

Oceanic maps

Man Made/ Cultural Maps


Political maps

Population maps
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Historical maps
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Language maps

Religion maps

Industrial map

Agricultural map

Transportation map

Aerial Photographs
Photograph

Types of Photographs
Landscape Photograph

Aerial Photograph

Types of Aerial Photographs


Oblique Photograph

Advantages of Oblique Photograph

Disadvantages of Oblique Photograph

Vertical Photograph

Advantages of Vertical Photograph

Disadvantages of Vertical Photograph

Distribution Maps
Definition
Qualitative Distribution Maps

Dot Method

Line Method

Shade Method

Quantitative Distribution Maps

Dot Method

Isopleths

Choropleths

Weather Map/synoptic chart


Introduction

Auxiliary maps
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Information on a weather map
Temperature

Pressure

Winds

Velocity

Direction

Clouds

Types of Clouds

Amount of Cloud or Cloudiness

General Weather Conditions

Sea Conditions

Topographical Map/ Ordnance Survey Map


Introduction

Marginal Information

Scale
Words and Figures or Statement of Scale

R. F. Representative Fraction

Linear or Graphic Scale

Direction
True or Geographical North

Magnetic North

Conventional Signs
Man made Features

Water Bodies

Vegetation

Letters and Abbreviations

Height on a Topographical Map


Spot Height

Bench Mark

Contours
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4 Digit Grid Reference


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MAP PROJECTIONS
Cylindrical Map Projections
Simple Cylindrical Map Projection

Cylindrical Equal Area Map Projection

Cylindrical Orthomorphic (Mercators) Map Projection

Conical Projections
Conical Projection with one standard parallel

Conical Projection with two standard parallels

Modified Conical (Bonnes) Projection

Zenithal Projections
Zenithal Gnomonic Projection

Zenithal Stereographic Projection

Zenithal Orthographic Projection

Human and Economic Geography

Man Environment Relationship


Environmental/ Physical Determinism
Maxim Statement

Scholarly Views

Aristotle

Ibne Khuldun

E C Semple

Darwin

Examples

Long term Regular Changes in Physical Environment

Short Term Regular Changes

Rapid Unpredictable Changes

Possiblism
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Maxim Statement
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Ideas of Febvere and Vidal de la Blache

Examples

POPULATION GROWTH
Malthus theory of population Growth
Introduction

Growth of Population and Resources


Geometric Progression of Human Population

Arithmetic Progression of Food Resources

Checks on Population Growth


Natural or Positive Checks

Preventive Checks

Indicators of population
CDR Crude Death Rate or Mortality Rate

CBR Crude Birth Rate or Fertility Rate

TFR Total Fertility Rate

IMR Infant Mortality Rate

NI Natural Increase

PC Population Change

GR Growth Rate

Life Expectancy

Doubling Time

Exponential Growth

Population Growth Patterns in MDCs and LDCs


CDR and CBR in MDCs

CDR and CBR in LDCs

Age-sex Pyramids of MDCs and LDCs

DTM Demographic Transition Model

Timeline of Population Growth


Year Population
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1 AD 250 Million
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1650 500 Million

1820 1 Billion

1930 2 Billion

1975 4 Billion

2000 6 Billion

2010

World Population Distribution


Introduction

Factors affecting the Population Distribution


Climate

Physiography

Soil

Vegetation

Minerals

Pattern of Population Distribution


High Density Regions

South, South East Asia and East Asia

Western Europe

Nile Valley and Delta

North Eastern USA and South Eastern Canada

Moderate Density Regions


Prairies or Great Plains of North America

Pampas of Argentina

Steppes of Russia

Downs of Australia

Areas of Low Density Regions


Deserts

Cold Areas

High Rainfall Areas

Highlands
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Equatorial Rainforests
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Migration
Definition

Catalysts of Migration
Economic Conditions

Political Circumstances

War and Conflict

Environmental Conditions

Culture and Tradition

Transportation

Information Flow

Retarders of Migration
Absolute Distance and Relative Distance

Distance Decay

Intervening Opportunity

Step Migration

Types of Migration

On the Will of Migrant


Forced Migration

Voluntary Migration

On the Basis of Duration of Displacement


Cyclic

Periodic

Permanent

On the Basis of Geographical/Spatial Scale


External

Internal

Rural Urban Migration

Inter Urban Migration

Intra Urban Migration

Settlements
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Definition
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Types of Settlements

On the Basis of Location of Dwellings


Dispersed

Nucleated

On the Basis of Infrastructure and Construction Material


Rural

Urban

Hierarchy of Settlements
Isolated Dwelling

Hamlet

Village

Town

City

Metropolis

Megalopolis

Urbanization
Definition

Processes of Urbanization
Evolutionary Growth

Rural Urban Migration

Nucleation

History of Urbanization

Early Civilizations

Rural Urban Migration after Industrial Revolution

Rural Urban Migration after decentralization of Industry

Current Scenario of Urbanization

Problems Caused by Urbanization

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
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Economic Activities
Definition
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Types of Economic Activities
Primary Activities Procurement Red Collar Workers

Secondary Activities Manufacturing Blue Collar Workers

Tertiary Activities Tangible Services Pink Collar Workers

Quaternary Activities Intangible Services White Collar Workers

Quinary Activities Decision Making Gold Collar Workers

Agriculture
Definition

Types of Agriculture

Cultivation
Primitive Shifting Agriculture or Slash and Burn

Intensive Subsistence Farming

Extensive Mechanized or Commercial Grain Farming

Mixed Farming

Plantation Farming

Truck Farming or Market Gardening

Livestock
Nomadic Herding

Dairy Farming

Animal Ranching

Major Crops
Wheat
Introduction

Physical Requirements
Temperature

Rainfall

Soil

Areas of Production

Trade
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Exporters
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Importers

Rice
Introduction

Physical Requirements
Temperature

Rainfall

Soil

Areas of Production

Trade
Exporters

Importers

Cotton
Introduction

Physical Requirements
Temperature

Rainfall

Soil

Areas of Production

Trade
Exporters

Importers

Power Resources

Coal
Introduction

Areas of Production
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Trade
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Exporters

Importers

Petroleum
Introduction

Areas of Production

Trade

Exporters

Importers

Natural Gas
Introduction

Areas of Production

Trade

Exporters

Importers

Hydro Electricity
Introduction

Areas of Production

Trade

Exporters

Importers

Major Industries

Iron and Steel


Factors affecting the Location of Iron and Steel Industry

World Distribution of Iron and Steel Industry

Japan

Western Europe

U.S.A
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Textile Industry

World Organisations
UN

NATO

SAARC
EU

ASEAN

OPEC

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