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Rocks
Definition
Types of rocks
Igneous Rocks
Types of Igneous Rocks
According to Composition
According to Location
Extrusive
Intrusive
Hypabyssal
Plutonic
Sill
Dyke
Laccolith
Lapolith
Phacolith
Batholith
Sedimentary Rocks
Process
Sedimentation
Compaction
Cementation
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Lithification
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Organically..calcareous SR..Carbonaceous SR
Inorganically...Mechanically..Chemically
Metamorphic Rocks
Process of Metamorphism
Contact Metamorphism
Regional Metamorphism
Plate Tectonics
Evidences
Jisaw Like Fitting
Fossils
Rock Samples
Taylor
Arthur Holmes
Plate Tectonics
Types of Plates
Continental Plates
Oceanic Plates
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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
Percolation of Water
Types of Volcanoes
According to Activity
Active
Dormant
Extinct
According to Composition
Acidic Lava Dome
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Size
Symmetry
Angle of slope
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
Earthquakes
Definition
Causes of Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Volcanism
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Isostatic Adjustment
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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
Distribution of Earthquakes
Circum Pacific Belt / Pacific Ring of Fire
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Agents of Denudation
Weathering
Mass Wasting
Erosion
Weathering
Definition
Types of Weathering
Mechanical or Physical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Biological Weathering
Pressure Release
Carbonation
Solution
Hydrolysis
Mass Movement
Definition
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Creep Movement
Soil Creep
Solifluction
Flow Movement
Earth Flow
Mud Flow
Slumping
Slide Movement
Land Slide
Fall Movement
Rock Fall
Lappies
Sinkholes
Swallow Holes
Doline
Uvala
Polje
Cave
Gorge
Karst Tower
Stalagmite
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Tufa
Erosion by Wind
Deflation
Abrasion
Attrition
Transportation by Wind
Surface Creep
Saltation
Suspension
Playa Lake
Salt Pan
Desert Pavement
Rock Pedestal
Demoiselle
Mushroom Rock
Zeugen
Yardang
Inselberg
Dreikanter/ Ventifact
Depositional Landforms
Dunes
Types of Dunes
Barchan
Parabolic Dune
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Transverse Dune
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Loess
Erosion by River
Hydraulic Action
Abrasion or Corrasion
Solution or Corrosion
Attrition
Transportation by River
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Profile of a River
Gorge
Canyon
Rapids
Waterfall
Pot Hole
Interlocking Spurs
Delta
Types of Glaciers
Valley/ Mountain/ Alpine Glacier
Erosion by Glacier
Plucking
Abrasion
Striation
Plumbing
Grinding
Features of Ice
Firn/ Neve
Crevasses
Bergschrund
Moulin
Tarn
Arete
Truncated Spurs
Hanging Valley
Roche Moutonnee
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Moraines
Types of Moraines
Recessional Moraine
Ground Moraine
Lateral Moraine
Medial Moraine
Drumlin
Erratic
Fluvio-Glacial Deposits
Esker
Kame
Kettle Lake
Cycle of Erosion
Introduction
Criticism
Hydrosphere
Continental Rise
Continental Slope
Trench
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Sea Mount
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Guyot
Salinity in Oceans
Source of Salts in Oceans
Types of Salts
Evaporation
Rainfall
Distribution of Salinity
Salinity in Open Seas
Waves
Tsunami
Tides
Currents
Tides
Introduction
Solar Day
Lunar Day
Phases of moon
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Neap Tides
Currents
Definition
Types of Currents
Warm Current
Cold Current
Salinity
Prevailing Winds
Configuration of Coastline
Seasonal Changes
Florida Current
Gulf Stream
Norwegian Current
Canary Current
Labrador Current
Sargasso Sea
Antilles Current
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Benguela Current
Falkland Current
Alaskan Gyre
California Current
Kamchatka Current
Madagascar Current
Mozambique Current
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Agulhas Current
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Rainfall
Fog
Fishing Ground
ATMOSPHERE
Structure and Composition
Definition
Composition of Atmosphere
Constant Gases
Variable Gases
Impurities
Homosphere
Heterosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Ozonosphere
Ionosphere
Insolation
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Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Reflection by Earth
Albedo
Counter Radiation
Temperate Zone
Warm Temperate
Cool Temperate
Altitude
Ocean Currents
Prevailing Winds
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Temperature Inversion
Surface Inversion
Radiation Inversion
Advection Inversion
Drainage Inversion
Concept of Pressure
Definition
Movements of Air
Air Current
Wind
Frictional Force
Corriolis Force
Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Winter Monsoons
Local Winds
Land and Sea Breeze
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Saturation
Absolute Humidity
Relative Humidity
Types of Condensation
On Ground Surface
Dew
Frost
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
Definition
Source Region
Polar (P)
Continental (c)
Stable
Unstable
Fronts
Definition
Types of Fronts
Stationary Front
Warm Front
Cold Front
Occluded Front
Cyclone
Typhoon
Willy Willy
Naming a Cyclone
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Saturated Air
Corriolis Effect
Speed
Occluded Stage
Dissipating Stage
Classification of Climates
Koppens Classification of Climate
Types of Plants according to Temperature Requirements
Megatherms
Mesotherms
Microtherms
Hydrophytes
Hygrophytes
Mesophytes
Xerophytes
A Type Climate
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Af
Aw
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C Type Climate
D Type Climate
E Type Climate
B Type Climate
H Type Climate
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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Location
Climate
Temperature
Rainfall
Vegetation
Human Occupations
Types of Maps
Topographical Maps
Wall Maps
Atlas Maps
Physical Maps
Astronomical maps
Climatic maps
Relief maps
Soil maps
Geological maps
Vegetation maps
Oceanic maps
Population maps
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Historical maps
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Religion maps
Industrial map
Agricultural map
Transportation map
Aerial Photographs
Photograph
Types of Photographs
Landscape Photograph
Aerial Photograph
Vertical Photograph
Distribution Maps
Definition
Qualitative Distribution Maps
Dot Method
Line Method
Shade Method
Dot Method
Isopleths
Choropleths
Auxiliary maps
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Pressure
Winds
Velocity
Direction
Clouds
Types of Clouds
Sea Conditions
Marginal Information
Scale
Words and Figures or Statement of Scale
R. F. Representative Fraction
Direction
True or Geographical North
Magnetic North
Conventional Signs
Man made Features
Water Bodies
Vegetation
Bench Mark
Contours
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Conical Projections
Conical Projection with one standard parallel
Zenithal Projections
Zenithal Gnomonic Projection
Scholarly Views
Aristotle
Ibne Khuldun
E C Semple
Darwin
Examples
Possiblism
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Maxim Statement
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Examples
POPULATION GROWTH
Malthus theory of population Growth
Introduction
Preventive Checks
Indicators of population
CDR Crude Death Rate or Mortality Rate
NI Natural Increase
PC Population Change
GR Growth Rate
Life Expectancy
Doubling Time
Exponential Growth
1 AD 250 Million
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1820 1 Billion
1930 2 Billion
1975 4 Billion
2000 6 Billion
2010
Physiography
Soil
Vegetation
Minerals
Western Europe
Pampas of Argentina
Steppes of Russia
Downs of Australia
Cold Areas
Highlands
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Equatorial Rainforests
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Catalysts of Migration
Economic Conditions
Political Circumstances
Environmental Conditions
Transportation
Information Flow
Retarders of Migration
Absolute Distance and Relative Distance
Distance Decay
Intervening Opportunity
Step Migration
Types of Migration
Voluntary Migration
Periodic
Permanent
Internal
Settlements
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Definition
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Nucleated
Urban
Hierarchy of Settlements
Isolated Dwelling
Hamlet
Village
Town
City
Metropolis
Megalopolis
Urbanization
Definition
Processes of Urbanization
Evolutionary Growth
Nucleation
History of Urbanization
Early Civilizations
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
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Economic Activities
Definition
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Agriculture
Definition
Types of Agriculture
Cultivation
Primitive Shifting Agriculture or Slash and Burn
Mixed Farming
Plantation Farming
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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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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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
Japan
Western Europe
U.S.A
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World Organisations
UN
NATO
SAARC
EU
ASEAN
OPEC
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