Map and location knowledge: India by region
Map: coastal and island locations of India
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- West coast places north to south: Kandla, Okha, Porbandar, Veraval, Diu, Surat, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Panaji, Karwar, Mangaluru, Kozhikode, Kochi, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kanniyakumari
- East coast places south to north: Tuticorin, Rameswaram, Nagapattinam, Puducherry, Chennai, Ennore, Pulicat, Sriharikota, Nellore, Machilipatnam, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Bheemunipatnam, Gopalpur, Puri, Paradip, Chandipur, Digha, Haldia, Kolkata
- Andaman and Nicobar locations: Port Blair, Saddle Peak, Barren and Narcondam islands, Ten Degree Channel, Duncan Passage, Car Nicobar, Great Nicobar and Indira Point, Campbell Bay, distance to Sumatra and Myanmar
- Lakshadweep locations: Kavaratti, Minicoy, Agatti, Pitti, Eight and Nine Degree Channels
- Coral reef sites (Andaman and Nicobar, Gulf of Kachchh, Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep; Sundarbans has mangroves, not reefs) and mangrove sites (Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika, Coringa, Pichavaram, Point Calimere)
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)
- ch. 2, Structure and Physiography, p. 1-10 (book pages 7-16)
- ch. 2, The Islands, p. 9-10 (book pages 15-16)
- ch. 2, Minicoy, p. 9 (book page 15)
- ch. 2, coral, p. 9 (book page 15)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 2, Physiography
Political Map of India, English edition 2026 (Survey of India)
- sheet 1, states, capitals, towns and international boundary, p. 1
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 1, Andaman and Nicobar islands, p. 21-22 (book pages 21-22)
- ch. 1, Lakshadweep islands, p. 21 (book page 21)
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 5: Natural Vegetation (2026-27)
- ch. 5, Littoral and Swamp Forests, p. 4-5 (book pages 45-46)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 11, Islands and Coral Reefs