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Map and location knowledge: India by region

Map: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa

Practise 2 PYQs

Concepts to cover

  1. Gujarat: Kachchh, Great and Little Rann, Kathiawar or Saurashtra, Gulf of Kachchh (coral reefs, Marine National Park), Gulf of Khambhat, Nalsarovar, Gir, Girnar, Dwarka, Somnath, Lothal, Dholavira
  2. Maharashtra regions: Konkan, Desh or western Maharashtra (Nashik, Shirdi, Pune), Marathwada (Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora), Vidarbha (Nagpur, Amravati), Khandesh
  3. Ranges and passes: Sahyadri, Satmala, Ajanta, Harishchandra, Balaghat, Mahadeo; Thal and Bhor ghats; Mahabaleshwar, Kalsubai
  4. Rivers and lakes: Godavari source at Trimbak, Bhima or Chandrabhaga at Pandharpur, Krishna at Mahabaleshwar, Koyna, Tapi at Surat, Sabarmati, Mahi, Lonar crater lake, Ujani, Jayakwadi
  5. Goa and the Konkan coast: Mandovi and Zuari, Dudhsagar falls, Mormugao, Salsette, Elephanta, Alibaug, Ratnagiri
  6. Protected areas: Gir, Velavadar, Marine National Park Gulf of Kachchh, Tadoba, Melghat, Sanjay Gandhi, Bhimashankar, Mhadei, Bhagwan Mahavir
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 Coastal Plains, p. 8-9 (book pages 14-15)
  • ch. 2, Rann, p. 8 (book page 14)
  • ch. 2, Western Ghats, p. 6-7 (book pages 12-13)

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 3: Drainage System (2026-27)

  • ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
  • ch. 3, Godavari, p. 7-8 (book pages 23-24)
  • ch. 3, Krishna, p. 7-8 (book pages 23-24)

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

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 5: Natural Vegetation (2026-27)

  • ch. 5, Biosphere Reserves, p. 9-10 (book pages 50-51)
  • ch. 5, Gulf of Mannar, p. 7-9 (book pages 48-50)
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