Map and location knowledge: world by region
Map: Africa
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Congo basin countries; Nile basin countries (Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Eritrea)
- Lakes: Victoria (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania), Tanganyika (four countries, south of the equator), Malawi, Turkana (Kenya, Ethiopia), Chad (four countries), Faguibine (Mali), Volta (Ghana), Nasser, Kariba
- Regions: Sahel, Horn of Africa, Maghreb, Great Lakes, Amhara and Tigray (Ethiopia), Cabo Delgado (Mozambique), Darfur, Katanga, Biafra, Casamance
- Gulf of Guinea states: Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana (cocoa), Nigeria (Niger delta), Togo, Benin, Cameroon; Senegal, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
- Southern and eastern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana (diamonds), Zimbabwe, Zambia (copper belt), Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti
- Countries and lakes crossed by the equator (Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia; Lake Victoria) and by the tropics
Where to study
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Class VI, chapter 2: Oceans and Continents (2024)
- ch. 2, Oceans and Continents, p. 1-14 (book pages 27-40)
UPSC Detailed (Micro Topic) Syllabus: Geography (Prelims)
- Landforms across the world
- Rivers and lakes
Map of the World, UN Geospatial map no. 4651 rev. 1 (October 2022), political
- sheet 1, country names and boundaries, p. 1
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Class VI, chapter 1: Locating Places on the Earth (2024)
- ch. 1, b) Latitudes, p. 14 (book page 14)