Map and location knowledge: world by region
Map: West and Central Asia
Practise 7 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Levant: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan (Jordan landlocked but for Aqaba); Cyprus; Turkey's Anatolia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
- Persian Gulf states: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman; Strait of Hormuz; Gulf of Oman; Egypt and Syria do not use Hormuz
- Red Sea littoral: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (not Syria); Bab el Mandeb; Gulf of Aden; Yemen; Socotra
- Caspian Sea states: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan; Caucasus states Georgia and Armenia
- Central Asian states: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan; Afghanistan's neighbours; Aral Sea; Pamir; Wakhan
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
Map of the World, UN Geospatial map no. 4651 rev. 1 (October 2022), political
- sheet 1, country names and boundaries, p. 1
Fundamentals of Human Geography, Class XII, chapter 7: Transport and Communication (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 7, Trans–Siberian Railway, p. 5-7 (book pages 58-60)