World physical geography by continent and ocean
The Americas: physical features
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Rockies (young fold), Appalachians (old fold), Sierra Nevada (block), Cascades (volcanic), Colorado plateau, Canadian Shield, Great Plains
- Mississippi-Missouri, St Lawrence and the Great Lakes, Colorado (Grand Canyon), Columbia, Yukon, Mackenzie, Rio Grande, Great Salt Lake
- Andes: young fold range along Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina; volcanoes such as Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Aconcagua
- Amazon, Orinoco, Parana-Paraguay-Uruguay and the Rio de la Plata, Sao Francisco, Magdalena; Lake Titicaca, Lake Maracaibo, Patos Lagoon (Brazil)
- Brazilian and Guiana highlands, Gran Chaco, Pampas, Patagonia, Atacama desert, Altiplano
- Isthmus of Panama, Central American volcanic belt, Caribbean islands, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan
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)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 2, The Earth's Crust
- ch. 18, The Hot Desert and Mid-Latitude Desert Climates
UPSC Detailed (Micro Topic) Syllabus: Geography (Prelims)
- Landforms across the world
- Mountain and Peaks
- Rivers and lakes
- Plateaus
Fundamentals of Human Geography, Class XII, chapter 7: Transport and Communication (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 7, The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway, p. 12-13 (book pages 65-66)
- ch. 7, The Mississippi Waterways, p. 13-14 (book pages 66-67)
- ch. 7, The Panama Canal, p. 10-11 (book pages 63-64)
- ch. 7, Gulf of Mexico, p. 13-14 (book pages 66-67)
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Class VI, chapter 3: Landforms and Life (2024)
- ch. 3, Aconcagua, p. 5 (book page 45)
Our Environment, Class VII, chapter 6: Human Environment Interactions: The Tropical and the Subtropical Region (Reprint 2024-25)
- ch. 6, Life in the Amazon Basin, p. 2 (book page 40)