World physical geography by continent and ocean
Asia: physical features
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Mountains of Asia: Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Pamir knot, Tien Shan, Kunlun, Altai, Zagros, Elburz, Caucasus, Urals as the boundary with Europe
- Plateaus: Tibet, Iran, Anatolia, Arabia, Deccan, Yunnan, Mongolia
- Rivers: Yangtze, Huang He, Mekong, Irrawaddy, Salween, Amur, Ob, Yenisei, Lena, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and the seas they enter
- Lakes: Baikal (deepest), Caspian (largest), Aral (shrunk by irrigation withdrawals), Balkhash, Tonle Sap, Dead Sea
- Deserts (Gobi, Taklamakan, Thar, Arabian, Karakum, Kyzylkum) and plains (West Siberian, North China, Indo-Gangetic)
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. 9, Lakes
UPSC Detailed (Micro Topic) Syllabus: Geography (Prelims)
- Landforms across the world
- Mountain and Peaks
- Plateaus
- Rivers and lakes
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Class VI, chapter 3: Landforms and Life (2024)
- ch. 3, Himalayas, p. 5 (book page 45)
- ch. 3, Tibetan Plateau, p. 11 (book page 51)
- ch. 3, Gobi Desert, p. 16 (book page 56)