World physical geography by continent and ocean
Australia, Oceania and the polar regions
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Australia: Great Dividing Range, Murray-Darling basin, Great Artesian Basin, Western Plateau, Great Barrier Reef, Great Victoria and Gibson deserts, Lake Eyre
- New Zealand's Southern Alps; Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia; Ring of Fire islands
- Antarctica: ice sheet, Transantarctic mountains, Vinson Massif, Ross and Weddell seas, Indian research stations Maitri and Bharati
- Arctic Ocean and its littoral states; Bering Strait between Alaska and Chukotka; Greenland; Svalbard; Northern Sea Route
- Arctic Council: eight members (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States) and observers including India
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)
- ch. 2, Arctic Ocean, p. 5-6 (book pages 31-32)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 25, The Arctic or Polar Climate
UPSC Detailed (Micro Topic) Syllabus: Geography (Prelims)
- Landforms across the world
Fundamentals of Human Geography, Class XII, chapter 7: Transport and Communication (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 7, The Australian Trans–Continental Railway, p. 7 (book page 60)
- ch. 7, The South Pacific Sea Route, p. 10 (book page 63)
Map of the World, UN Geospatial map no. 4651 rev. 1 (October 2022), political
- sheet 1, country names and boundaries, p. 1
Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Class XI, chapter 11: World Climate and Climate Change (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 11, Ice Cap Climate (EF), p. 4-6 (book pages 94-96)
- ch. 11, Tundra Climate (ET), p. 4 (book page 94)