Geography Optional Preparatory classes

This course is specailly designed and will be conducted by Himanshu Sir, It is beneficial for those students who wish to take Geography as optional and it is equally beneficial for those who want to study Geography as general studies for Paper - I. This course will have comprehensive lectures on various aspects of Geography, as is defined in the syllabus above.
This course covers NCERTs from class VI to XII and it is aligned with the demand of UPSC exam, in basic geography, Indian Geography, World geography, Environmental geograhy and the most challenging Human Geography.

Module I

Topics	Study Material
Orientation Class	Syllabus of Geography Optional
Nature of Geography	Ch. 1 (New NCERT Class XI – Part I)
Basic Terminology	Unit 1 (Old NCERT of Class VI)
Syllabus and Strategy Discussion	Syllabus and Previous Year Questions of Geography
Answer Writing Basics	Syllabus and Previous Year Questions of Geography Paper I and II

Topics	Study Material
Geography of Southern Hemisphere (Africa, South America, Australia and Antarctica).	Unit 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Old NCERT of Class VI)
Geography of North America	Unit 3 (Old NCERT of Class VII)
Geography of Europe	Unit 4 (Old NCERT of Class VII)
Geography of Asia– I	Ch. 4, 5 and 6 (Old NCERT of Class VIII)
Geography of Asia– II	Ch. 7, 8 and 9 (Old NCERT of Class VIII)

Topics	Study Material
Components of Environment Lithosphere	Ch. 1 & 2 (Old NCERT of Class IX)
Hydrosphere Atmosphere Biosphere	Ch. 3,4 &5 (Old NCERT of Class IX)
Population Economic Activities	Ch. 7 & 8 (Old NCERT of Class IX)
Resources Natural Regions	Ch. 9 & 10 (Old NCERT of Class IX)
Human Impact on Environment	Ch. 11 & 12 (Old NCERT of Class IX)

Topics	Study Material
India: Size and Location Physical Features of India	Ch. 1 & 2 (New NCERT of Class IX)
Drainage of India	Ch. 3 (New NCERT of Class IX)
Climate of India	Ch. 4 (New NCERT of Class IX)
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife of India	Ch. 5 (New NCERT of Class IX)
Population of India	Ch. 6 (New NCERT of Class IX)

Topics	Study Material
Resources and Development Forest and Wildlife Resources of India	Ch. 1 & 2 (New NCERT of Class X)
Water Resources of India Agriculture in India	Ch. 3 & 4 (New NCERT of Class X)
Mineral and Energy Resources of India	Ch. 5 (New NCERT of Class X)
Manufacturing Industries in India	Ch. 6 (New NCERT of Class X)
Transportation in India	Ch. 7 (New NCERT of Class X)