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NODE 05 · GS Paper I

Physical Geography

Salient features of world's physical geography; distribution of key natural resources across the world; factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries.— UPSC Mains Syllabus

Geomorphology, climatology, and oceanography at world and India level. UPSC tests through contemporary problems: earthquakes, cyclones, El Niño, monsoon, sea level rise. The key skill is applying physical geography concepts to explain current events with scientific precision.

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NCERT References

Chapters with a link open the NCERT Companion page.

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Class 11 NCERT

Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 10
11

India: Physical Environment

Class 11 NCERT

Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7

Standard Textbooks

GC Leong: Certificate Physical & Human Geography

Chapters: Part 1

Supplementary Sources

IPCC AR6 Summary for Policymakers
IMD — India Monsoon resources

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Environment, Ecology & Climate Change

Physical geography and environment/ecology share the climate change and disaster risk vocabulary. Questions on floods or cyclones draw from both nodes simultaneously.

“Climate impacts and natural disasters require both the physical mechanism (GS1) and the policy/ecology response (GS3).”

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