World Geography is an important subject in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, especially in General Studies Paper I and the Preliminary Examination. It focuses on the physical, human, and economic features of the world and their interrelationships. The physical geography portion includes topics such as geomorphology, climatology, oceanography, and biogeography, covering landforms, earthquakes, volcanoes, wind systems, ocean currents, and climate patterns. Human geography deals with population distribution, migration, urbanization, and cultural patterns, while economic geography examines resources, industries, agriculture, trade routes, and globalization. Understanding maps is essential, including continents, oceans, important straits, canals, mountain ranges, deserts, and major countries. Preparation requires conceptual clarity rather than rote memorization, linking geographical phenomena with current events such as climate change, El Niño, natural disasters, and resource conflicts. Regular map practice, diagrams in answers, and interlinking physical processes with socio-economic impacts are key strategies. Analytical thinking and the ability to explain cause and effect relationships help in writing high-quality answers in both Prelims and Mains.
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