World Geography
Description
Comprehensive study of global physical, human and economic geography for aspirants.
Learning Objectives
Learners will independently identify, apply, and analyze key concepts in world physical, human and economic geography as relevant to current events and global trends.
Topics (15)
Mountains, rivers, plateaus, lakes and their global location and significance.
Equatorial, tropical, subtropical, temperate, polar zones; Köppen classification, effects on biomes and human activities.
Oceans, seas, currents, tides, waves, marine resources, coral reefs, upwelling zones.
Crust, mantle, core, earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, landform formation.
Mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, canyons, their geological evolution and erosion/depositional processes.
Resources, major regions, international trade, resource scarcity, sustainable use.
Climate change, Ozone depletion, Desertification, Deforestation, international conventions.
Birth/death rates, migration, population pyramids, demographic transition model.
Subsistence/commercial farming, livestock, crop patterns, agro-climatic regions.
Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Silk Road, Suez and Panama canals, emerging trade routes.
Middle East, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, European Union, Arctic and Antarctic governance.
Major industrial regions, changes post-Industrial Revolution, trade, globalization and industrial relocation.
Movement of plates, effects on earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, continental drift evidence.
Hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, El Niño, La Niña, jet streams, global wind patterns.
Longest rivers and their regions (Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, Mississippi), highest peaks (Everest, Aconcagua), ranges (Andes, Alps, Himalayas, Rockies).