Geography is one of the subjects with definite syllabus but bit vast and candidates who choose this as an optional subject in the UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam need to stress more on the conceptual questions which requires deep analysis. So, IAS aspirants with this subject as optional should be aware of current affairs and also be good in India and World Maps because most of the question asked in the exam are based on laws, principles, and maps. This article talks about tips which would help you answer map based questions for UPSC 2021 effectively.
With an aim and the sincere effort to make useful guide to all those candidates for whom Geography and knowing places still remains a challenge and feel difficulty in understanding the basics of Geography, where the answers and explanations for simple questions asked lack in any book, we present the below video on Geography to make the understanding of the subject easy.Before starting with this year’s Geography and International Relations Vidoes, it is advised to go through the last year’s
- Physical features of different parts of the world                    Â
- Rocky Mountains
- Great Lake
- Appalachians
 GLOSSARY
| United Nation Convention on Law of Seas |
| Baseline |
| Internal waters |
| Territorial waters |
| Nautical miles |
| Contiguous zone |
| Exclusive economic zone |
| Nine Dotted Line |
 Below are the important places and International Relations topics mentioned in the video, to know in detail and make notes
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World Geography |
International Relations | |
| East China Sea • China • Korea • Japan • Taiwan | ASEAN | |
| Kolkata-Kunming Initiative (Also Known as BCIM Initiative Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar) | ||
| South China Sea • Spratly Islands • Paracel Islands • Scarborough Islands | ||
| China Pakistan Economic Corridor | ||
| China | ||
| Japan | One Road One Belt | |
| Central Asian Countries | ||
| Caspian Sea | ||
| Red Sea | Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) | |
| Caribbean Sea | ||
| Pakistan | ||
| Iran | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) | |
| Levante Countries | ||
| Turkey | ||
| Arabian Peninsula | ||
| CUBA | Mausum | |
| Five Lakes of US | ||
| Countries part of Mercosur | ||
| Africa | BIMSTEC – Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-Srilanka-Thailand-Nepal-Bhutan | |
| South Sudan – Juba; Countries surrounding South Sudan | ||
| BREXIT | ||
| Australia – Canberra; Different Provinces and its capital  city | ||
| European Union | ||
 Few points from the video that would be important in the UPSC Exam point of view:
- Between which two seas the Korean Peninsula is located?
- Japan is between which two oceans or sea?
- Senkaku Islands and Sacotra Rock are disputed territories located in which sea?
- Where are the Spratly, Paracel, Scarborough Islands located?
- Countries which border the Persian Gulf.
- Countries which border the Gulf of Oman.
- Countries that pass through One Road One Belt.
- India is part of which organization (TPP or RCEP)
- Countries that share borders with the Red Sea
- Which separates the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden
- Which strait separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman?
- Countries that surround the Persian Gulf
- Countries part of EU 28
- Which strait separates Cuba from the US?
- Which Country is between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?
- Five Lakes of United States of America
- Countries part of Mercosur in South America
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