I would Like to have Geography as my Mains Optional subject? So Recommend best Books on Geograpy for Civil Services exam?

Hi,
I would like to have GEOGRAPHY as my Mains optional
so kindly recommend some useful books on geography.

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Hello,
If you like Geography then first of all you should go for Geography NCERT Books of 11th and 12th for basic knowledge. And I suggest some reference books:

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Geography Books Paper - I

• Physical geography - Savinder Singh
• The Earth's dynamic surface - K. Sidhartha
• Physical geography - Strahler & Strahler
• Climatology - D.S. Lal
• Physical geography made simple - Rupa
• Oceanography - Sharma & Vital
• Biogeography - Savinder Singh
• Evolution of geographical thoughts - Majid Hussain and Adhikari
• Economic geography - K. Sidhartha
• Economic and social geography made simple - Rupa
• Urban geography - K. Sidhartha
• Human geography - Majid Hussain
• Geography of population - R.C. Chandra
• Regional Planning in India - hand & Puri
• Political geography - Dixit

Geography Books Paper - II

• India: Physical aspects - K Sidhartha
• Geography of India - Mamoria
• Agricultural geography - Majid Hussain
• Agricultural problems in India - Sadhu and Singh
• Economic & Commercial geography of India - Mamoria
• India's urbanisation and urban systems - R. Ramachandran
• Regional planning in India - Chand and Puri
• Political geography - Dixit
• India: political aspects - K. Sidhartha

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Wish you all the best
HOMI KOHLI

the recomended books are:
The Earth's Dynamic Surface - By K. Siddhartha
Geomorphology - By Bloom
Geomorphology - By Sparks
Economic Geology - By Shackleton
Environmental Geology - By Valdiya
Climatology
Atmosphere Weather and Climate - By K. Siddhartha
Climate History and Modem Man - By Chorley
Science and Wonders of Atmosphere � By Gedzelman
Bio & Environmental Geog. Biosphere A Geography of Life - By Dr. Thomas and K. Siddhartha
Environmental Geology -ByValdiya
Living in the Environment - By Miller
Settlement Geography- Cities Urbanization and Urban System - By K. Siddhartha & S. Mukherjee
Urban Geography - By Herbert Thomas
Indian Industrial Geography Indian industry a geographical perspective - By S. Mukherjee and K. Siddhartha
Indian Economy - By Uma Kapila
General Reading environmental concerns and strategies - By T. N. Khoshoo
Development Indicators -Oxford University Press.
Environmental Hazards - published by Ministry of Environment and forest.
for further reference go to url http://www.civilserviceindia.com/sub...d-reading.html

• India: Physical aspects - K Sidhartha
• Geography of India - Mamoria
• Agricultural geography - Majid Hussain
• Agricultural problems in India - Sadhu and Singh
• Economic & Commercial geography of India - Mamoria
• India's urbanisation and urban systems - R. Ramachandran
• Regional planning in India - Chand and Puri
• Political geography - Dixit
• India: political aspects - K. Sidhartha
• best of luck

dear,

If you like Geography then first of all you should go for Geography NCERT Books of 11th and 12th for basic knowledge. And I suggest some reference books:

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Geography Books Paper - I

• Physical geography - Savinder Singh
• The Earth's dynamic surface - K. Sidhartha
• Physical geography - Strahler & Strahler
• Climatology - D.S. Lal
• Physical geography made simple - Rupa
• Oceanography - Sharma & Vital
• Biogeography - Savinder Singh
• Evolution of geographical thoughts - Majid Hussain and Adhikari
• Economic geography - K. Sidhartha
• Economic and social geography made simple - Rupa
• Urban geography - K. Sidhartha
• Human geography - Majid Hussain
• Geography of population - R.C. Chandra
• Regional Planning in India - hand & Puri
• Political geography - Dixit

Geography Books Paper - II

• India: Physical aspects - K Sidhartha
• Geography of India - Mamoria
• Agricultural geography - Majid Hussain
• Agricultural problems in India - Sadhu and Singh
• Economic & Commercial geography of India - Mamoria
• India's urbanisation and urban systems - R. Ramachandran
• Regional planning in India - Chand and Puri
• Political geography - Dixit
• India: political aspects - K. Sidhartha

best of luck

Lists of Geography Books for Civil Service examination :-

1.Economic & Commercial geography of India � Mamoria
2.NCERT Class XII
3.Geography of India � Mamoria and Khullar
4.Political Geography � Dixit
5.Urban geography � K. Siddhartha
6.Physical geography � Savindra Singh and/or, Strahler & Strahler
7.Oxford school atlas
8.Fundamentals of Human Geography
9.India's urbanisation and urban systems - R. Ramachandran
10.Agricultural geography - Majid Hussain
11.Indian geography - Rammorthy Gopalakrishnan
12.The Earth's dynamic surface by K Sidhartha
13.

Geography by Tata Mc graw hill publication

Physical geography:
1)GOcheng Leong
2) SAvindra singh
Indian GEography
1)Kullar
2) Majid Hussain
human geography by Majid Hussain

SOME BOOKS FOR GEOGRAPHY

NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII

General Principals of World Geography by Charles Farro

School Atlas

Settlement Geography- Cities Urbanization and Urban System - By K. Siddhartha & S. Mukherjee

Urban Geography - By Herbert Thomas

Indian Industrial Geography Indian industry a geographical perspective - By S. Mukherjee and K. Siddhartha

Environmental Geology - By Valdiya

For more books click on link http://www.civilserviceindia.com/sub...d-reading.html