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About the BookFirst published in 2011, the book 'Indian and World Geography' was revised for the first time in 2014. Right from its first issue, the book has shown a steady increase in its popularity and readership in India as well as in adjacent countries.Geography as a subject continues to have significant importance in the Civil Services Preliminary as well as the Mains examinations. The second and now the third edition of this book have been revised and updated in the light of the course structure and pattern introduced in 2011. The book is widely used also by aspirants of the State Services Competitive Exams as well as by those appearing for UGC's NET.About the AuthorProf Majid Husain is former Head, Department of Geography in Jamia Millia Islamia. He is a prolific writer on the subject of Geography and has written many books for McGraw-Hill. He has been a fellow and President of the Indian National Cartography Association and Vice President of the International Association of Landscape EcologyHis other books published by McGraw-Hill include Geography of IndiaUnderstanding Geographical Map Entries Concise GeographyBharat ka Bhugol (in Hindi)ContentCONTENTSPreface to the Fourth Edition viiPreface to the First Edition ixPART - IWORLD GEOGRAPHYChapter 1: The Universe and the Solar System Chapter 2: GeomorphologyChapter 3: Climatology Chapter 4: Oceanography Chapter 5: Biogeography Chapter 6: Facts About The World/ Continents/Countries Chapter 7: World Economic Geography Chapter 8: Agriculture Chapter 9: Human Geography PART - IIINDIAN GEOGRAPHYChapter 10: India-Physical Setting Chapter 11: Population Chapter 12: Some Economic Issues of India Chapter 13: Indian States