Maps · Module 6 · GS1 · GS3
Resources & agriculture
Resource distribution is a GS1 syllabus line, and agriculture questions in GS3 keep asking why crops grow where they do. Minerals cluster in the old peninsular rocks; crops follow soils, water and markets.
India’s external and state boundaries: Survey of India–based data via DataMeet (CC BY-SA 2.5 / ODbL), generalised for teaching. World land: Natural Earth (public domain). Physical features: Natural Earth (public domain). Places are approximate and routes schematic, for teaching.
Tap a state or a place on the map.
Quiz
Tap Start, then find each place or feature on the map.
Practise in the sketch lab
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Themes that use this map
T10 Colonial economy: drain, deindustrialisation, famines, economic policyT35 Minerals & mining: resource vs environmentT36 Oil & gas: global distribution, shale, refineriesT39 Location of industries: steel, refineries, sugar, textiles, tea, rubber, corridorsT51 Tribal identity, rights & developmentT137 Green Revolution & food self-sufficiency: rice–wheat system, technology missionsT138 Cropping patterns & crop diversification: horticulture, pulses, milletsT141 Farm subsidies, MSP & crop insurance (incl. WTO Agreement on Agriculture)T142 PDS & buffer stocksT154 Energy security & energy independence