Syllabus Oceanography:
- Configuration of Ocean floor,
- Salinity, Ocean Currents, Tides
- Ocean deposits and coral reefs.
Study Materials of Oceanography:
Configuration of Ocean floor:
- Relief features of Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean
Salinity, Ocean Currents, Tides:
- Characteristics of ocean currents
- How are ocean waves formed? Distinguish between a wave of oscillation and a wave of translation
Question asked in UP PCS 2018:
- Pointing out the general characteristics of ocean currents, examine the currents of the Atlantic ocean.
- Give a brief account of ocean deposits.
- Discuss the subsidence theory of Darwin regarding the origin of coral reefs.
- Give an account of the General relief of the ocean basin.
Expected Geography Mains Questions for UPPSC-UP PCS 2020:
- Relief feature of Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific ocean [ V.imp]
- The Indian ocean and pacific ocean current[ V.imp]
- Coral reef depletion and distribution[ V.Imp]
- Ocean salinity and tides
For Your Practices:
- Give a reasoned account of the distribution of salinity in the oceans and partially enclosed seas.
- Examine critically the theories of the formation of coral reefs and atolls.
- Present a concise account of bottom relief of the Indian Ocean.
- Present a concise account of bottom relief of the Atlantic Ocean Ocean
- ‘’Temperature, salinity and density differences in ocean water are the prime causes of ocean water circulation.’’ Elaborate.
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