Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Gujarat: Kachchh, Great and Little Rann, Kathiawar or Saurashtra, Gulf of Kachchh (coral reefs, Marine National Park), Gulf of Khambhat, Nalsarovar, Gir, Girnar, Dwarka, Somnath, Lothal, Dholavira
2. Maharashtra regions: Konkan, Desh or western Maharashtra (Nashik, Shirdi, Pune), Marathwada (Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora), Vidarbha (Nagpur, Amravati), Khandesh
3. Ranges and passes: Sahyadri, Satmala, Ajanta, Harishchandra, Balaghat, Mahadeo; Thal and Bhor ghats; Mahabaleshwar, Kalsubai
4. Rivers and lakes: Godavari source at Trimbak, Bhima or Chandrabhaga at Pandharpur, Krishna at Mahabaleshwar, Koyna, Tapi at Surat, Sabarmati, Mahi, Lonar crater lake, Ujani, Jayakwadi
5. Goa and the Konkan coast: Mandovi and Zuari, Dudhsagar falls, Mormugao, Salsette, Elephanta, Alibaug, Ratnagiri
6. Protected areas: Gir, Velavadar, Marine National Park Gulf of Kachchh, Tadoba, Melghat, Sanjay Gandhi, Bhimashankar, Mhadei, Bhagwan Mahavir