Civil Services Prepby Garima Malik & Nitin Sangwan Account

UPSC Prelims · General Studies

Geography

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World economic geography

International trade and ports

Concepts to cover

  1. Basis of international trade; volume, composition, direction, balance of trade
  2. Free trade, WTO and regional trade blocs
  3. Types of ports by cargo and location: industrial, commercial, comprehensive, inland, outport, oil, port of call, packet station, entrepot, naval
  4. Ports as gateways; hinterland; leading world ports