SSC CGL Geography · Free notes
World and Human Geography: SSC CGL Geography
World and Human Geography has 27 questions in the SSC CGL Tier I bank: nine from the 2023 shifts, seven from the 2024 shifts and 11 from the 2025 shifts, and 20 of them EASY. The world questions ask a record or a match: the largest ocean, the deepest lake, a neighbour's language. The 2025 shifts turned to population: density measures and the stages of the demographic transition.
The handout has every subtopic, worked example, formula and trap with answers shown. The formula sheet is the chapter’s formulas and traps alone, on one page.
Subtopic notes
World Geography
16 PYQsIndia's neighbours with their languages and symbols, the world's oceans, great lakes, river basins and straits, and two farming terms.
Population and Settlements
11 PYQsHow population density is measured, what changes a population and draws people to a place, temporary settlements, and the stages of the demographic transition.
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 5 reference tables · 5 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 5 reference tables · 5 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Reference tables (3)
Neighbours and countries5 rows
Two farming terms3 rows
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Intensive agriculture | More inputs on the same landQ |
| Extensive agriculture | More land, few inputs per acre |
| Permaculture | Sustainable farms that copy nature |
Watch out for (3)
- Orangutans are Asian→ Neighbours and countries
- The Atlantic is second, not the Indian→ Oceans, lakes, basins and straits
- Permaculture is not about permafrost→ Two farming terms
Reference tables (2)
Watch out for (2)
- Employment is not a component→ Density and population change
- High births and deaths give slow growth→ The demographic transition
PYQ weightage by concept
5 concepts · 27 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
PYQ weightage by concept
5 concepts · 27 PYQs — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oceans, lakes, basins and straits | 8 | 30% |
| Neighbours and countries | 6 | 22% |
| Two farming terms | 2 | 7% |
| Concept | PYQs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Density and population change | 8 | 30% |
| The demographic transition | 3 | 11% |
Test yourself on World and Human Geography
10 past SSC CGL questions from this chapter, timed at 6 minutes and marked the way the exam marks it. You see your score and every answer the moment you finish. Free to start.