Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.9 World regional geography: features, resources and places

3.9.12 Places in news: Indo-Pacific, Africa and the Americas

For the Indo-Pacific, learn the disputed islands and the ports on India's sea lanes; for Africa, the Sahel–Sudan–Horn conflict belt and mineral corridors; for the Americas, canals, borders and the Amazon.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 10 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • South China Sea
  • Spratly
  • Paracel
  • Scarborough Shoal
  • Second Thomas Shoal
  • nine-dash line
  • Taiwan Strait
  • Senkaku
  • Kuril Islands
  • Chagos
  • Diego Garcia
  • Agalega
  • Hambantota
  • Gwadar
  • Kyaukpyu
  • Sittwe
  • Djibouti
  • Great Nicobar
  • Sahel
  • Alliance of Sahel States
  • Sudan
  • GERD
  • Somaliland
  • Goma
  • Lobito Corridor
  • Great Green Wall
  • Essequibo
  • Panama Canal
  • Darien Gap
  • Belem COP30
  • Greenland
  • Gulf of America
  • Falklands
  • popular names
  • Visakhapatnam

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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