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B.A./B.Sc. in Geography Honours and Generic Electives

Syllabus

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)

EFFECTIVE FROM ACADEMIC SESSION 2016-17

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED GEOGRAPHY SCHOOL OF REGIONAL STUDIES AND EARTH

SCIENCES RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY, CUTTACK, ODISHA

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Scheme of UG Examination in Geography Under Choice Based Credit System (CSBS)

A: Courses for Honours Students

Semester. Course Course Code

Title Remarks

I Core C101 Principles of Geography Compulsory C102 Cartography and Map

Projections Generic Elective

G101 ________ Students from Arts stream to choose course from School of Social Sciences. Students from Science stream to choose course from Geology/ Maths/ Physics Department.

Ability Enhancement

AE101 Environmental Science compulsory

II Core C203 Human Geography Compulsory C204 Geomorphology

Generic Elective


Ability enhancement

AE202 Communicative English compulsory

Skill enhancement

SE201 MIL (Odia/Hindi/Alt. English)

Compulsory; the students to choose one of the courses

III Core C305 Oceanography Compulsory C306 Population Geography C307 Climatology

Generic Elective


Skill enhancement

SE302 Computer Science compulsory

IV Core C408 Geography of India Compulsory C409 Economic Geography C410 Quantitative Techniques

in Geography Generic Elective


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Skill Enhancement

SE403 Geographic Information System

Compulsory

V Core C511 Resources and Environment

Compulsory

C512 Settlement Geography Skill Enhancement

SE504 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Compulsory

Discipline Specific Electives

D501 A. Political Geography Students to choose one of the two courses B. Geography of

Development D502 Landscape

Geomorphology Compulsory

VI Core C613 Regional Planning and Development

Compulsory

C614 Biogeography Compulsory Discipline Specific Electives

D603 A. Social Geography

Students to choose one of the two courses

B. Geography of Health and Well-being

D604 Project Report Compulsory

B: Generic Electives For students opting Geography as Generic elective

Semester Code Course Title Remarks

I G101 Geomorphology For the students who will choose Geography as Generic Elective

II G202 Climatology and Oceanography

-do-

III G303 Economic Geography -do- IV G404 Population and Settlement

Geography -do-

Mark Distribution of the mentioned papers is as follows:

COURSE CREDITS MARKS Core Course 14 x 6 = 84 14 x 100 =1400

Discipline Specific Elective Course

4 x 6 = 24 4 x 100 = 400

Generic Elective Course

4 x 6 = 24 4 x 100 = 400

Ability Enhancement Course

2 x 2 = 4 2 x 50 = 100

Skill Enhancement Course

4 x 2 = 8 4 x 50 = 200

TOTAL 144 2500

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Geography (Honours) Semester I

Core Courses Paper – C101: Principles of Geography (6 Credit) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Objectives are:

• to introduce the students to the field of geography. • to acquaint learners with major concepts, themes and traditions in geography.

Unit I: Geography in Making: Definition, Nature, Scope and Purpose, Relevance; Place of Geography in the Classification of Knowledge; Relations with Other Branches of Knowledge; Branches of Geography;

Unit II: Basic Concepts in Geography: Earth Surface, Site, Situation, Location, Area, Space, Region in Geography. Models in Geography – idiographic and nomethetic.

Unit III: Geography as the Study of Human-Environment Relationships: Culture and Society in Geography, Environmental Determinism and Possibilism; Environmentalism. Geography as a Science of Relationships; Geography as Integrated Science.

Unit IV: Methods and materials I: Cartography - history of map making and types of maps and mapping techniques; Field work - collection of primary data through physical and socio-economic surveys; survey instruments.

Unit V: Methods and materials II: Statistical analysis of data and preparation of maps; Air photos and satellite imageries, remote sensing and GIS as a tool for data generation and mapping.

Reading List:

1. Dikshit, R.D. (2006), The Art and Science of Geography, New Delhi: Phi Learning. 2. Dikshit, R. D. (2004). Geographical Thought. A Critical History of Ideas New Delhi: Prentice-

Hall of India. (in English and Hindi). 3. Hussain, M. Husain, Majid. (1995). Evolution of Geographic Thought. New Delhi: Rawat

Publications. 4. Gregory, D. J., Johnson, R. J., Pratt, G., Watts, G, J. and Whatmore, S. (2009). (Fifth Edition).

Dictionary of Human Geography. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. 5. Haggett, Peter. (2001). (2nd edition). Geography: A Global Synthesis. New York: Prentice Hall. 6. Hartshorne, Richard. (1959). Perspective on the Nature of Geography. Chicago: Rand McNally &

Company. 7. Holt-Jensen, Arild. (2009), (Fourth Edition) Geography: Its History and Concepts. London: Sage

Publications. 8. Martin, Geoffrey J. and Sideway, .(2005). All Possible Worlds: A History of Geographical Ideas.

New York: John Wiley and Sons, INC. 9. Minshull, R. (1970). The Changing Nature of Geography. London: Hutchinson University Library. 10. Stoddart, D.R. (1981), Geography, Ideology and Social Concern, Oxford: Basil Blackwell.

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Core Courses Paper - C102: Cartography & Map Projections (6 Credits)

Full Marks 100 Theory:70 (Mid Term 20 + End Term 50)

Practical: 30 (End Term 30) Objectives are:

to acquaint students about both graphical and mathematical methods of map projection

to acquaint the learners with the basic concepts along with various techniques in Cartography to illustrate both physical and cultural details meaningfully.

Unit I: History, Nature and Scope of Cartography: Sequence of development, impact of changing technology.

Unit II: Data measurement – nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio; absolute and derived data;

Unit III: Basic Geodesy: Shape of the earth; cartographic use of the sphere; Scale - type and significance; geographical coordinates; properties of the graticule;

Unit IV: Maps; Meaning and purpose, History of maps; categories of maps; importance and uses of maps

Unit V: Map Projections: Meaning, history and classification; scale factor and transformation, meridians & parallels - their properties, choice of map projection, an ideal map projection, properties & uses.

Lab Work:

1. Construction of Plain, Diagonal and Comparative Scales 2. Enlargement and Reduction of Maps 3. Representation of Statistical data through diagrams - Bar and Pie diagrams 4. Map Projections: Cylindrical – Simple Cylindrical & Cylindrical Equal Area 5. Conical – with One Standard Parallel & Two Standard Parallels and Bonne’s

Reading List:

1. Misra, R.P. and Ramesh, A. Fundamentals of Cartography, McMillan Co., New Delhi,1986.

2. Robinson, A.H. et al.: Elements of Cartography, John Wiley & Sons, U.S.A.,1995. 3. Sarkar A.:K Practical Geography: A Systematic Approach, Oriental Longman, Calcutta,

1997. 4. Singh, R.L. and Dutt, P.K.: Elements of Practical Geography, Kalyani Publishers, New

Delhi,1979.

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Geography Semester I

Generic Elective Course Paper – G101: Geomorphology (6 Credits)

Full Marks: 100 Theory: 70 (Mid Term 20 + End Term 50)

Practical: 30 (End Term 30) (For students from other subjects opting Geography as Generic Elective)

Unit I: Interior Structure and Constituents of Earth’s Surface: Internal Structure of

Earth; Rocks – origin, classification and rock cycle; Theory of Isostasy: Views of Airy and Pratt.

Unit II: Folds and faults; Continents and Oceans: Continental Drift Theory; Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics Theory.

Unit III: Seismicity and Volcanism – classification causes and impacts; landforms associated with volcanism.

Unit –IV: Weathering, Mass wasting and erosion: concept, controlling factors and classification.

Unit V: Landforms formed by running water, underground water, wind, waves and alpine glaciers.

Practical exercises:

1. Representation of Landforms : Profiles – serial, superimposed, projected and composite;

2. Morphometric Analysis: Stream Ordering and Bifurcation Ratio, Sinuosity Index, Hypsometric Curve.

Reading list: 1. Thornbury, W.D. (1960) Principles of Geomorphology, JohnWiley, New York. 2. Dayal, P. (1996): A Text Book of Geomorphology, Shukla Book Depot, Patna. 3. Singh, S. (2003). Physical Geography. Allahabad: Prayag Pustak Bhawan. (English

and Hindi editions). 4. Dasgupta, A. and Kapoor, A.N. (2001): Principles of Physical Geography, Delhi:

S.Chand and Co. 5. Hess, D. (2011): Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, New Delhi: PHI

Learning. 6. Bryant, H. Richard. (2001). Physical Geography Made Simple. New Delhi: Rupa and

Company. 7. Bunnett R. B. (2003). (Fourth GCSE edition). Physical Geography in Diagrams.

Singapore: Pearson Education (Singapore) Private Ltd. 8. Strahler, A. N. and Strahler, A. M. (2006). Modern Physical Geography. New Delhi:

Cambridge.

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Ability Enhancement Course Paper - AE101: Environmental Science (2 Credits)

Full Mark: 50 (End semester evaluation) Unit I: Ecosystems - structure and function of ecosystem (Abiotic and Biotic factors);

Energy flow in an ecosystem. Environmental Problems: global warming and Climate change, ozone layer depletion. Deforestation, acid rain; impacts of environmental disturbances.

Unit II: Natural Resources and Biodiversity: Energy resources: Renewable and non-

renewable energy sources. Biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hot spots, India as a mega-biodiversity nation; Endangered and endemic species of India, Threats to biodiversity, Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity.

Unit III: Environmental Pollution, Impact and Management: Environmental

pollution: Air, water, soil and noise pollution, Nuclear hazards and human health risks, Solid waste management: Control measures of urban and industrial waste. Environment Protection Act and International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto protocols and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Reading List:

1. Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2. Gadgil, M., & Guha, R. 1993. This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India. Univ. of California Press. 3. Gleeson, B. and Low, N. (eds.) 1999. Global Ethics and Environment, London, Routledge. 4. Gleick, P. H. 1993. Water in Crisis. Pacific Institute for Studies in Dev., Environment & Security. Stockholm Env. Institute, Oxford Univ. Press. 5. Groom, Martha J., Gary K. Meffe, and Carl Ronald Carroll. Principles of Conservation Biology. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2006. 6. Grumbine, R. Edward, and Pandit, M.K. 2013. Threats from India’s Himalaya dams. Science, 339: 36-37. 7. McCully, P. 1996. Rivers no more: the environmental effects of dams (pp. 29-64). Zed Books. 8. McNeill, John R. 2000. Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth Century. 9. Odum, E.P., Odum, H.T. & Andrews, J. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. Philadelphia: Saunders. 10. Pepper, I.L., Gerba, C.P. & Brusseau, M.L. 2011. Environmental and Pollution Science. Academic Press.

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Geography (Honours) Semester II Core Course

Paper - C203: Human Geography (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Objectives are: to acquaint the students with the nature of man-environment relationship and human

capability to adopt and modify the environment under its varied conditions from primitive life style to the modern living;

to identify and understand environment and population in terms of their quality and spatial distribution pattern

Unit I Human Geography: Definition, Scope, Major Sub-fields; Man and Nature Relationship; Development of Human Geography: Environmental determinism, and Possibilism

Unit II Space and Society: Cultural Realms of the world; Races of mankind; Tribes, Religion, Language and their spatial distribution on the Earth Surface

Unit III Human Population: Population Growth; World Distribution of Population; Demographic Transition, and major international migrations.

Unit IV Human Settlements: origin, types and characteristics; trends and patterns of world urbanisation during post-industrial revolution period

Units V Concept of State and Nation; Frontiers, Boundaries and Buffer Zones; Geo-Strategic Theories- Heartland and Rim-Land Theory

Reading List:

1. Ahmed, Aijazuddin (1999) Social Geography, New Delhi: Rawat Publications 2. Blij, Harm De (1992) Human and Economic Geography, New York: MacMillan

Publishing Company 3. Chandna, R. C. (2012) Geography of Population- Concepts, Determinants and

Patterns, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers 4. Ghurye, G. S. (1969) Caste and Race in India, Bombay: Popular Prakashan 5. Hussain, Majid (2002) Human Geography, New Delhi: Rawat Publications 6. Khanna, K. K. and V. K. Gupta (2001) Economic and Commercial Geography, New

Delhi: Sultan Chand & Sons 7. Rubenstein, J. M. (1992) An Introduction to Human Geography, New York:

MacMillan Publishing Company 8. Sukhwal, B. L. (1968): Modern Political Geography of India, New Delhi: Sterling

Publishers

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Geography (Honours) Semester II Core Course

Paper - C 204: Geomorphology (6 Credits) Full Marks: 100

Theory: 70 (Mid Term 20 + End Term 50) Practical: 30 (End Term 30)

Objectives are to: • Acquaint learners with the origin of the earth and enable learners to understand

the roles of agent and associated processes operating and bringing changes in the lithosphere.

Unit I: Internal Structure of Earth: Temperature, Density and Pressure, evidences

from seismic waves and the major layers of the earth; Rocks- origin, classification and rock cycle; Theory of Isostasy - views of Airy and Pratt.

Unit II: Continents and Ocean Basins: Continental Drift Theory of Wegener: Evidences and Criticisms, Sea floor Spreading, Plate Tectonics Theory: major plate boundaries and associated features.

Unit III: Endogenetic Forces: Epeirogenic and Orogenic movements; Folds and Faults – concept, classification and their topographic expressions;

Unit –IV: Exogenetic Processes: Weathering, Mass Wasting and Erosion; Normal Cycle of Erosion of Davis;

Unit V: Seismicity and Volcanism –classification, causes, impacts and world distribution; landforms associated with volcanism.

Lab Work:

1. Representation of Land Forms: Profiles – serial, superimposed, projected and composite;

2. Representation of Geological Features: bedding plane, dip and strike. 3. Morphometric Analysis: Stream Ordering and Bifurcation Ratio, Sinuosity Index,

Hypsometric Curve.

Reading list: 1. Thornbury, W.D. (1960) Principles of Geomorphology, JohnWiley, New York. 2. Dayal, P. (1996): A Text Book of Geomorphology, Shukla Book Depot, Patna. 3. Dasgupta, A. and Kapoor, A.N. (2001): Principles of Physical Geography, Delhi:

S.Chand and Co. 4. Hess, D. (2011): Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, New Delhi: PHI

Learning. 5. Bryant, H. Richard. (2001). Physical Geography Made Simple. New Delhi: Rupa and

Company. 6. Bunnett R. B. (2003). (Fourth GCSE edition). Physical Geography in Diagrams.

Singapore: Pearson Education (Singapore) Private Ltd. 7. Strahler, A. N. and Strahler, A. M. (2006). Modern Physical Geography. New Delhi:

Cambridge.

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Geography Semester II

Generic Elective Course Paper - G202: Climatology and Oceanography (6 Credits)


Practical: 30 (End Term 30) (For students from other subjects opting Geography as Generic Elective)

Unit I Weather and Climate: Elements of weather and climate; Composition and Structure

of the Atmosphere; Insolation and Heat-Budget. Temperature and pressure: horizontal and vertical distribution;

Unit II Wind System: Planetary, seasonal and local winds. Condensation and precipitation – forms and types;

Unit III Air masses and Fronts; Cyclones and anticyclones – origin and types; weather conditions.

Unit IV Oceanography: scope and relevance; Configuration of the Ocean Floor: continental shelf, continental slope and abyssal plains;

Unit V Oceans: salinity, temperature & density; waves, tides and currents.

Lab work:

1. Weather instruments and interpretation of weather maps; 2. Isopleths – isotherms, isobars and isohyets. 3. Graphical representation of weather data: Climograph, Hythergraph, Ergograph

Reading List:

1. Barry, R. G. and Chorley, R. J. (1985) Atmosphere, Weather and Climate, London: Methuen

2. Critchfield, H. J. (1966) General Climatology, New York: Prentice Hall (Latest Reprint)

3. Gerald, S. (1980) General Oceanography- An Introduction, New York: John Wiley & Sons

4. Khan, Nizamuddin (2001) An Introduction to Physical Geography, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company

5. Lal, D. S. (2005) Oceanography, Allahabad: Sharda Pustak Bhavan

6. Mather, J. R. (1974) Climatology: Fundamental and Applications, New York: McGraw Hill

7. Monkhouse, F. J. (1975) Principles of Physical Geography, London: Hodder & Stoughton

8. Singh, Savindra (2005) Climatology, Allahabad: Prayag Pustak Bhavan

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Geography (Honours) Semester II

Ability Enhancement Course Paper-AE202: Communicative English (2 Credits)

Full Mark: 50 (End semester evaluation) Objectives: This is a need based course. It aims to develop the communicative ability of the students in speaking, reading and writing skills. The course also aims to equip the students in use of grammar in meaningful contexts and express themselves in day to day life’s practical situations.

Unit I. Basics of Communication: The process of Communication; Language as a Tool of Communication; Levels of Communication, The Flow of Communication; Communication Networks; Barriers to Communication; Technology in Communication.

Verbal and Non-verbal Communication: Spoken and written; Formal and Informal Style; Use of bias free English

Unit II. Principles and Practices of Writing. Grammar and Punctuation: Subject-Verb Agreement; Common Mistakes; Punctuation. Sentence Construction

Unit III. Reading and Writing: Comprehension; Art of Condensation; Note making;

Summarizing; Paragraph Writing; Writing a Review; Dialogue Writing

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Geography (Honours) Semester II

Skill Enhancement Compulsory Course Paper-SE201: MIL(Odia/Hindi/Alternative English)(2 Credits)

Full Mark: 50 (End semester evaluation)

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HINDI

ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH

Unit I: Poetry: Shakespeare: Sonnet CXXX; William Blake: London; T S Eliot: Preludes; Thomas Hardy: The Darkling Thrush Wordsworth: It’s a Beauteous Evening Unit II: Short Story: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Balthazar’s Marvellous Afternoon Amitav Ghosh: Ghost’s of Mrs Gandhi; Omprakash Valmiki: Jhootan Unit III: Essays: Virginia Woolf: Shakespeare’s Sister Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Indian Movie, New Jersey B. R. Ambedkar: Who are the Shudras? Prescribed Text: The Individual and Society: Essays Stories and Poems. New Delhi: Pearson, 2006

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Geography (Honours) Semester III Core Course

Paper - C305: Oceanography (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

The objectives are: to introduce students to the many facets of oceans such as evolution of the oceans,

physical and chemical properties of sea water, atmospheric and oceanographic circulation, the fascinating world of marine life.

to acquaint the learners with the characteristics of marine environment and the impact of man on the marine environment

UNIT-I: Oceanography as a systemic science: definition and scope; Geography and

Oceanography; theories of the origin of ocean basins – Nebular and Tetrahedral; distribution and extent of oceans and seas.

UNIT-II: Configuration of the ocean floor: Continental Shelf, Continental Slope,

Abyssal Plains, Mid-Oceanic ridges and Oceanic trenches; Bottom relief of Ocean Floor – Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Oceans.

UNIT-III: Salinity , temperature & density – horizontal and vertical distribution; Motions of Ocean waters: Waves, Tides and Ocean Currents.

UNIT-IV: Coral Reefs and Marine Deposits: Coral Reefs – types (fringing reef, barrier

reef and atoll); subsidence theory of Coral formation, Marine Deposits – types and distribution.

UNIT-V: Human and oceans: oceans and climate; marine environment; oceans and food

resources; ocean and eco-system; oceans and politics.

Reading List: 1. Anikouchine W. A. and Sternberg R. W., 1973: The World Oceans: An Introduction

to Oceanography, Prentice-Hall. 2. Garrison T., 1998: Oceanography, Wordsworth Company, Belmont. 3. Kershaw S., 2000: Oceanography: An Earth Science Perspective, Stanley Thornes,

UK. 4. Pinet P. R., 2008: Invitation to Oceanography (Fifth Edition), Jones and Barlett

Publishers, USA, UK and Canada.

5. Sharma R. C. and Vatal M., 1980: Oceanography for Geographers, Chaitanya Publishing House, Allahabad.

6. Sverdrup K. A. and Armbrust, E. V., 2008: An Introduction to the World Ocean, McGraw Hill, Boston.

7. Singh, M., Singh, R.B. and Hassan, M.I. (Eds.) (2014) Landscape ecology and water management. Proceedings of IGU Rohtak Conference, Volume 2. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Studies, Springer

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Paper - C306: Population Geography (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Objectives are to: acquaint learners with the sources of population data and various measures to study

population. make learners understand different aspects of population dynamics and population

characteristics including population-resource interactions.

UNIT-I: Defining the Field – Nature and Scope; Relationship between population geography and demography; Sources of Data with special reference to India (Census, Vital Statistics and National Sample Survey).

UNIT-II: Population Size, Distribution, Density and Growth – Determinants and Patterns;

UNIT-III: Components of population change: Fertility, Mortality and Migration – Measures, Determinants and Implications.

UNIT-IV: Population Composition and Characteristics – Age-Sex Composition; Rural and Urban Composition; Literacy.

UNIT-V: Population Theories: Malthusian Theory and Demographic Transition Theory; Population-Resource Regions of the world; Population Policies with special reference to India.

Reading List

1. Bhende A. and Kanitkar T., 2000: Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya Publishing House.

2. Chandna, R. C. (2014). Geography of Population. New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers. 3. Clarke J. I., 1965: Population Geography, Pergamon Press, Oxford. 4. Garnier, B. J. (1993). (3rd edition). Geography of Population. London: Longman. 5. Hassan, M.I. (2005). Population Geography, Rawat Publications 6. Trewartha, G. T. (1985). Geography of Population: World Patterns. New York: John

Wiley and Sons.

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Paper - C307: Climatology (6 Credits) Full Marks: 100


Objectives are to:

Impart the learners with the basic knowledge of composition and structure of atmosphere, wind circulation etc.

Enable the learners to understand the topics related to temperature, pressure and the related phenomenon of precipitation and other atmospheric disturbances

Unit I: Definition, Scope and significance of climatology, elements of weather and

climate; Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere; Insolation and Heat-Budget.

Unit II: Atmospheric temperature and pressure: horizontal and vertical distribution; Inversion of temperature; Wind Systems – planetary, seasonal and local winds.

Unit III: Atmospheric moisture: Condensation and its forms - Fog and Clouds; Precipitation - forms and types.

Unit IV: Cyclones and Anticyclones - tropical and temperate; Air Masses and Fronts: Concepts, classification and characteristics.

Unit V: World climates: Koeppen and Thornthwaite’s climatic classification.

Lab Work: 1. Introduction to Weather Instruments and interpretation of Weather Maps; 2. Exercises related to Isopleths – isotherms, isobars and isohyets. 3. Graphical representation of weather data: Climograph, Hythergraph and Ergograph.

Reading List:

1. Barry, R. G. and Chorley, R. J. (1985) Atmosphere, Weather and Climate, London: Methuen

2. Critchfield, H. J. (1966) General Climatology, New York: Prentice Hall (Latest Reprint)

3. Khan, Nizamuddin (2001) An Introduction to Physical Geography, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company

4. Mather, J. R. (1974) Climatology: Fundamental and Applications, New York: McGraw Hill

5. Monkhouse, F. J. (1975) Principles of Physical Geography, London: Hodder & Stoughton

6. Singh, Savindra (2005) Climatology, Allahabad: Prayag Pustak Bhavan

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Geography Semester III

Generic Elective Course Paper – G303: Economic Geography (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

(For students from other subjects opting Geography as Generic Elective)

UNIT- I: Definition, scope and relevance of economic geography; Major economic activities and sectors of economy; concept of growth and development; socio-economic and demographic measures of development.

UNIT-II: Resources – concepts and types; major natural resource: Land, water and forest; Global distribution of mineral and energy resources: iron, bauxite, coal and hydel power.

UNIT-III: Agriculture: Typology of agriculture and World agricultural regions; Production and Distribution of major food crops: Rice and Wheat.

UNIT-IV: Industries: Factors affecting location of Industries; classification of Industries; major Industrial regions of Europe and Asia.

UNIT-V: Trade - types and significance; International Trade; World Trade Organization (WTO), Globalization and World Trade.

Reading List

1. Alexander J. W.(1963) Economic Geography, Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

2. Bagchi-Sen, Saharmistha and Smith, Helen Lawton. (2006). Economic geography: past, present and future, Oxon (United Kingdom): Routledge.

3. Clark, Gordon L., Feldman, Maryann P., Gertler, Meric S. (2003). (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

4. Guha, J. S. and Chattoraj, P. R. (2002). A New Approach to Economic Geography: A Study of Resources. Kolkata: The World Press Private Limited.

5. Hartshorne, T.A. and J.W. Alexander (1988) –Economic Geography, Prentice Hall

6. Knowles, R. and Wareing, J. (2000). Economic and Social Geography Made Simple. New Delhi: Rupa and Company.

7. Leong, G. C. and Morgan, G. C. (1982). Human and Economic Geography. Singapore: Oxford University Press.

8. Sharma, T.C. and Coutinho, O. (1999): Economic and Commercial Geography of India, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

9. Singh, J. (2010): Economic Geography (Hindi and English), Gorakhpur: Gyanoday Prakashan.

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Geography (Honours) Semester IV Core Course

Paper - C408: Geography of India (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Objectives are to:

Acquaint the students with regional variations in physical and socio-economic and cultural phenomenon of India with special reference to Odisha.

Unit 1: Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage System, climate, soils and natural vegetation.

Unit II: Population size and growth; age and sex structure; rural-urban distribution; Literacy.

Unit III: Economy: Agriculture – major crops (rice, wheat, cotton); Mineral and Power Resources – Coal, Iron Ore, Bauxite, and Hydroelectricity;

Unit IV: Industries – Iron and Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Textiles; Transportation Modes: Roadways, Railways, and Air-Routes;

Unit V: Odisha: physiography, drainage, climate, soils and natural vegetation; population distribution; rice cultivation; distribution of iron-ore, coal and bauxite; industries – iron & steel and aluminium.

Reading List

1. Hussain M., 1992: Geography of India, Tata McGraw Hill Education. 2. Khullar, D.R. (2010). India: A Comprehensive Geography, New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers. 3. Nag P. and Sengupta S., 1992: Geography of India, Concept Publishing. 4. Pichamuthu C. S., 1967: Physical Geography of India, National Book Trust. 5. Rana, Tejbir Singh, 2015, Diversity of India , R.K. Books, Delhi. 6. Sharma T. C. and Coutinho O., 1997: Economic and Commercial Geography of India, Vikas

Publishing. 7. Singh, Gopal, 1976: A Geography of India, Atma Ram. 8. Sinha, B.N. : Geography of Orissa, National Book Trust, New Delhi. 9. Spate, O. H. K. and Learmonth A. T. A., 1967: India and Pakistan: A General and Regional

Geography, Methuen. 10. Tiwari, R.C. (2007). Geography of India, Allahabad: Prayag Pustak Bhawan.

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Paper - C409: Economic Geography (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Objectives are to: To introduce the students to nature and scope of economic geography. To apprise the learners of various dimensions of economic landscape in relation to

major resources.

UNIT-I: Definition, scope and relevance of economic geography; Major economic activities and sectors of economy; concept of growth and development; socio-economic and demographic measures of development.

UNIT-II: Resources: land, water, forest and minerals; Global distribution of mineral and energy resources: iron ore, bauxite and coal and hydel power.

UNIT-III: Agricultural Location Theory of Von-Thunen; Typology of agriculture and World agricultural regions; Production and Distribution of major food crops - rice and wheat.

UNIT-IV: Factors affecting location of Industries; Weber’s Industrial location Theory; classification of Industries; major Industrial region of the world – American, European and Asian.

UNIT-V: Concept and types of trade; International Trade; World Trade Organization (WTO), Globalization and World Trade; Mode of Transportation and network system; Transport and Economic Development.

Reading List 1. Alexander J. W.(1963) Economic Geography, Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs,

New Jersey. 2. Bagchi-Sen, Saharmistha and Smith, Helen Lawton. (2006). Economic geography:

past, present and future, Oxon (United Kingdom): Routledge. 3. Clark, Gordon L., Feldman, Maryann P., Gertler, Meric S. (2003). (eds.). The Oxford

Handbook of Economic Geography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 4. Hanink, D. M. (1997). Principles and Applications of Economic Geography:

Economy, Policy, Environment. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 5. Hartshorne, T.A. and J.W. Alexander (1988) –Economic Geography, Prentice

Hall 6. Knowles, R. and Wareing, J. (2000). Economic and Social Geography Made Simple.

New Delhi: Rupa and Company. 7. Leong, G. C. and Morgan, G. C. (1982). Human and Economic Geography.

Singapore: Oxford University Press. 8. Sharma, T.C. and Coutinho, O. (1999): Economic and Commercial Geography of

India, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

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Paper - C410: Quantitative Methods in Geography (6 Credits) Full Marks: 100


Objectives are:

To familiarise the students with quantitative techniques for the analysis of spatial associations and inequalities.

UNIT-I: Use of Data in Geography; Geographical Data; Significance of Statistical Methods in Geography; Sources of Data – primary and secondary; Scales of Measurement (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio).

UNIT-II: Tabulation of data: Frequency Distribution; Graphical Representation of data – Histogram, frequency Polygon, Frequency Curve and Cumulative frequency curve or Ogive.

UNIT-III: Sampling Techniques for Geographical Analysis: Universe and samples; Types of sampling – Purposive, Random, Systematic and Stratified.

UNIT-IV: Measures Central Tendency (Mean, Median and Mode), Measures o Dispersion (Range, Quartile Deviation, Standard Deviation, Variance and Coefficient of Variation).

UNIT V: Measures of association (correlation coefficient) and regional disparities (Kendall’s and Bhatia’s method).

Lab Work:

1. Construction of Histogram, frequency Polygon, Frequency Curve and Cumulative frequency curve or Ogive

2. Exercises related to measures of central tendency, dispersion, association and regional disparities.

Reading List:

1. Bhagwathi, V. and Pillai, R.S.N. (2003). Practical Statistics. New Delhi: Sultan Chand and Company.

2. Ebdon, D. (1977). Statistics in Geography: A Practical Approach. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers Inc.

3. Gupta, S.P. (1998). Advanced Practical Statistics, New Delhi: Sultan Chand and Company.

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4. Hammond P. and McCullagh P. S., 1978: Quantitative Techniques in Geography: An Introduction, Oxford University Press.

5. Ishtiaq, A. (2002). Statistical Geography: Methods and Applications, Jaipur : Rawat Publications.

6. Mahmood, A. (1986). Statistical Methods in Geographical Studies, New Delhi: Rajesh Publications.

7. King L. S., (1969) Statistical Analysis in Geography, Prentice-Hall. 8. Zamir, A. (2002). Statistical Geography: Methods and Applications, Jaipur : Rawat

Publications.

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Geography Semester III

Generic Elective Course Paper – G404: Population And Settlement Geography (6 Credits)

Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80) (For students from other subjects opting Geography as Generic Elective)

UNIT-I: Nature and Scope of Population Geography; Relationship between population

geography with other Social Sciences; Sources of Data with special reference to India (Census, Vital Statistics and National Sample Survey).

UNIT-II: Population Size, Distribution, Density and Growth – World Patterns;

Population Dynamics: Fertility, Mortality and Migration – Measures and Factors

UNIT-IV: Malthus Theory of Population; The Demographic Transition Theory;

Population policy with reference to India. UNIT-IV: Concept of rural and urban settlements; types and pattern of settlements;

Christaller’s Central Place Theory. UNIT-V: Morphology and function of settlements; concepts of Rank-Size Rule, Primate

city, Rural-urban fringe, hinterland and umland. Reading List

1. Chandna, R. C. (2014). Geography of Population. New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers. 2. Hassan, M.I. (2005). Population Geography, Rawat Publications 3. Ramachandran R., 1989: Urbanisation and Urban Systems of India, Oxford

University Press. 4. Singh R. Y., 1994: The Geography of Settlement, Rawat Publication, New Delhi. 5. Singh, R.L. : Readings in Rural Settlement Geography, Banaras Hindu 6. Money, D.C. (1972). Patterns of Settlements, London : Evan Brothers

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Geography (Honours) Semester IV

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) Paper - SE403: Geographic Information System (GIS) (2 Credits)

Full Marks: 50 (End semester Evaluation) Lab Work only

Objective: This course aims to make the students familiar with GIS as a tool for geographical studies and research.

UNIT-I: Geographical Information System (GIS) – Definition, Components and Significance.

UNIT-II: GIS Data Structures – Types (spatial and non spatial). Point, Line and Area; Raster and vector data structures;

UNIT-III: Data Manipulation and analysis (integrated analysis of spatial and attribute data, overlay analysis); Global Positioning System (GPS): principles and uses.

Reading list: 1. Burrogh, P.A. & McDonell, R.A. (1998). Principles of Geographical Information Systems.

New York: Oxford University Press. 2. Chang, Kang-tsung, (2010). Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. New Delhi: Tata

McGraw-Hill. 3. Heywood, I., Cornelius, S. & Carver, S. (2000). Geographical Information Systems, Longman

New York: (Low Priced Edition). 4. Mark S Monmonier (1982): Computer Assisted Cartography, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliff,

New Jersy. 5. Star J and J.Estes(1994): Geographic Information Systems -An Introduction, Prentice-Hall,

Englewood Cliff, New Jersy.

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Geography (Honours) Semester V

Core Course Paper - C511: Resources and Environment (6 Credits)

Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Objectives are to: Acquaint the students to the concept, components and functions of resources and

environment. Make students aware of the environmental problems and ecological imbalances and

measures and policies to check the same.

Unit I: Meaning, nature and components of resources and environment; Resources

and environment interface; Classification of resources – biotic and a-biotic, renewable and non-renewable.

Unit II: Distribution and Utilization of water, mineral and energy resources; their

economic and environmental significance and conservation. Unit III: Types and distribution of forests and fisheries; their economic and

environmental significance and conservation; major soil types and distribution, soil erosion and conservation.

Unit IV: Human-environment relationships with respect to population size, types of

economy and technology. Concept of Sustainable Development. Unit V: Global environmental issues: trans-boundary pollution, loss of bio-diversity,

deforestation, global warming and depletion of ozone layer. Reading List:

1. Agarwal, A. et.al : The Citizen’s Fifth Report. Centre for Science & Environment, New Delhi, 1999.

2. Alexander, John, W.: Economic Geography, Prentice Hall of India Ltd., New Delhi, 1988.

3. Brown, L.R. : In the Human Interest, East-West Press, New Delhi, 1976. 4. Chandna, R.C.: A Geography of Population:Concepts, Determinants and

Patterns, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 1986. 5. Hagget, Peter: Geography - A Modern Synthesis, Harper & Row Publishers,

New York, 1975. 6. Janaki, V.A. : Economic Geography, Concept Publishing Co., New Delhi, 1985. 7. Leong G.C. and Morgen, G.C.: Human & Economic Geography Oxford

University Press, London,1982. 8. Reid, D : Sustainable Development, Earthscan Pub., London, 1995. 9. Sharma, H.S.: Ravine Erosion in India, Concept New Delhi,1980 10. Sharma, H.S. and Chattopadhyay, S.K.: Sustainable Developments - Concepts

and issues; Concept, New Delhi,2000.

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11. Simmons, I.G.: The Ecology of Natural Resources Edward Arnold, London, 1974.

12. UNESCO : Use and Conservation of the Biosphere, Paris, 1970. 13. Zelinsky, W. : A Prologue to Population Geography, Prentice Hall, Inc.,

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1966.

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Core Course Paper - C512: Settlement Geography (6 Credits)


Practical: 30 (End Term 30)

Objectives are to: Acquaint the students with the origin, evolution and growth of settlements. Acquaint the students with distribution, pattern, morphology and functions of

settlements.

Unit I: Nature and scope of Settlement Geography; Concept of rural and urban

Settlements. .

Unit II: Types, patterns and hierarchy of rural settlements.

Unit III: Origin and growth of urban settlements; Morphology and functional classification of urban settlements.

Unit IV: Size and spacing of cities – Rank-size rule, law of Primate City, Urban Hierarchy; Central Place Theory.

Unit V: City-Region: Umland, hinterland, urban field. Metropolitan region – A case of Delhi Metropolitan Region.

Lab Work: 1. Nearest Neighbour Analysis, 2. Rank-Size Rule, 3. Ternary Diagram on Functional Classification, 4. Interpretation of cultural landscape on toposheet, 5. Delimitation of CBD, and 6. Determination of centrality of a region.

Reading List: 1. Carter H. (1972) The Study of Urban Geography. London: Edward Arnold

publication. 2. Chisholm, M. (1970) Rural Settlement and Land Use. London: Hutchinson. 3. Daniel, P. (2002). Geography of Settlement, New Delhi: Rawat Publs., Jaipur. 4. Dickinson, R.E.(1947). City, Region and Regionalism. London: Kegan Paul, Trench,

Trubner & Co. 5. Doxiadis, C.A. Ekistics. (1968). An introduction to science of human settlements,

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6. Johnson, J.H. (1967) Urban Geography: An Introductory Analysis, London: Pergamon Press.

7. Kaplan D. H., Wheeler J. O. and Holloway S. R.,(2008). Urban Geography, John Wiley.

8. Mayer, H.M. & Kohn, C.F.(eds.). (1967) Readings in Urban Geography, Chicago Printing Press, Chicago.

9. Nangia S.: Delhi Metropolitan Region, Rajesh Publications, 1976 10. Ramachandran R., 1989: Urbanisation and Urban Systems of India, Oxford

University Press. 11. Singh, R.L. Readings in Rural Settlement Geography, Banaras Hindu University,

Department of Geography, Varanasi, 1972. 12. Singh R. Y., 1994: The Geography of Settlement, Rawat Publication, New Delhi.

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Skill Enhancement Course Paper - SE504: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (2 Credits)

Full Marks: 50 (End Semester Evaluation)

Unit-I: Remote Sensing: Historical development; Aerial Photographs and Satellite Imageries; Sensors (Active and Passive) and Platforms (Airborne and space borne).

Unit-II: Electro-magnetic radiation; Energy interaction with Atmosphere and Earth Surface features.

Unit-III: Concept of Resolution: Spatial, Spectral, Radiometric and Temporal; Visual Interpretation of Satellite images – interpretation keys

Reading List:

1. Burrogh, P.A. & McDonell, R.A. (1998). Principles of Geographical Information Systems. New York: Oxford University Press.

2. Chang, Kang-tsung, (2010). Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.

3. Heywood, I., Cornelius, S. & Carver, S. (2000). Geographical Information Systems, Longman New York: (Low Priced Edition).

4. Kumar, Meenakshi (2001) Remote Sensing, NCERT, New Delhi.

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Discipline Specific Elective Paper - D501A: Political Geography (6 Credits)

Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20+ End Term-80)

Objectives are to :

Acquaint the learners with the basic concepts and approaches to the study of Political Geography; familiarise learners with geopolitical dimensions.

Unit-I: Political Geography: Meaning, scope, historical development, and Approaches: morphological, functional and Unified-field theory.

Unit-II: State as a politico-territorial phenomenon: Changing nature of location of

State, Its shape and size; role of political-administrative framework, economy and transport in cohesion of a state.

Unit-III: Important Concepts in Political Geography: Nation, State, Frontier,

Boundaries and their types; Core-Periphery, Capital and its types. Unit-IV: Global Geostrategic Views: Geostrategic Views of Mahan, Mackinder,

Spykman, de. Seversky and their relevance in contemporary world. Unit-V: Political Geography and Geopolitics; Changing discourse of Geopolitics;

Geopolitics of Indian Ocean.

Reading List 1. Adhikari, Sudipta. Political Geography, Rawat Publication, New Delhi.

2. Cox K. R., Low M. and Robinson J., (2008): The Sage Handbook of Political Geography, Sage Publications.

3. Cox K., (2002). Political Geography: Territory, State and Society, Wiley-Blackwell

4. Dixit R. D., (2004). Political Geography-The Spatiality of Politics, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.

5. Gallaher C., et al, (2009). Key Concepts in Political Geography, Sage Publications. 6. Jones M., (2004). An Introduction to Political Geography: Space, Place and Politics, Routledge.

7. Pounds N.J.G.(1972): Political Geography. McGraw Hill, New York.

8. Prescott,JR.V (1972). Political Geography, Methuen & Co. London,

9. Sukhwal B. L. (1968). Modern Political Geography of India, Sterling Publishers Private Limited, New Delhi.

10. Taylor P. and Flint C., (2000): Political Geography, Pearson Education.

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Geography (Honours) Semester-V

Discipline Specific Elective Paper - D501B: Geography of Development (6 Credits)


UNIT 1: Understanding Development: Concept and Indicators; Human Development Index; Geographical Aspects of Development.

UNIT 2: World Patterns of Development –Walter Rostow’s Stages of economic growth and Core-

Periphery Theory; Globalisation and uneven development; UNIT 3: The Millennium Development Goals; Sustainable Development Goals; Global Patterns in

Income, Adult Literacy, and Infant Mortality. UNIT 4: Spatial Patterns of Development in India: Income, Literacy and Infant Mortality;

Urbanisation, migration and Development; Globalisation and regional development in India.

UNIT 5: Area Based Approach to Development in India: Drought Prone Area Programmes, Hill

Area Development Programme and Tribal Area Development Programme.

Reading List:

1. Chand. M and Puri, M (2009) Regional Planning in India, Allied Publishers Private

Limited, Mumbai

2. Courtenay, P.P (ed.) (1985) Geographical Studies of Development, Longman, London

3. Rapley, John (2007) Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the 3rd

World. Lynne Rienner, London.

4. Kant. S, Singh. N, Singh, J and Mukerji, A.B (2004), Reinventing Regional

Development, Rawat, Jaipur

5. Rubenstein, J.M. (1981) Introduction to Human Geography, MacMillan, London.

6. Sundaram, K.V. (1983) Geography of Underdevelopment: Spatial Dimenssions of

Underdevelopment, Concept, New Delhi

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Discipline Specific Elective Paper - D502: Landscape Geomorphology (6 Credits)


Unit I: Fluvial Landscapes: running water, erosional and depositional landforms, fluvial landforms and humans.

Unit II: Karst Landscapes: the nature of soluble rock terrain, the dissolution of limestone, landforms formed on and within limestone, humans and karst.

Unit III: Glacial and Glacio-fluvial landscapes: glacial regimes Ice and where it is found; erosional, depositional and melt-water landforms, ice-conditioned landforms; humans and icy landforms.

Unit IV: Coastal Landscapes: Waves, tides and currents, erosional and depositional landforms, humans and coasts.

Unit V: Aeolian Landscapes: Aeolian regime, places where wind is an important geomorphic agent, major erosional and depositional landforms, humans and wind processes.

Reading list:

1. Bryant, H. Richard. (2001). Physical Geography Made Simple. New Delhi: Rupa and Company.

2. Bunnett R. B. (2003). (Fourth GCSE edition). Physical Geography in Diagrams. Singapore: Pearson Education (Singapore) Private Ltd.

3. Dasgupta, A. and Kapoor, A.N. (2001): Principles of Physical Geography, Delhi: S.Chand and Co.

4. Dayal, P. (1996): A Text Book of Geomorphology, Shukla Book Depot, Patna. 5. Hess, D. (2011): Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, New Delhi: PHI

Learning. 6. Hugget, Richard John(2007). Fundamentals of Geomorphology,London: Routledge. 7. Lal, D.S (2009): Physical Geographyi Allahabad: Sharda Pustak Bhawan. 8. Singh, S. (2003). Physical Geography. Allahabad: Prayag Pustak Bhawan. (English

and Hindi editions). 9. Strahler, A. N. and Strahler, A. M. (2006). Modern Physical Geography. New Delhi:

Cambridge. 10. Thornbury, W.D. (1960) Principles of Geomorphology, JohnWiley, New York.

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Geography (Honours) Semester VI Core Course

Paper - C613: Regional Development and Planning (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Unit I: Definition and Characteristics of Region; Types of region: Formal and Functional/ Nodal, Programming regions.

Unit II: Regional Development and Regional Planning; Theories and Models of Regional Planning (Friedman, Hirschman, Myrdal and Perroux)

Unit III: Hierarchy of Regions; Methods of regionalisation; Planning Regions – Perspective, Dynamic and Problem Regions.

Unit IV: Major Planning Regions of India: Agro-Climatic Regions of India, River Valley Regions, Metropolitan Regions, Hilly and Tribal Regions.

Unit V: Regional Disparities: Causes and Consequences; Regional development plans and policies in India – Integrated Area Development Programme (IADP), Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) and Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP),

Reading List: 1. Alden.J and Morgan R.(1974): Regional planning: A Comprehensive View, John Wiley

and Sons. 2. Blij H. J. De, 1971: Geography: Regions and Concepts, John Wiley and Sons. 3. Bhatt, L.S. (1972) Regional Planning in India, Statistical Publishing Society, Calcutta. 4. Claval P.l, 1998: An Introduction to Regional Geography, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford

and Massachusetts. 5. Chand, M and V.K. Puri (1985) Regional Planning in India, Allied Pub. Pvt. Ltd. New

Delhi. 6. Friedmann J. and Alonso W. (1975): Regional Policy - Readings in Theory and

Applications, MIT Press, Massachusetts. 7. Gore C. G. (1984) Regions in Question: Space, Development Theory and Regional

Policy, Methuen, London. 8. Minshull, R (1967): Regional Geography: Theory and Practice, Aldine Transaction,

USA. 9. Misra R.P. et. al. (eds.) (1974) Regional Development Planning in India, Vikas, New

Delhi. 10. Raza, Moonis (1988) Regional Development, Heritage, New Delhi. 11. Sundram, K. V. (1977) Urban and Regional Planning in India, Vikas Publishig House.

Pvt Ltd, New Delhi

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Geography (Honours) Semester VI Core Course

Paper - C614: Biogeography (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20 + End Term-80)

Unit - I: Definition, scope and significance of Biogeography; Basic ecological principles – Bio-energy cycle (nitrogen, carbon and oxygen) in the terrestrial ecosystem; energy budget of the earth; Trophic levels and food chain;

Unit - II: Basic concepts: biotic community, ecological dominance, bio-diversities, and ecotones; major biomes of the world.

Unit - III: Distribution of plant life on the earth and its relation to soil, climate and human activities; Geographical distribution of animal life on the earth and its relation to vegetation types, Climate and human activities.

Unit – IV: Human induced community change; habitat decay and conservation; Industrial effluent and its effect on fresh water and marine biology; management practices (special reference to India).

Unit - V : Study of the following ecological regions of India in relation to their plant and animal life, their interrelations, problems, conservation and management: (a) Mangrove (b) Tropical rainforest.

Reading List:

1. Barry, C.: Biogeography - An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach, Cox Blackwell, Oxford, 1977.

2. Hagget, R.J.: Fundamentals of Biogeography. Routledge, London, 1988. 3. Hagget,R.J.: Geoecology: an Evolutionary Approach, Routledge, London, 1995 4. Joy, T.: Biogeography: A Study of Plants in the Ecosphere, Longman Sci & Tech.,

U.K. 1993. 5. Martin, C. : Plant Geography, Methuen, 1975. 6. Phillip, J. : Zoo Geography : The Geographical Distribution of Animals. John Wiley,

New York, 1957. 7. Robinson H. : Biogeography, McDonald and Evans, London, 1982. 8. Seddon. B, : Biogeography, Duckworth, London, 1971. 9. Spellrberg, I.F & Sawyer, J.W.D.: An Introduction to Applied Biogeography,

Cambridge University Press, 1999. 10. World Resources 2000-01: People and Ecosystems; World Resources Institute,

Washington, 2001.

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Geography (Honours) Semester VI

Discipline Specific Elective Paper - D603A: Social Geography (6 Credits)


Unit - I: Nature and development of Social Geography; philosophical bases of Social Geography – Positivism, radicalism, humanism and feminism; social geography in the realm of social sciences.

Unit - II: Space and society: Understanding society and its structure and process; geographical bases of social formations; contribution of social geography to social theory; power relations and space.

Unit - III: Towards a Social Geography of India: socio-cultural regions of India; bases of social region formation; role of caste, tribe, religion and language; unity in diversity in India; social transformation and change in India.

Unit - IV: Social well-being: Concept of social well-being; physical quality of life; Human development: measurement of human development with social, economic and environmental indicators.

Unit V: Rural urban deprivation in India with respect to health care, education and shelter; deprivation and discrimination – issues relating to women and under privileged groups.

Reading List:

1. Ahmad, Aijazuddin, Social Geography, Rawat Publication, New Delhi, 1999. 2. De Blij. H.D. Human Geography. John Wiley and son, New York. 3. Dreze Jean, Amartya Sen, Economic Development and Social opportunity, Oxford

University Press, New Delhi, 1996. 4. Dubey. S.C : Indian Society, National Book Trust, New Delhi, 1991. 5. Gregory, D and J. Larry, (eds.). Social relations and spatial structures, McMillan,

1985. 6. Haq. Mahbubul: Reflections on Human Development, Oxford University Press, New

Delhi. 7. Maloney, Clarence: People of South Asia, Winston, New York, 1974. . 8. Planning Commission, Government of India; Report on development of Tribal areas,

1981. 9. Rao, M.S.A.: Urban Sociology in India. Orient longman, 1970. 10. Schwartzberg Joseph; An Historical Atlas of South Asia, University of Chicago Press,

Chicago, 1978. 11. Sen, Amartya & Dreze Jean, Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives,

Oxford University Press, 1996. 12. Smith, David: Geography: A Welfare Approach, Edward Arnold, London, 1977. 13. Sopher, David.: An Exploration of India, Cornell University Press, 1980.

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Discipline Specific Elective Paper - D603B: Geography of Health and Well-being (6 Credits)


UNIT-1: Nature, Scope and Significance of Geography of Health; Development of health geography as a sub-discipline of geography.

UNIT-II: Concepts of Health and Wellbeing; Linking Environment, Development and Health; Geographical factors affecting Human Health and Diseases – physical, social, economic and environmental factors; Climate Change and Health.

UNIT-III: Mortality and Morbidity: concept and measurements; Classification of diseases – genetic, communicable and non communicable, occupational and deficiency diseases; WHO classification of diseases; Epidemiological Transition Theory.

UNIT IV: International Organizations: World Health Organizations (WHO), UNICEF and Red Cross

UNIT-V: Health Care Systems in India; National Health Policies, Health Care Programmes – Family welfare, Immunization, National Disease Eradication, and National Rural Health Mission.

Readings 1. Gatrell , A.C. (2002) Geographies of Health: An Introduction, Blackwell,

2. Gatrell, A.,and Loytonen (1998). GIS and Health, London : Taylor and Francis Ltd.

3. Gesler, W.M. (1992). Therapeutic landscapes: Medical issues in light of the new cultural geography.

4. Social Science and Medicine 34: 735–46.

5. Meade.M.S and Emch M: Medical Geography, London: The Guilford Press.

6. Rais, A. and Learmonth, A.T.A.: Geographical Aspects of Health and Diseases in India.

7. Smyth, Fiona (2008). Medical geography: Understanding health inequalities. Progress in Human

8. Geography 32 (1): 119-127.

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Discipline Specific Elective Paper – D604: Project Work (6 Credits) Full marks: 100 (End Semester Evaluation)

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