ADVANCE GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA (Theory)

Paper Code: 
25GEO422
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

It is a course designed to enable students to broaden and deepen their understanding of India

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes(Cos)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

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Course Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GEO 422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Geography of India (Theory)

CO92: Acquire                            the understanding of cultural aspect of the Indian society with the entire demographic attribute.

CO93: Interpret the different aspects of the settlements and different terminology related with urbanization.

CO94: Interact with the modes of transport and the trade related policy.

CO95: Examine the politics of geographic boundaries and basis of Indian federalism.

CO96: Acknowledge with the types of hazards which occur all over India. And study the perspectives of globalization in India.

CO97:Contribute effectively in

course-specific interaction.

Approach in Teaching:

Interactive lectures, Discussion, Reading assignments.

 

 

Learning activities for the Students:

Self-                   learning assignments, Seminar presentation.

Class   Test,   Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual projects.

 

15.00
Unit I: 
Cultural Setting:

Historical Perspective of Indian Society: Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities.

 

  • Major tribal areas and their problems.
  • Growth, distribution and density of population;
  • Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems;
  • Population problems and policies; Health indicators.

 

 

15.00
Unit II: 
Settlements

 

 

  • Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements;
  • Morphology of Indian cities;
  • Functional classification of Indian cities;
  • Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl;
  • Slums and associated problems;
  • Town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies

 

15.00
Unit III: 
Transport, Communication and Trade:

 

  • Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development
  • Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade
  • Trade balance
  • Trade Policy
  • Export processing zones
  • Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society
  • Indian space Programme

 

15.00
Unit IV: 
Political Aspects:

 

 

  • Geographical basis of Indian federalism;
  • State reorganization;
  • Emergence of new states;
  • Regional consciousness and interstate issues;
  • Cross border terrorism;
  • India's role in world affairs;
  • Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm.

 

15.00
Unit V: 
Contemporary Issues:
  • Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics.
  • Issues relating to environmental pollution and degradation
  • Linkage of rivers.
  • Globalization and Indian economy. Students will acknowledge with the types of hazards which occurring all over India. As well study the different perspective of globalization in India.

 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

 

  1. Sharma, T.C: Economic Geography of India (New Delhi, Rawat publications, 2013)
  2. Singh: A Geography of India (Delhi : Atma Ram and Sons, 2006)
  3. Sengupta, Smita; Nag, Prithvish ; Geography of India (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 1992)
  4. Tirtha, Ranjit: Geography of India (New Delhi,Rawat Publications,2008)
  5. Qazi: Geography of India (Delhi : A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, 2011)
  6. Bansal: Geography of India (Hindi- Bharat ka Bhugol) (Meerut: Meenakshi Prakashan, 2004)
  7. Gautam, Alka: Advanced Geography of India (Allahabad ,Sharda Pustak Bhavan, 2006)
  8. Khullar,D.R.: India : A Comprehensive Geography (New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers, 2005)
  9. Deshpande, C.D.: India : a Regional Interpretation (Indian Council of Social Science Research; New Delhi, 1992)

 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

 

  1. Singh, Jagdish, 2003. India: A Comprehensive Geography, Radha Publications, Gorakhpur .
  2. Wolpert, Stanley. 2005. India, 3rd Ed. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  3. Krishan, Gopal. 2017. The Vitality of India: A Regional Perspective, Rawat Publications.

 

 

References: 

E-CONTENT:

 

Annals of the National Association of Geographers India – Biannual, National Association of Geographers, New Delhi 0970-972X

Himalayan and Central Asian studies – Quarterly, Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation, New Delhi 0971-9318

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development – Biannual, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad 0973-4082

North Eastern Geographer – Annual, Northeast India Geographical Society , Guwahati, Assam 0973- 0915

The Indian Geographical Journal – Half-Yearly, The Indian Geographical Society, Chennai 0019-4824

Uttar Pradesh Geographical Journal – Annual, The Brahmavarta Geographical Society of India, Kanpur 0975-4973

https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/Download

https://geographicalsocietyofindia.org.in/geographical-review-of-india/

https://www.openacessjournal.com/blog/scopus-indexed-indian-journals/

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026