Economic Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO 502
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs)

Learning and 

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

CO1: Through this paper student are able to know the different economic processes in geography prevailed over the earth surface. They may be aware of the importance of the resources and their regional distribution in different parts of the world, specifically India also 

CO2:. Students will enhance by knowledge about primary production and distribution all over the world.  

CO3: It helps the student to know about the various renewable and nonrenewable resources. CO4:  Students will enhance by knowledge about secondary production and distribution all over the world. 

CO5: Students will know the different trade practices and their related organization. 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, 

Discussion, Tutorials, 

Reading assignments, 

Demonstration, 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar 

presentation 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, 

Presentation, 

Individual and group projects 

 

9.00
 
• Meaning and definition of economic geography
• Sectors of economy: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, Quinary activities
• Natural Resources: Definition, Classification, Distribution, exploitation and 
conservation of Soil, Fisheries and Water (River).
9.00
 
Geography of Primary Production
• Agriculture: Wheat, Rice, tea and Coffee
• Classification of World Agricultural types according to Whittelsey
• World distribution, Production and uses of Minerals:
• Metallic: Iron, Aluminum, Copper, Mica and Lead
• Non- Metallic: Bauxite, Graphite and Gypsum
9.00
 
Energy Resources
• Conventional energy resources: distribution and utilization of coal, petroleum and 
natural gas.
• Non-Conventional sources of energy: Distribution and Prospects of Hydro-electricity, 
Wind and Solar Energy
9.00
 
Secondary Production
• Iron and Steel and Cotton Textile industries
• Introduction to the industrial regions of U.S.A., Japan, Brazil and China
9.00
International Trade Agreements and Policies:
• Study of WTO, EU, NAFTA, SAFTA
Essential Readings: 
 
• Alexander, John W., Economic Geography, Prentice Hall; 2nd Revised edition (1 
February 1979)
• Maurya. S.D, Human & Economic Geography, Pravalika Publications, Allahabad, 
2018
• Janaki V.A, Economic Geography, Concept Publishing Co, New Delhi
• A Study of Resources, The World Press Private Limited, Kolkata, 2002
• Khanna K.K and Gupta V.I, Economic Geography and Commercial Geography, 
Published by Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi, 2019
Academic Year: 
2022-2023