ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
25DGEO703
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The students will appreciate the significance of social, cultural and political factors as central to the functioning of economies; and that the economic processes need to be analyzed in social, cultural and political contexts. The students will realize the relevance of economic geography for analyzing contemporary societies and economies.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course Code

Course Title

Course Outcomes (COs)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

DGEO 703

Economic Geography (Theory)

CO90: Assess economic processes, resource importance, and regional distribution globally and in India.

Approach in Teaching:
• Interactive lectures
• Discussion
• Tutorials
• Reading assignments
• Demonstrations

Class Test
Semester end examinations
Quiz
Assignments
Presentation
Individual & Group projects
   

CO91: Enhance knowledge about primary production and global distribution.

Learning Activities:
• Self-learning assignments
• Seminar presentation

  
   

CO92: Explore renewable and non-renewable resources.

    
   

CO93: Acquire knowledge about secondary production and global distribution.

    
   

CO94: Identify trade practices and related organizations.

    
   

CO95: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

    

 

 

12.00

Meaning and definition of economic geography

  • Sectors of economy: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, Quinary activities
  • Natural Resources: Definition, Classification, Distribution, utilization and conservation of Soil, Fisheries and Water (River).

 

12.00

Geography of Primary Production

  • Agricultural regions
  • 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

 

12.00

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

 

12.00

Secondary Production

  • Iron and Steel Industries
  • Cotton Textile industries
  • Introduction to the industrial regions of U.S.A., Japan, Brazil, China and India

 

12.00

International Trade Agreements and Policies:

  • World Trade Organisation (WTO),
  • European Union (EU),
  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
  • South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),
  • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),
  • G20

 

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.

SUGGESTED READINGS

  • Lee R. and Wills J. (eds.), 1997. Geography of Economics, Arnold, New York.
  • Hanink D. M. 1997. Principles and Applications of Economic Geography, John Wiley, New York.
  • Anderson William P. 2012. Economic Geography, Routledge, London.

JOURNALS

  • Cities – Bimonthly, Elsevier, Netherland 0264-2751
  • Demography – Semi-Annuals, Springer, New York 0070-3370
  • Geographical Research – Quarterly, Institute of Australian Geographers, Australia 1745-5871

 

References: 

E-CONTENT:

  1. https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/Download
  2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/progress-in-economic-geography
  3. https://ideas.repec.org/s/oup/jecgeo.html
  4. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jecongeog

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026