EVOLUTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT

Paper Code: 
GEO 501
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To introduce the students to the philosophical and methodological foundations of the subject and its place in the world of knowledge,
  • to familiarize them with the major landmarks in development of geographic thought at different periods of time during its foundation period.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

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PAPER CODE

Paper Title

GEO 501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVOLUTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT

(Theory)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to:

 

CO 26: Students can enhance the knowledge about temporal succession of geographical views from ancient times to the 20th century so that they are able to know the development of thought in the field of geography in India as well as the world.

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
Unit I: 
Geographical knowledge of the ancient period:

Evolution of geographical knowledge

  • Indian scholars
  • Greek scholars
  • Roman scholars
9.00
Unit II: 
Geography of medieval period:
  • Contributions by Arab geographers.
  • Dark Age
  • Renaissance and its impact on geographical knowledge
  • Period of explorations and Discoveries and spread of European trade 
9.00
Unit III: 
Development of scientific geography:
  • Varenius 
  • Immanuel Kant

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Geography in the nineteenth century:

Founders of Modern Geography:

 

  • Contributions by Humboldt, Ritter, Ritchofen, Ratzel

Dualism in Geography: 

  • Human and Physical, Regional and Systematic
9.00
Unit V: 
• Geography in the twentieth century:

Works of 

  • Vidal de la Blache
  • Ellsworth Huntington
  • Carl O Sauer

Major Paradigm Shifts in the subject

  • Quantitative Revolution
  • Behavioral Revolution
  • Humanism
  • Radicalism                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Essential Readings: 
  • Husain,Majid: Evolution of Geographical Thought (Rawat Publications,2004,2010)
  • Singh,Manoj: Evolution of Geographical Thought (New Delhi : Sonali Publications, 2016)
  • Peet, Richard:Modern Geographical Thought (Oxford,UK : Blackwell Publishers, 2004)  
  • Dikshit,R.D.: Geographical Thought : a contextual history of ideas (New Delhi:Prentice Hall,2004)   
  • Rana,Lalita :Evolution of Geographical Thought (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company ,2014)
  • Rana,Lalita :Systematic Record of Evolution (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 2014)             
  • Pandey,Akhilesh K: History of Geographic Thought (India : Ancient Publishing House, 2015)

                                   

Academic Year: 
2020-2021