GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

Paper Code: 
GEO 221
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
15.00

Physiographic divisions, Drainage, Vegetation, Soil: Types and distribution, multipurpose projects.

15.00

Population characteristics: population growth; trends and pattern; population distribution and density, sex and literacy differentials; ethnic groups; population problems, national population policy (recent); trends of urbanization.

15.00

Agriculture systems, agriculture typology, agrarian reforms: Green,  white, blue and yellow revolutions. Land capability, carrying capacity of land; agro-climatic regions of India with special reference to Rajasthan

15.00

Distribution of minerals and power resources, industrial complexes(SEZ) and industrial regions. Trade and transport. Major  industries: Iron steel, textile, sugar.

15.00

Regional and regional development, regionalization (O.H.K Spate and L.Dudly Stamp), concept of watershed as a planning regions; detail study of Rajasthan.

Essential Readings: 

            1. Bernhard, H. and James, M. A. (1944): Climatology. McGraw Hill Company, New    

                York.

             2. Chorley, R. J. (1995): Atmosphere, Weather and Climate.Methuen and  

                 Company Ltd. and Company Ltd., London.

            3. Chow, V. T., (ed.) (1954): Handbook of Applied Hydrology: A Compendium of Water    

                Resources Technology. McGraw Hill, New York.

            4. Critchfield, H. J. (2003): General Climatology. Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.

            5. Rai, V.K.(1993): Water Resource Planning and Development, Deep and Deep   

                Publication, New Delhi

            6. Bilas, R. (1988): Rural Water Resource Utilization and Planning. Concept Publishing

                Company, New Delhi.

            7. Reddy, J. P. (1988): A Textbook of Hydrology. Laxmi Publication., New Delhi. 4th  

                  edition.

            8. Singh, M. B. (1999): Climatology and Hydrology. Tara Book Agency, Varanasi. (In

                Hindi).

            9. Singh, M. B. (2002): Physical Geography. Tara Book Agency, Varanasi. (In Hindi).

            10. Singh, S., (1998): Geomorphology. Prayag Pustak Bhavan, Allahabad.

            11. Sparks, B.W., (1986): Geomorphology. Longman, London.

            12. Thornbury, W.D., (2005): Principles of Geomorphology. John Wiley and Sons, New    

                  York.

            13. Trewartha, G. T. (1980): An Introduction to Climatology. McGraw Hill Student

                  edition, New York.

            14. Ward, R.C. and Robinson, M. (2000): Principles of Hydrology. McGraw Hill, New

                  York.

            15. Weisberg, J. S. (1974): Meteorology. Houghton Miffin Company, Boston.

Academic Year: 
2017-2018