Geography of India

Paper Code: 
GEO 301
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. This paper helps the student to have a regional study of India- learning its Physiography, drainage, climate, agriculture scenario, industrial trends and transport.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

PAPER CODE

Paper Title

GEO 301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

(Theory)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to:

 

CO15: Students will get an introduction to the main regions of India with the knowledge of resources, drainage, climate and its impact and mainland and transport network analysis.

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
Physical Setting:

Location of India in the world context

Physiography

Drainage

Climate: Seasons, Mechanism of Indian monsoons,

Climatic regions

Soil types and their distribution

Natural vegetation

 

9.00
Resources:

Mineral and Power resources: Distribution and production of bauxite ore, copper, iron ore, lead and zinc, coal, petroleum and natural gas

Livestock resources, Water and Marine Resources, water conservation

 

9.00
Agriculture:

Infrastructure : Irrigation, institutional factors–land holdings and land reforms

land capability

green revolution

agro-climatic regions

 

9.00
Industries:

Evolution of industries and Factors affecting location of industries

major industries: iron and steel, agro based, petro chemical, cotton textile.

major industrial regions

Industrial development and their changing pattern 

 

9.00
Transport

Roads, railways, waterways, airways and pipeline networks and their importance

 

 

References: 
  • Deshpande C.D. :India-A Regional Interpretation, Northern book Centre, New Delhi. 1992.
  • Mitra, A : Levels of Regional Development India Census of India, Vol. I, Part I-A (i) and (ii) New Delhi, 1967.
  • Routray, J.K. : Geography of Regional Disparity, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 1993.
  • Singh, R.L. (ed.) : India A Regional Geography. National Geographical Society. India, Varanasi, 1971.
Academic Year: 
2021-2022