GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

Paper Code: 
GEO 301
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: After studying this students will have understanding of all about the Physical structure of World like its Climate, Drainage,Soil and Natural Resources.

CO2: They will know about the different mineral and power resources and their distribution along this livestock and water resources importance.

CO3: They will acquire all about the agriculture and farming like irrigation, land capability, Green revolution and agro cilmatic regions.

CO4: they will develop a knowledge towards major industrial regions and all the major industries.

CO5: students will get an introduction to the ways of transportation network which is airways, pipeline.

 

 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, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

9.00
Unit I: 
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
Unit II: 
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
Unit III: 
Agriculture
  • Infrastructure : Irrigation, institutional factors–land holdings and land reforms
  • Land capability
  • Green revolution
  • Agro-climatic regions

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
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
Unit V: 
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: 
2022-2023