GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA -I

Paper Code: 
GEO 301
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper helps the student to have a regional study of India learning its physiography, drainage, climate ,agriculture scenario ,industrial trends and transport.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Physiography

                                                           

Physical Setting: Location of India in the world context; Physiography, Drainage, Climate: Seasons, Mechanism of Indian monsoons; Tropical cyclones and western disturbances; Climatic regions; Natural vegetation.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Resources:

Resources: Soil types and their distribution; Mineral and Energy resources: Distribution, utilization and conservation; livestock resources, water conservation; watershed management.

9.00
Unit III: 
Agriculture:

Agriculture: Factors Affecting Agriculture; Infrastructure–irrigation, institutional factors–land holdings, and land reforms; land capability; agro-and social forestry; agro-climatic regions; green revolution.

 

Unit IV: 
Industry:

Industry: Evolution of industries; Factors affecting location of industries, major industrial regions, cotton, jute, iron and steel, fertilizer, paper, chemicals, automobile and cottage industries; industrial development and new industrial govt. policies (current year).

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Transport,

Transport, Communication and Trade; Road, railway, waterways, airways and pipeline networks and their importance; International trade.

Essential Readings: 
  • Deshpande C.D. : Indian-A Regional Interpretation, Northern book Centre, New Delhi. 1992.
  • Khullar.D.R,India,A comprehensive Geography,Kalyani Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Shafi, M : Geography of South Asis, McMillan & Co., Calcutta, 2000.
  • Singh, R.L. (ed.) : India A Regional Geography. National Geographical Society. India, Varanasi, 1971.
  • Singh.R.L,Geography of India
  • Spate, O.H.K. and Learmonth, A.T.A. India and Pakistan - Land, People and Economy Methuen & Co. London. 1967.
  • Spectrum Books Pvt.,Geography of India. Ltd
Academic Year: 
2017-2018