Geography of India (MOOC)

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

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
Resources

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

 

9.00
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.

 

9.00
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
Transport, Communication and Trade

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

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Deshpande C.D. : Indian-A Regional Interpretation, Northern book Centre, New Delhi. 1992.
  2. Khullar.D.R,India,A comprehensive Geography,Kalyani Publishers.
  3. Mitra, A : Levels of Regional Development India Census of India, Vol. I, Part I-A (i) and (ii) New Delhi, 1967.
  4. Routray, J.K. : Geography of Regional Disparity, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 1993.
  5. Shafi, M : Geography of South Asis, McMillan & Co., Calcutta, 2000.
  6. Singh, R.L. (ed.) : India A Regional Geography. National Geographical Society. India, Varanasi, 1971.
  7. Singh.R.L,Geography of India
  8. Spate, O.H.K. and Learmonth, A.T.A. India and Pakistan - Land, People and Economy Methuen & Co. London. 1967.
  9. Spectrum Books Pvt.,Geography of India. Ltd
Academic Year: 
2018-2019