HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24CGEO301
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objective of the course is to introduce the latest concepts in Human Geography and aware the students about the importance of human resources for the welfare of societies inhabiting across the globe.

Course Outcomes: 
CO22: Analyse about the nature and scope of human geography.
CO23: Acquire the understanding of human activities and conservation & sustainability of resources.
CO24: Explore about the Human races and Major tribes of India and World.
CO25: Assess the Migration & its types, Human settlements and the process of Urbanization.
CO26: Interpret the Population-Resource relationship and impact of human activities on environment.
CO27: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
12.00
  • Nature and Objectives of Human Geography.
  • Human and Environment: Physical and Cultural environment.
12.00
  • Human activities: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary
  • Resources: Classification, Conservation Utilization and Management, Sustainability.
  • Human Races: Origin, Classification, Characteristics and Distribution. Cultural
  • Realms of the World.
  • Major Tribes of India and World: Bushmen, Bedouin, Eskimo, Naga, Bhil, Gonds.
  • Population: World population, Growth and Distribution, Demographic Transition Theory.
12.00
  • Human Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences of Migration- Human rights and values,
  • Indian Diaspora.
  • Human Settlements: Forms, Structure, Functions and Patterns, Rural and Urban Settlements,
  • Urbanization, Impacts of Urbanization.
12.00
  • Population Resource – Relationship.
  • Urban Problems in India
  • Impact of Human activities on Environment.
Essential Readings: 
  1. Majid Hussain (1999): Human Geography, Rawat, Jaipur.
  2. Ghosh B.N. (1995): Fundamentals of Population Geography, Sterling Publishers, Bangalore.
  3. Guha J. L. and Chattaraj P.R. (1978): Economic Geography, World Press, Kolkata.
  4. Bhende A.A. & Kanitkar T. (2006): Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya Publishing House, Hyderabad.
  5. Chandna, R.C. (2010) Population Geography, Kalyani Publisher.
  6. Daniel, P.A. and Hopkinson, M.F. (1989) The Geography of Settlement, Oliver & Boyd, London.
  7. Johnston R; Gregory D, Pratt G. et al. (2008) The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Publication.
  8. Jordan-Bychkov et al. (2006) The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
  9. Kaushik, S.D. (2010) Manav Bhugol, Rastogi Publication, Meerut.
  10. Maurya, S.D. (2012) Manav Bhugol, Sharda Pustak Bhawan. Allahabad.
  11. Ghosh, S. (2015) Introduction to settlement geography. Orient Black Swan Private Ltd., Kolkata.
 
 
SUGGESTED READINGS
 
  • Johnston, R. J.: The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Reference, 1994.
  • Smith, David.M: Human Geography- a welfare approach, Edward Arnold, 1977.
References: 
Academic Year: 
2024-2025