HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
25CGEO301
Credits: 
04
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: 

Course Code

Course Title

Course Outcomes (COs)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

CGEO 301

Human Geography (Theory)

CO22: Analyse the nature and scope of human geography.

Approach in Teaching: Interactive lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstrations.

Class Test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and Group projects.
   

CO23: Acquire the understanding of human activities and conservation & sustainability of resources.

Learning activities for students: Self-learning assignments, Seminar presentation.

  
   

CO24: Explore Human races and Major tribes of India and World.

    
   

CO25: Assess Migration & its types, Human settlements, and the process of Urbanization.

    
   

CO26: Interpret the Population-Resource relationship and the impact of human activities on the environment.

    
   

CO27: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

    

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
  • Nature and Objectives of Human Geography.
  • Human and Environment: Physical and Cultural environment.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
  • Human activities: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary
  • Resources: Classification, Conservation Utilization and Management, Sustainability.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
  • 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
Unit IV: 
  • 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
Unit V: 
  • Population Resource – Relationship.
  • Urban Problems in India
  • Impact of Human activities on Environment.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Majid Hussain (1999): Human Geography, Rawat, Jaipur.
  • Ghosh     B.N.     (1995):     Fundamentals     of              Population           Geography,        Sterling             Publishers, Bangalore.
  • Guha J. L. and Chattaraj P.R. (1978): Economic Geography, World Press, Kolkata.
  • Bhende     A.A.    &    Kanitkar    T.    (2006): Principles of         Population        Studies, Himalaya Publishing House, Hyderabad.
  • Chandna, R.C. (2010) Population Geography, Kalyani Publisher.
  • Daniel, P.A. and Hopkinson, M.F. (1989) The Geography of Settlement, Oliver & Boyd, London.
  • Johnston R; Gregory D, Pratt G. et al. (2008) The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Publication.
  • Jordan-Bychkov et al. (2006) The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
  • Kaushik, S.D. (2010) Manav Bhugol, Rastogi Publication, Meerut.
  • Maurya, S.D. (2012) Manav Bhugol, Sharda Pustak Bhawan. Allahabad.
  • 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.
  • Cox, Peter. R.: Demography 5th Edition, Cambridge University Press, 1976.

JOURNALS

  • Asian Population Studies – Annual, Routledge, Britain 1744-1730
  • Demography – Semi-Annuals, Springer, New York 0070-3370

 

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Academic Year: 
2025-2026