PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF RAJASTHAN

• Introduction :Location and Geopolitical Significance
• Physiography : Geological Structure and Relief

                           Major Physiographic Divisions and their Importance

               -Western sandy plain

               -Aravalli range,

               -Eastern plains,

               -Hadoti plateau.

• Climate :  Characteristics and Climatic conditions

   Agro-climatic classification -Koppen

• Drainage:

Rivers:

-Arabian sea drainage system

-Bay of Bengal drainage system

-Inland Drainage

Lakes :

-Saline

-Sweet

• Soil: Types and Distribution of soils in Rajasthan

Desertification

Desert Development Programme

• Vegetation: Types and Factors affecting them: Physical, Climatic and Biotic
• Forests:  Types, Depletion , Conservation and Management
• Forest Products: Major and Minor

• Population Analysis and its Trends in Rajasthan :

              - Population Growth(post independence)

              - Distribution and Density: Factors and Spatial Trends ( 2011)

               -Spatial patterns of Gender Ratio, Age pattern, Rural-Urban Pattern

                 And Occupational Pattern.

• Factors affecting the Site and Situation of settlements

               -Forms, Types and Patterns of Rural settlements

• Selected Tribes of Rajasthan: 

-Meena

- Bhils

- Garasia

• Some Area development Programs in Rajasthan:

-Aravalli Hill Development Program,

-Tribal Sub-Plan

-Watershed Development Plan