RESOURCE GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24DGEO601(B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course is designed to help students get awareness about resource availability, accessibility, utilization, its use and misuse. Spatial distribution of natural resources. Resource management and Sustainable development.

Course Outcomes: 
CO71: Analyse the nature, scope and significance of resources and their classification.
CO72: Identify the Distribution and Exploitation of Natural Resources.
CO73: Explore the various aspects of Human resources and agricultural regions of the world.
CO74: Aquaint with the importance of resource utilization and its conservation strategies.
CO75: Assess the land capability and resource regions of the world and India.
CO76: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
12.00
  • Nature, scope and significance of resources geography,
  • Definitionand classification of Resources: renewable and non renewable resources,
  • Resource classification of Zimmerman.
12.00
  • Introduction of Natural Resources:
  • Distribution, utilization and uses of forest, water, soils, fisheries,
  • Mineral resources, energy resources (coal, petroleum, natural gas and conventionalenergyresources).
12.00
  • Human resources: Population growth, distribution and density
  • Causes of inequalities,
  • Population-resources relationship and problems,
12.00
Concepts of Resources utilization, their conservation, and water resource management.
Food and Cash crops: Food crops: rice and wheat
Beverages: -tea
Cashcrops: cotton, and artificial fibers.
12.00
  • Land capability classes, resources regions of the world
  • Brief Introduction of Resourceregions of the world
  • Economic regions of the world
  • Sustainable development, SDGs and MDGs.
Essential Readings: 
  1. Alexander, E.W. 1988: Economic Geography, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi.
  2. Bunting B.C. 1987: The Geography of Soil, Prentice Hall, New York.
  3. Mitchell Bruce, 1979: Geography and Resource Analysis, Longmans, London.
  4. Park C.C. 2001: The Environment-Principles and Applications, Routledge, London.
  5. Shafi, M. 2004: Agricultural Geography, Pearson India.
 
 
SUGGESTED READINGS
  1. Zimmermann, Erich., World Resources and Industries, Joanna Cotler Books.
  2. Alexander, John W.: Economic Geography, Englewood Cliffs.N.J.: Prentice.
References: 
Academic Year: 
2024-2025