Surveying and Statistics In Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO 403
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes (COs)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

CO1: This practical component will add ground application to the students’ knowledge. And it will be supplemented with statistics.  

 

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, 

Field Trip 

  

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, 

Presentation, Giving tasks 

Class test, Semester end examinations, 

Observations of practical skills, Presentation, Cartographic exercises, 

Practical assignments, Project and field work reports, seminar/ presentations and viva 

voce 

 

60.00
Unit I: 
 
• Socio-Economic Survey (field visit): Conduction and report writing
• Instrumental Survey: Prismatic Compass Survey
• Statistical Methods:
Correlation- Karl Pearson’s Method and Spearman’s Rank Difference Method
Co-efficient of Variation
Lorenz Curve
Skewness
Essential Readings: 
 
• Singh, R.L. and Singh, R.P.B. (1999). Elements of Practical Geography, Kalyani 
Publishers, New Delhi.
• Monkhouse, F.J. and Wilkinson, H.R. (1972). Maps and Diagrams, Mothuen and 
Co. Ltd., London.
• Mishra, R.P. and Ramesh, A. (1989). Fundamentals of Cartography, Concept 
Publishing, Delhi.
• Singh, G. (2004). Map Work and Practical Geography, Vikas Publication House, 
Delhi.
• Singh, R.L. (1998). Prayogic Bhoogol Rooprekha, Kalyani Publications, New 
Delhi.
• Sharma, J.P. (2010). Prayogic Bhugol, Rastogi Publishers, Delhi.
Academic Year: 
2022-2023