TECHNIQUES OF RELIEF REPRESENTATION IN GEOGRAPHY

Paper Code: 
GEO 303
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:   The students will be able to depict and analyse representation of relief and correlate to real life. 

CO2. The students will be able understand and construct various landforms with the help of contours.

CO3: Enhance student’s basic skills required in Cartography and understanding Toposheets.

 

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

 

20.00

Representation of Relief:
  • Spot heights
  • Bench Marks
  • Hachures
  • Hill Shading

 

 

20.00

Contours:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Study and depiction of-

  • Hill
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
  • Plateau
  • Gorge
  • U - Shaped Valley
  • V - Shaped Valley
  • Hanging Valley
  • Convex Slope
  • Concave Slope
  • Ridge
  • Cliff

 

20.00

Profiles: 

• Serial
  • Superimposed
  • Projected
  • Composite

 

 

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