Human Geography

Paper Code: 
CGEO 301
Credits: 
4
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.

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

1. Nature and Objectives of Human Geography.

2. Man and Environment: Physical and Cultural environment.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

3. Human activities: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary

4. Resources: Classification, Conservation Utilization and Management, Sustainability.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

5. Human Races: Origin, Classification, Characteristics and Distribution. Cultural

    Realms of the World.

6. Major Tribes of India and World: Bushmen, Bedouin, Eskimo, Naga, Bhil, Gonds.

7. Population: World population, Growth and Distribution, Demographic Transition   

   Theory.

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

8. Human Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences of Migration- Human rights and values, Indian Diaspora

9. Human Settlements: Forms, Structure, Functions and Patterns, Rural and Urban Settlements,

10. Urbanization, Impacts of Urbanization

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

11. Population Resource – Relationship.

12. Urban Problems in India

13. Impact of Human activities on Environment.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Majid Hussain (1999): Human Geography, Rawat, Jaipur.
  2. Ghosh B.N. (1995): Fundamentals of Population Geography, Sterling Publishers,
    Bangalore.
  3. Guha J. L. and Chattaraj P.R. (1978): Economic Geography, World Press, Kolkata.
  4.  Bhende A.A. & Kanitkar T. (2006): Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya
    Publishing House, Hyderabad.
  5. Chandna, R.C. (2010) Population Geography, Kalyani Publisher.
  6. Daniel, P.A. and Hopkinson, M.F. (1989) The Geography of Settlement, Oliver & Boyd, London.
  7. Johnston R; Gregory D, Pratt G. et al. (2008) The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Publication.
  8. Jordan-Bychkov et al. (2006) The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
  9. Kaushik, S.D. (2010) Manav Bhugol, Rastogi Publication, Meerut.
  10. Maurya, S.D. (2012) Manav Bhugol, Sharda Pustak Bhawan. Allahabad.
  11. Ghosh, S. (2015) Introduction to settlement geography. Orient Black Swan Private Ltd., Kolkata.

 

References: 
  • 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.

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024