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Syllabus B.A/B.Sc. 2nd year
Paper-1 Economic Geography
Unit-1 : Nature, scope and development of Economic Geography. Major concepts- Economic landscape, stages of economic development , typology of economic activities (Primary, secondary , tertiary quaternary ) Resource- concept and classification.
Unit-2 : Soil and major soil types , Forest types and their products ; Agricultural land use and locational theory by Von thunen : Distribution production and international trade of principal crops- rice, wheat, sugarcane, cotton , tea, coffee, and rubber, Agricultural regions of the world by Whittlesey.
Unit-3 : Marine resource and Aquarcuhure- Major fishing areas, their production and trade. nature of Occurrence, distribution, production and trade of minerals- Iron , Manganese, Bauxite, Copper, Mica and Gold ( in major producing countries ) Power resources production and utilization of coal, Petroleum, Hydroelectricity and atomic energy.
Unit-4 : Locational factors of industries and their relative significance, webers theory of Industrial location . Types of industries, Location, Location patterns and development trends of Manufacturing industries- Iron and steel, Textiles, Ship Building, sugar, paper and chemicals, major industrial regions of U.S.A and japan.
Unit-5 : Means and Modes of transport- major trans continental railways, International Air and sea routes; inland water ways (Panama and Suez canals) , Changing pattern of international trades, major trade organizations and trade blocks- COMECON, EFTA, NAFTA, OPEC- their objectives and trade relations.
Book Recommended
1. Allexander, J.W. Economic Geography
2. Robinson, A.H. jones, C.F. and Darkenwarld G.G principles of economic geography
3. Boesh, Hans, A geography of world economy
4. Bengston and Reyen, Fundamentals of Economic Geography
5. Zimmerman, E.W introduction to world Resources .
6. Chisholm M. modern world development A geographical perspective.
7. Singh , K.N.& singh j. Arthik bhoogol ke mool tatva ( hindi)
8. Jain, P, Arthik bhoogol ki samiksha ( Hindi)
9. Srivastava V.K &Rao B.p arthik bhoogol.
10. Wheeler, J.O etal; economic geography , john Wiley, New York 1995.
Paper 2nd
( Geography of India )
Unit - 1 : India in the context of Asia and the world : Structure Relief and Drainage system; major physiographic regions of India; The Indian monsoon- Origin and characterstics, effect of El Nino la Nina , climate division , soil types and conservation.
Unit - 2 : Forest resources- their utilization and conservation ; Power resources ( water,coal, mineral oil and atomic) and mineral resources ( Iron ore, Bauxite, Mica, Manganese ) their reserve, distribution , production, trade and conservation River Valley projects; Tehri dam & Narmada valley.
Unit -3 : Indian economy : Agriculture - main characteristic and problems of Indian agriculture; Irrigation , mechanization and Green Revolution; post revolution scenario- recent trends; major Agricultural regions. Industries- Locational factors; development and spatial pattern of major industries ( iron and steel , textiles, cement , sugar, paper , oil refinery and fertilizers ) Major Industrial regions/complexes.
Unit - 4 : Population-growth, distribution and density, demographic and occupational structure, Literacy, Urbanization with special reference to post-Independence period, Population problems. Transport and Trade- Development of Transport Network, railway zones, road development and air routes; foreign trade- salient features , recent trends and trade direction, major ports.
Unit -5 : Regional development & disparities after independence; major issues and planning of some problems areas- Flood prone areas, Drought prone areas and Tribal areas
Detailed geographical study of uttar pradesh.
Book Recommended
1. Spate, O.H.K & Learmonth A.T.A India and pakistan
2. Singh R.L , India-A Regional Geography
3. P. Sen Gupta : economic Regions and regionalization of India
4. Nara Ashok , Levels of Economic development of India
5. J. Singh , India-A comprehensive Systematic Geography
6. T.C. Sharma & countino, 0. Economic Geography of india
7. R.V verma ; Geography of india ( Hindi)
8. S.C. Bansal ; Geography of India (Hindi)
9. Gopal singh , Geography of India
10. Ramamurti , Geography of India Systematic
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