SYLLABUS

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STATE LEVEL UNDERGRADUATE SYLLABUS 

B.A/B.Sc. (1st year)

GEOGRAPHY 

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The three year B.A/B.Sc. course in Geography shall be spread over three Academic Sessions viz. Part-1 , Part-2 , Part-3 Three will be two theory papers carrying 75 marks each and Practical of 50 marks in the first two years In Part-3 there will be three theory papers carrying 50 marks each and Practical of 50 marks. 

The candidates must pass in theory and Practicals separately obtaining at least 36% marks in each . No private candidate is allowed . Failed candidates shall not be required to under go practical training . They might submit the old Record book or a now one.

B.A/B.Sc. (part-1)

Paper-1 ( Physical Geography )                                                                               M.M. 35

Paper-2 ( Human Geography )                                                                                 M.M. 35

Practicals                                                                                                                  M.M. 30

Paper-1 ( Physical Geography ) 

Course contents

Part-1 : Lithosphere Nature and Scope of Physical Geography. Geological Time Scale, Origin of the Earth, Interior of the Earth Origin of continents and Oceans, Isostacy, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Geosynclines, Mountain Building with special reference to folded mountains, concept of Plate Tectonics.

Part-2 : Rocks-their origin , classification and characteristics, Earth movements-

 Folding, Faulting and wrapping, Weathering and Erosion, Cycle of Erosion by Davis and Penk, Drainage pattern. Evolution of land form by River, wind, glacier and Underground water.

Part-3 :  Atmosphere; Composition and structure of atmosphere : Insolation, Horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature Atmospheric pressure and winds. Airmasses and Fronts, cyclones and anti-cyclones, humidity, precipitation and rainfall types, Major climate types- equatorial, monsoon, mediterranean . West European and Hot Desers.

part-4 :  Hydrosphere Ocean bottoms, composition of marine water-temperature and salinity. Circulation of ocean water-waves. Currents and Tides, ocean deposits, corals and atolls, oceans as store houses of resource for the future.

Part-5 : Biosphere components of biosphere, Plants and animals evolution , dispersal and distribution : Biotic succession Biome type and zoo-geographical regions of the world , biosphere as a global Eco-System.

Books Recommended :

1. Strahler, AN and Strahler, A.H. : Modern Physical Geography.

2. Barry. R.G. and Chorley, R.J. Atmosphere, weather and climate.

3. Trewartha, G.T Elements of  Physical Geography 

4. Pears N. : Basis biography .

5. Sharma.R.c and Hukku, M : Oceanography for Geographers.

6. Savindra singh : Physical Geography (eng/hindi)

7. Lal, D.s : Climatology (eng./hindi)

8. Singh J. and singh, K.N. Bhautik bhoogol (hindi)

9. Agarwal, Bhautik bhoogol (hindi)

10. Tiwari , Ak. jalvau vijyan ke mool tatva - Rajasthan Hindi grantha academy jaipur 2000.

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Paper - 2 ( Human Geography )

Unit-1 :  Concept and Nature, Meaning, scope and Development of Human Geography, Man and Environment relationship - Determinism , Possibilism, Neo-determinism, Probabilism , Basic principles- principle of Activity or Change, Principle of There strial unity or whole.

Unit-2 :  Habitation (Population and Settlement)

               Distribution of Population and world pattern , global migration- causes and consequences , concept of over population and under population. Human settlements- Origin, types (Rural-Urban) characteristics, size and distribution. House types and their distribution with special reference to India

Unit-3 : Economy Evolution of  Human Economy ; Sequence of human occupation , Primitive economics- food gathering, Hunting, Pastoral herding , fishing, Lumbering and primitive agriculture later major innovations and their impact. 

Unit-4 :  Society and culture Evolution of man (Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homosapiens man's spread over the earth during the pleistocene ) cultural diffusion, cultural realms. world human races- classification , characteristics and distribution.

Unit-5 :  Population tribs : some typical modes of life of world tribes-eskimos, kirghiz, Bushman , masai, semang and pygmies.

Habitat, economy and society of  Indian tribes-bhtoias, Gaddis, Tharus, Habitat, economy and society of Indian Tribes-Bhotias, Gaddis, Tharus, bhil, gond, santhal, nagas (with reference to their present - day transformation )

Books recommended

1. Spencer, J.E. and Thomas W.L Introducting cultural Geography.

2. Thomas, W.L (ed.) Man's role in changing the face of the earth.

3. Peripillou , human geography 

4. Smith, D.M. human geography-A Welfare approach 

5. Forde, C.D. habitat, economy and society.

6. Dicken, S.N and pitts. F.R introduction to human geography .

7. S.D. Kaushik , manav bhoogol (hindi)

8. De blij, H.J human geography , culture, society and space, john wiley, New york. 1996

9. Prasad, gayatri, sanskritik bhoogol (hindi)

10. J. singh manav bhoogol (hindi)

11. S.C Bansal manav bhoogol(hindi)

12. Jain and Borha, sanskritic bhoogol.

13.Srivastava, VAC and Rao, B.P manav bhoogol.

14. Thakur B.S. manave bhoogol.

15. Him Lal jnasankhya bhoogol.