S. No. |
UNIT |
SUB-UNIT |
Fundamentals of Human Geography |
1 |
Human Geography – Nature and Scope |
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2 |
People |
- Population of the world- distribution, density, and growth;
- Population change – spatial patterns and structure determinants of population change;
- Human development – concept; selected indicators, international comparisons.
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3 |
Human Activities |
- Primary activities – concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agriculture and allied activities – some examples from selected countries;
- Secondary activities – concept; manufacturing; agro-processing, household, small scale, large scale industries.
- Tertiary activities – some examples from selected countries;
- Quaternary activities – concept; knowledge-based industries; people engaged in quaternary activities – some examples from selected countries.
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4 |
Transport, Communication and Trade |
- Land transport – roads, railways – rail network; trans–continental railways;
- Water transport – inland waterways; major ocean routes;
- Air transport – Intercontinental air routes;
- Oil and gas pipelines;
- Satellite communication and cyber space;
- International trade – basis and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade, role of WTO in International trade.
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India: People and Economy |
1 |
People |
- Population – distribution density and growth; composition of population; linguistic and religious; rural–urban population change through time-regional variations; occupation.
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2 |
Human Settlements |
- Rural settlements – types and distribution;
- Urban settlements – types, distribution and functional classification.
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3 |
Resources and Development |
- Land resources – general land use; agriculture land use – major crops; agricultural development and problems, common property resources;
- Water resources – availability and utilization – irrigation, domestic, industrial and other uses; scarcity of water and conservation methods – rainwater harvesting and watershed management;
- Mineral and energy resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals and their distributions; conventional and non-conventional energy sources;
- Planning in India – target area planning; idea of sustainable development.
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4 |
Transport, Communication and International Trade |
- Transport and communication – roads, railways, waterways and airways; oil and gas pipelines; communication networks – radio, television, satellite and internet;
- International trade – changing pattern of India’s foreign trade; seaports and their hinterland and airports.
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5 |
Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems |
- Environmental pollution; urban – waste disposal;
- Urbanization–rural–urban migration; problems of slums;
- Land degradation.
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