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    Geography

    DEGREE STANDARD

    SYLLABUS

    GEOGRAPHY
    DEGREE STANDARD Code: 057

    UNIT I
    GEOMORPHOLOGY:-
    Major Relief features - Mountains - Plateaux - Plains - Geomorphic Processes - Diastrophism - Fold -
    Fault - Earthquake - Volcanoes - Continental Drift - Plate Tectonics - Rocks - Rock types - Weathering
    - Soils types - Soil profile - work of running water - Cycle concepts (Davis and Penk) work of Glaciers -
    Winds - Waves and Under ground water.

    UNIT II
    CLIMATOLOGY:-
    Structure and Composition of atmosphere - Insolation - Heat Balance - Factors affecting the horizontal
    and vertical distribution of temperature - Major Pressure belts of the world - winds (Planetary and
    Local winds_ - Humidity - Forms of Condensation - Clouds - Rainfall types - Airmasses - Fronts -
    Cyclones - Climatic classification of Koeppen and Thornthwaite.

    UNIT III
    OCEANOGRAPHY:-
    Morphology of Ocean floor - Bottom Topolgraphy of Atlantic - Pacific and Indian Oceans - Distribution
    of temperature - Salinity of Oceans - Tides - Coral reefs - Deposite of Ocean Floors - Resources of
    Ocean.

    UNIT IV
    HUMAN GEOGRAPHY:-
    Man and his Environment - Human Adaptations in Equotorial regions - Mediterranean Regions -
    Grasslands - Determinism and Possiblism. World Population:- Growth - Distribution Pattern -
    Papulation problems. Migration:- Types - Causes and Consequences Settlements:- Rural settlements -
    types - urban settlements - site and situation.

    Functional Classification of Towns - World Urbanization


    UNIT V
    ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES:-
    Concept dof Eco-system - Eco-Crisis - Climatic conditions - Adaptation of animals and plants in
    different climatic conditions - Balance of Eco-System - Need for conservation of Eco-system - Natural
    Hazards - Flood - Drought - Forest Fire - Earthquake and volcanoes.

    UNIT VI
    GEOGRAPHY OF RESOURCES:-
    Resources - Types - Agriculture - Types of Agriculture(Intensive and Extensive) Major Crops: Rice,
    Wheat - Coton - Tea - Coffee - Sugarcane. Resources:- Minerals, Iron Ore - Bauzite - Manganese and
    Mica.Power resources :- Coal - Petroleum - Hydro Power - Nuclear Power, Forest Resources:- Types -
    Forest based industries - fishery Resources, Major Fishing grounds of the world. Major Industries:-
    Iron and Steel - Textile(Cotton and Wollen) - ship building - Automobile - Sugar industry.
    Transportation:- Roadways - Railways - Waterways (Inland and Major Ocean routes) - Airways.
    Trade:- International trade - world trade pattern.

    UNIT VII
    GEOGRAPHY OF REGIONAL CONCEPT:-
    Definition - Classification - Concept of Regions - Functional and Formal regions - Agricultural Regions
    Industrial Regions and Cultural Regions of the world - Regional Imbalance - Need for regional
    planning.

    UNIT VIII
    CARTOGRAPHY:-
    Sources of Geographical data - Primary and secondary sources - Maps - types of maps - properties
    and uses of the a) Mercator b) Gnomonic c) Cylindrical and d)International Projections - Map design -
    Map compilation and Generalisation - Computer applications in cartography.

    UNIT IX
    GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA:-
    Location - Natural Devisions - Climate - Climatic Divisions - Forest types - Agriculture: Problems and
    prospects of Indian Agriculture - Distribution and Cultivation of a)Wheat b) Rice c) Cotton
    d)Sugarcand e) Coffee and f)Tea.
    Minerals:- Iron ore - Bauxite - Mangancese - Mica and Copper.
    Industries :- Iron and Steel - cotton textile - Sugar - Chemical - Engineering Industries.
    Transport:- National Highways - Railways - Inland Waterways - Airways.
    Ports:- Major ports of India.
    Population:- Distribution - density Growth - Problems of Over population - Ntional population - policy.
    Trade:- Direction - Volume - Palttern of foregn trade of India.

    UNIT X
    GEOGRAPHY OF TAMIL NADU:-
    Location - Relief - Climate - Soil - Vegetation - Fisheries (Inland and Marine) Agriculture - Impact of
    Green Revolution - Distribuiton and Cultivation of major crops - Mineral wealth of Tamil Nadu -
    Industries - Industrial development in Tamil Nadu - Population: Growth and
    Distribution.Urbanization:- Trend - Million Cities of Tamil nadu.

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