FYUGP CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK FOR BACHELORS PROGRAMME WITH
GEOGRAPHY AS MAJOR
CREDITS
COURSE TYPE OF
SEMESTER TITLE OF COURSE
CODE COURSE THEORY TUTORIAL
I GGY122J CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 4 2
II GGY222J CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 4 2
III GGY322J CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT 4 2
GGY422J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: GEOMORPHOLOGY 3 1
IV GGY422J2 CT-2 GEOGRAPHY: FUNDAMENTALS OF REMOTE SENSING 4 2
GGY422J3 CT-3 GEOGRAPHY: URBAN GEOGRAPHY 4 2
GGY522J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 3 1
V GGY522J2 CT-2 GEOGRAPHY: HYDROLOGY & OCEANOGRAPHY 4 2
GGY522J3 CT-3 GEOGRAPHY: GLACIOLOGY 4 2
GGY622J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: CLIMATOLOGY 3 1
VI GGY622J2 CT-2 GEOGRAPHY: FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS & GPS 4 2
GEOGRAPHY: REGIONAL PLANNING & SUSTAINABLE
GGY622J3 CT-3 DEVELOPMENT
4 2
FOR FYUGP HONOURS
GGY722J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY 3 1
VII GGY722J2 CT-2 GEOGRAPHY: WORLD GEOGRAPHY 4 2
GGY722J3 CT-3 GEOGRAPHY: LAND USE PLANNING 4 2
GGY822J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHY OF RESOURCES 3 1
VIII GGY822J2 CT-2 GEOGRAPHY: NATURAL HAZARDS 4 2
GGY822J3 CT-3 GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA 4 2
FOR FYUGP HONOURS WITH RESEARCH
GGY722J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY 3 1
VII GGY722RJ2 CT-2 GEOGRAPHY: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4 2
GGY722J3 CT-3 GEOGRAPHY: LAND USE PLANNING 4 2
GGY822J1 CT-1 GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHY OF RESOURCES 3 1
VIII
GEOGRAPHY:
GGY822P PROJECT 12
PROJECT WITH DISSERTATION
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT / CONVENOR BOUGS
BACHELORS WITH GEOGRAPHY AS MAJOR
SEMESTER 1st
MAJOR COURSE
GGY122J GEOGRAPHY _ PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
CREDITS: THEORY 04, PRACTICAL 02
COURSE OUTCOME/LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Student will gain the knowledge of physical geography. Student
will have a general understanding about the geomorphological and geotechnical process and formation. They will be
able to correlate the knowledge of physical geography with the human geography.
THEORY (4 CREDITS)
UNIT-I
1) Introduction to Physical Geography
2) Structure of Earth’s Interior
3) Wegner’s Theory of Continental Drift
4) Concept of Seafloor Spreading, Plate Tectonics
5) Earthquakes: Origin, Scales of Measurement
UNIT –II
1) Classification and Characteristics of Rocks
2) Weathering: Factors and Types
3) Endogenetic and Exogenetic Processes
4) Landform Development: Fluvial and Glacial
5) Davisian Cycle of Landform Evolution
UNIT –III
1) Definition and Significance of Climatology
2) Insolation and Global Energy Budget
3) Atmospheric Pressure and Winds (Planetary, Periodic and Local Winds)
4) Precipitation: Forms, Types and Global Distribution Patterns
5) Atmospheric Disturbances: Tropical and Temperate Cyclones
UNIT –IV
1) Ocean Bottom Topography: Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, Abyssal Plain, Mid- Oceanic Ridges and
Oceanic Trenches
2) Coral Reefs: Significance, Origin and Types
3) Tides: Origin and Types
4) Currents: Origin and Types
5) Oceans as Store-houses of Resources for the future
PRACTICALS (2 CREDITS)
UNIT – V
1) Cartography: Nature and Scope
2. Maps: Essentials and Classification
3) Scales: Concept, Types and Applications
4) Geographical Construction of Plain, Diagonal and Comparative Scales
5) Contours: Representation of different Landforms
UNIT – VI
1) Drawing of Profiles: Serial, Longitudinal, Superimposed, Composite and Projected
2) Graphical Representation of Socio-economic Data
3) Construction of Climograph and Hythergraph
4) Representation of Geographical Data: Choropleth, Isopleth, Chrocromatic and Chroschematic
5) Digital Cartography: Scope and Applications
SUGGESTED READINGS
A. H. Strahler & A. N. Strahler, Modern Physical Geography, John Willy & sons, 1980.
Barry, R. G & Chorley, R.J., Atmosphere, Weather and Climate Routiedge, 1998.
Calcutta, 1997.
Critchfield, H, General Climatology, Prentice Hall, New York, 1975.
D. S. Lal, Physical Geography, Sharda Pustak Bhawan, 2009
Gopal Singh, Map World and Practical Geography, Vikas Publishing House, 2000
Grald, S, General Oceanography- An Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, New York,
Inc. 2001.
Kali Charan Sahu, Textbook of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information
King, C.A.M., Oceanography for Geographers, E Arnold, London, 1975.
Majid Hussain, Physical Geography, Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2007
Publishers New Delhi, 1979.
Robinson, A.H et al., Elements of Cartography, John Wiley & Sons, U.S.A., 1995.
S. A. Qazi, Principals of Physical Geography, AHP Publishing Co. 2004
Sarkar, A.K., Practical Geography: A Systematic Approach, Oriental Longman,
Satopa Mukherjee, Understanding Physical Geography, Oriental Longman 2002
Savindra Singh, Physical Geography, Prayag Pustak Bhawan, 2000
Singh, R.L and Dutt, P.K., Elements of Practical Geography, Kalyani
Singh, S.: Geomorphology, Prayag Pustakalaya, Allahabad, 1998.
Sparks, B.N.: Geomorphology, Prayag Pustakalaya, Allahabad, 1998
Stringer, E.T Foundation of Climatology, Surjeet Publication, Delhi, 1982.
