Fundamentals of Geography (GEOG 101)/ BS 3rd Regular/Self

This course is graduate-level course to expose students with the founding principles of Geography and geographical knowledge.A systematic descriptive introduction to the diverse elements of landscape including geomorphic, climatic, and biotic elements, human settlement and land-use patterns; cartographic approaches to the analysis of selected processes of landscape change.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Definitions, scope and branches of Geography
  3. Roots of the discipline and basic geographic concepts
  4. Themes and traditions of Geography
  5. Tools of Geography
  6. The Universe
  7. Galaxies and solar system
  8. The Earth as a planet
  9. Celestial positions, its shape and size
  10. Rotation, revolution and related phenomena
  11. Spheres of the earth
  12. Lithosphere
  13. Atmosphere
  14. Hydrosphere
  15. Biosphere
  16. Man-environment interaction
  17. Population
  18. Major Economic activities
  19. Settlements
  20. Pollution

Lab work:

  1. Comprehension of atlases
  2.  Map reading skills, location of places
  3.  Features and relevant work related to topics of the theoretical section.

    Recommended Books

  4. Arbogast, A. F. (2007) Discovering Physical Geography, John Wiley and Sons, London.
  5. Christopherson, R. W. (2009) Geo systems: An introduction to Physical Geography, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

Suggested Books:

  1. De Blij, H. J and Muller, P. O. (1996) Physical Geography of the Global Environment, USA, John Wiley and sons Inc., New Jersey.
  2.  Strahler, A. (2013) Introduction to Physical Geography, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey.
  3. Getis, A., Bjelland, M., and Getis, V., Introduction to Geography 14th edition, McGraw Hill Publishers, New York, NY 2014. (This edition was used in 2016-17).

Weekly Cataloge is given below 

 

Week

Topics and Readings

 

1.
  1. Introduction
  2. History
  3. Development

 

2.
  1. Scope of Geography
  2. Branches of Geography

 

3.
  1. Latitude and Longitudes
  2. Maps

 

4.
  1. Types of Maps
  2. Globes and Types

 

5.
  1. Universe and its Origin
  2. Theories about origin of universe

 

6.
  1. Solar system
  2. Origin of earth

 

7.
  1. Themes of Geography
  2. Location, place, movement,
  3. Human environment interaction

 

8.
  1. Different tools of Geography
  2. Maps, atlases, globes etc

 

 

Mid Term

 

9.
  1. Rotation of earth
  2. Revolution of earth
  3. Effects of Rotation and Revolution

 

10.
  1. Earth as a Planet

 

11.
  1. Spheres of earth
  2. Atmosphere
  3. Biosphere
  4. Hydrosphere

 

12.
  1. Water Cycle
  2. Lithosphere and internal structure of earth
  3. Earthquakes and volcanic erruptions

 

13.
  1. Population
  2. Settlements
  3. Theories

 

14.
  1. Socio economic stages of human development

 

15.
  1. Theory of continental drift
  2. Movement of ocean water
  3. Mountains

 

16.
  1. Assignments &
  2. Presentation

 

 

Final Term

 
 

Description of System of Evaluation

Exam:  

Mid (30%),

Final (50%), 

Sessional (20%): Assignments, Presentation, Class Participation, Quizes, 

Time Table : BS 3rd Regular

Monday  (1100 - 1200 hrs)

Tuesday (1100 - 1200 hrs)

Thursday (0900-1000 hrs)

BS 3rd Self 

Monday (1400-1500 hrs)

Tuesday (1500-1600 hrs)

Wednesday (1230-1330 hrs)

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