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VIDYASAGAR METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
CLASS WISE DISTRIBUTION OF CBCS SYLLABUS,
II, IV & VI SEMESTER, 2021
ARUNABHA MISHRA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
II SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-2-03-PR – Human Geography
1. Spatial variation in continent- or country-level religious composition by divided proportional circles [12]
2. Measuring arithmetic growth rate of population comparing two decadal datasets [15]
3. Types of age-sex pyramids (progressive, regressive, intermediate, and stationary): Graphical representation and analysis [20]
4. Nearest neighbour analysis from Survey of India 1:50k topographical maps of plain region (c. 5’ x 5’) [13]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
GEO-A-CC-2-04-TH–Thematic Mapping and Surveying
1. Preparation and interpretation of weather maps [5]
2. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Prismatic compass [5]
3. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Dumpy level [7]
GEO-A-CC-2-04-PR-Thematic Mapping and Surveying
1. Traverse survey using prismatic compass [10]
2. Profile survey using dumpy Level [12]
IV SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-4-08-PR – Economic Geography
1. Choropleth mapping of state-wise variation in GDP [10]
2. State-wise variation in occupational structure by proportional divided circles [15]
3. Time series analysis of industrial production (India and West Bengal) [20]
4. Transport network analysis by detour index and shortest path analysis [15]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
GEO-A-CC-4-10-PR – Soil and Biogeography
1. Determination of soil type by ternary diagram textural plotting [15]
2. Time series analysis of biogeography data [20]
VI SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-DSE-A-6-0404-PR – Resource Geography
1. Mapping and area estimate of changes in forest or vegetation cover from maps and/or satellite images [15]
2. Mapping and number estimate of changes in water bodies from maps and/or satellite images [15]
3. Decadal changes in state-wise production of coal and iron ore [15]
4. Computing Human Development Index: Comparative decadal change of top five Indian states [15]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
GEO-A-DSE-B-6-08-PR –Geography of India Lab 30 Marks / 2 Credits
A laboratory notebook, comprising class assignments of the following, is to be prepared and submitted.
The exercises are to be drawn in pencil with photocopied representation of source materials where
necessary. All texts are to be handwritten.
1. Monthly temperature and rainfall graphs of five select stations from different physiographic regions of India [15]
2. Crop combination: Comparison of any two contrasting districts from West Bengal [15]
3. Annual trends of production: Mineral resources and manufacturing goods over two decades [20]
4. Composite Index: Comparison of developed and backward states of India [10]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
VI SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-DSE-B-6-0404-TH – Population Geography
Unit I: Population Dynamics
1. Development of Population Geography as a field of specialization. Relation between population geography and demography. Sources of population data, their level of reliability and problems of mapping [6]
2. Population distribution: Density and growth. Classical and modern theories on population growth, Demographic transition model [6]
3. World patterns and determinants of population distribution and growth. Concept of optimum population [4]
4. Population distribution, density, and growth in India [4]
II, IV & VI SEMESTER, 2021
JADABLAL SANTRA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
II SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-2-03-TH – Human Geography
5. Evolution of human societies: Hunting and food gathering, pastoral nomadism, subsistence farming, and industrial society [6]
6. Human adaptation to environment: Case studies of Eskimo, Masai and Maori [4]
7. Population growth and distribution, composition; demographic transition [5]
8. Population–resource regions (Ackerman) [5]
10. Types and patterns of rural settlements [5]
11. Rural house types in India [5]
12. Morphology and hierarchy of urban settlements [5]
II SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-CC-2-02-TH– Environmental Geography
1. Insolation and Heat Budget. Horizontal and vertical distribution of atmospheric temperature and pressure [5]
2. Overview of planetary wind systems. Indian Monsoons: Mechanisms and controls [6]
4. Overview of global climatic change: Greenhouse effect. Ozone depletion [5]
5. Scheme of world climatic classification by Köppen [2]
10. Ecosystem and Biomes. Distribution and characteristics of tropical rainforest; Savannah,
hot desert biomes [6]
11. Plant types, occurrence and ecological adaptations: Halophytes, xerophytes, hydrophytes, and mesophytes [5]
12. Biodiversity: Types, threats and management with special reference to India [4]
IV SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-4-08-TH – Economic Geography
1. Meaning and approaches to economic geography [4]
2. Concepts in economic geography: Goods and services, production, exchange, and consumption [6]
5. Concept and classification of economic activities [4]
7. Primary activities: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining [6]
9. Tertiary activities: Transport, trade and services [6]
10. Transnational sea-routes, railways and highways with reference to India [4]
GEO-A-CC-4-09-TH–Regional Planning and Development
4. Concept of metropolitan area and urban agglomeration [4]
7. Human development: Concept and measurement [4]
10. Underdevelopment: Concept and causes [4]
11. Regional development in India: Disparity and diversity [5]
12. Need and measures for balanced development in India [5]
GEO-A-CC-4-10-TH – Soil and Biogeography
5. Soil erosion and degradation: Factors, processes and management measures. Humans as active agents of soil transformation [5]
7. Concepts of biosphere, ecosystem, biome, ecotone, community and ecology [5]
8. Concepts of trophic structure, food chain and food web. Energy flow in ecosystems [5]
9. Classification of world biomes (Whittaker). Geographical extent and characteristics of tropical rain forest, savanna, hot desert, taiga and coral reef biomes [8]
11. Deforestation: Causes, consequences and management [4]
12. Biodiversity: Definition, types, threats and conservation measures [4]
IV SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-CC-4-0404-TH – Cartography
4. Survey of India topographical maps: Reference scheme of old and open series. Information on the margin of maps [4]
5. Representation of data by dots and proportional circles [4]
6. Representation of data by isopleth and choropleth [4]
GEO-G-CC-4-04-PR–Cartography
3. Construction of thematic maps: Proportional squares, proportional circles, choropleths, and isopleths [20]
VI SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-6-14-TH – Hazard Management
5. Earthquake: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
6. Landslide: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
7. Land subsidence: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
8. Tropical cyclone: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
9. Flood: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
10. Riverbank erosion: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
11. Fire: Factors, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
12. Biohazard: Classification, vulnerability, consequences, and management [5]
GEO-A-DSE-A-6-04-TH – Resource Geography
7. Distribution, utilisation, problems and management of metallic mineral resources: Iron ore, bauxite, copper [6]
8. Distribution, utilisation, problems and management of non-metallic mineral resources: Limestone, mica, gypsum [6]
9. Distribution, utilisation, problems and management of energy resources: Conventional and non-conventional [6]
10. Contemporary energy crisis and future scenario [4]
11. Politics of power resources [3]
12. Limits to growth and sustainable use of resources. Concept of resource sharing [5]
GEO-A-DSE-B-6-08-TH – Geography of India
Unit I: Geography of India
1. Physiographic divisions with reference to tectonic provinces [5]
2. Climate, soil and vegetation: Classification and interrelation [6]
3. Population: Distribution, growth, structure, and policy [4]
4. Tribes of India with special reference to Gaddi, Toda, Santal, and Jarwa [5]
6. Mineral and power resources: Distribution and utilisation of iron ore, coal, petroleum, and natural gas [6]
7. Industrial development: Automobile and information technology [3]
VI SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-DSE-B-6-0404-TH – Population Geography
5. Types of population composition: Age–sex. rural–urban, literacy and education [5]
6. Measurements of fertility and mortality. Concept of cohort and life table [5]
8. Migration: Causes and types [3]
9. National and international patterns of migration with reference to India [5]
10. Population and development: Population–resource regions (Sekerman). Concept of human Development Index and its components [5]
GEO-G-DSE-B-6-04-P – Population Geography
1. Population projection by arithmetic method [15]
2. Population density mapping: State-wise for India [15]
3. Analysis of work participation rate: Total and gender-wise for India [15]
4. Analysis occupation structure by dominant and distinctive functions: Districts of West Bengal [15]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
II, IV & VI SEMESTER, 2021
SUMANTA KAR
SACT
II SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-2-03-TH – Human Geography
1. Nature, scope and recent trends. Elements of human geography [4]
2. Approaches to Human Geography: Resource, locational, landscape, environment [6]
3. Concept and classification of race. Ethnicity [5]
4. Space, society, and cultural regions (language and religion) [5]
9. Development–environment conflict [5]
GEO-A-CC-2-04-TH–Thematic Mapping and Surveying
3. Preparation and interpretation of geological maps [5]
GEO-A-CC-2-04-PR-Thematic Mapping and Surveying
4. Interpretation of geological maps with uniclinal structure, folds, unconformity, and intrusions [20]
II SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-CC-2-02-TH– Environmental Geography
3. Atmospheric disturbances: Tropical and temperate cyclones. Thunderstorms [7]
6. Factors of soil formation [4]
7. Soil profile development under different climatic conditions: Laterite, Podsol, and Chernozem [6]
8. Physical and chemical properties of soils: Texture, structure, pH, salinity, and NPK status [6]
9. USDA classification of soils. Soil erosion and its management [4]
GEO-G-CC-2-02-PR–Environmental Geography
3. Determination of soil type by ternary diagram textural plotting [10]
4. Preparation of peoples’ biodiversity register [10]
IV SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-4-09-TH–Regional Planning and Development
1. Regions: Concept, types, and delineation [4]
2. Regional Planning: Types, principles, objectives, tools and techniques [6]
3. Regional planning and multi-level planning in India [6]
5. Concept of growth and development, growth versus development [6]
6. Indicators of development: Economic, demographic, and environmental [6]
8. Theories and models for regional development: Cumulative causation (Myrdal) [4]
9. Models and theories in regional development: Stages of development (Rostow), growth pole model (Perroux) [6]
GEO-A-CC-4-10-TH – Soil and Biogeography
1. Factors of soil formation [3]
2. Definition and significance of soil properties: Texture, structure, and moisture [5]
3. Definition and significance of soil properties: pH, organic matter, and NPK [5]
4. Soil profile. Origin and profile characteristics of lateritic, podsol and chernozem soils [6]
GEO-A-SEC-B-4-03-TH – Rural Development
1. Rural Development: Concept, basic elements, measures of level of rural development [5]
2. Paradigms of rural development: Gandhian approach to rural development Lewis model of economic development, ‘big push’ theory of development, Myrdal’s model of ‘spread and backwash effects’ [10]
3. Area based approach to rural development: Drought prone area programmes, PMGSY, SJSY, MNREGA, Jan Dhan Yojana [10]
4. Rural Governance: Panchayati Raj System and rural development policies and Programmes in India [5]
IV SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-CC-4-0404-TH – Cartography
1. Maps: Classification and types. Scales: Types, significance, and applications [3]
2. Coordinate systems: Polar and rectangular. Bearing: Magnetic and true, whole-circle and reduced [3]
3. Map projections: Classification, properties and uses. Concept and significance of UTM projection [8]
GEO-G-CC-4-04-PR–Cartography
1. Graphical construction of scales: Plain and comparative [10]
2. Construction of projections: Simple Conic with one standard parallel, Cylindrical Equal Area, and Polar Zenithal Stereographic [20]
GEO-G-SEC-B-4-03-TH – Rural Development
1. Rural Development: Concept, basic elements, measures of level of rural development [5]
2. Paradigms of rural development: Gandhian approach to rural development Lewis model of economic development, ‘big push’ theory of development, Myrdal’s model of ‘spread and backwash effects’ [10]
3. Area based approach to rural development: Drought prone area programmes, PMGSY, SJSY, MNREGA, Jan Dhan Yojana [10]
4. Rural Governance: Panchayati Raj System and rural development policies and Programmes in India [5]
VI SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-6-13-TH – Evolution of Geographical Thought
Unit I: Nature of Pre Modern Geography
1. Development of pre-modern Geography: Contributions of Greek, Chinese, and Indian geographers [5]
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2. Impact of ‘Dark Age’ in Geography and Arab contributions [5]
3. Geography during the age of ‘Discovery’ and ‘Exploration’ (contributions of Portuguese voyages, Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Thomas Cook) [5]
4. Transition from cosmography to scientific Geography (contributions of Bernard Varenius and Immanuel Kant). Dualism and Dichotomies (General vs. Particular, Physical vs. Human, Regional vs. Systematic, Determinism vs. Possibilism, Ideographic vs. Nomothetic) [7]
Unit II: Foundations of Modern Geography and Recent Trends
5. Evolution of Geographical thoughts in Germany, France, Britain, and United States of America [5]
6. Contributions of Humboldt and Ritter [3]
7. Contributions of Richthofen, Hartshorne–Schaeffer, Ratzel, La Blaché [6]
8. Trends of geography in the post World War-II period: Quantitative revolution, systems approach [7]
9. Structuralism and historical materialism [3]
10. Changing concept of space with special reference to Harvey [5]
11. Evolution of Critical Geography: Behavioural, humanistic, and radical [5]
12. Towards post modernism: Geography in the 21st Century [5]
GEO-A-CC-6-13-P–Evolution of Geographical Thought
The exercises are to be drawn in pencil with photocopied representation of source materials where necessary. All texts are to be handwritten.
1. Changing perception of maps of the world (Ptolemy, Ibn Batuta, Mercator)
2. Mapping voyages; Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Thomas Cook
3. Group Presentation of five to ten students on any selected school of geographical thought (20 marks)
4. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook on topics 1 and 2 (10 Marks)
GEO-A-DSE-A-6-04-TH – Resource Geography
Unit I: Resource and Development
1. Natural resources: Concept and classification [4]
2. Approaches to resource utilization: Utilitarian, conservational, community based adaptive [6]
3. Significance of resources: Backbone of economic growth and development [5]
4. Pressure on resources. Appraisal and conservation of natural resources [5]
5. Problems of resource depletion: global scenario (forest, water, fossil fuels) [7]
6. Sustainable resource development [3]
GEO-A-DSE-B-6-0808-TH – Geography of India
5. Agricultural regions. Green revolution and its consequences [4]
8. Regionalisation of India: Physiographic (R.L. Singh) and economic (P. Sengupta) [7]
Unit II: Geography of West Bengal
9. Physical perspectives: Physiographic divisions, forest and water resources [6]
10. Resources: Agriculture, mining,, and industry [6]
11. Population: Growth, distribution, and human development [4]
12. Regional issues: Darjeeling Hills and Sundarban [4]
VI SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-DSE-B-6-0404-TH – Population Geography
7. Population composition of India: Urbanisation and occupational structure [7]
11. Population policies in developed and less development countries. India's population policies. Population and environment, implication for the future [5]
12. Contemporary issues: Ageing of population, declining sex ratio, population and environment dichotomy, impact of HIV/AIDS [5]
II, IV & VI SEMESTER, 2021
NILANJANA RAY
SACT
II SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-2-04-TH–Thematic Mapping and Surveying
1. Concepts of rounding, scientific notation. Logarithm and anti-logarithm. Natural and log
scales [4]
2. Concept of diagrammatic representation of data [2]
5. Preparation and interpretation land use land cover maps [5]
6. Preparation and interpretation of socio-economic maps [5]
7. Principal national agencies producing thematic maps in India: NATMO, GSI, NBSSLUP,
NHO, and NRSC / Bhuvan [5]
10. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Theodolite [7]
11. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Abney level [5]
12. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Laser distance measurer [5]
GEO-A-CC-2-04-PR-Thematic Mapping and Surveying
3. Height determination of base accessible and inaccessible (same vertical plane method) objects by theodolite [18]
II SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-CC-2-02-PR–Environmental Geography
1. Interpretation of daily weather map of India (any one): Pre-Monsoon or Monsoon or Post-Monsoon [20]
2. Construction and interpretation of hythergraph, climograph (G. Taylor) and wind rose (seasonal) [20]
3. Determination of soil type by ternary diagram textural plotting [10]
4. Preparation of peoples’ biodiversity register [10]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
IV SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-4-08-TH – Economic Geography
3. Concept of economic man. Theories of choices [6]
4. Economic distance and transport costs [4]
6. Factors affecting location of economic activity with special reference to agriculture (von Thünen), and industry (Weber) [6]
8. Secondary activities: Classification of manufacturing, concept of manufacturing regions, special economic zones and technology parks [6]
11. International trade and economic blocs [4]
12. WTO and BRICS: Evolution, structure and functions [4]
GEO-A-CC-4-09-P–Regional Planning and Development Lab
A laboratory notebook, comprising class assignments of the following is to be prepared and submitted.
The exercises are to be drawn in pencil with photocopied representation of source materials where necessary. All texts are to be handwritten.
1. Delineation of formal regions by weighted index method [15]
2. Delineation of functional regions by breaking point analysis [15]
3. Measurement of inequality by location quotient [15]
4. Measuring regional disparity by Sopher index [15]
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
GEO-A-CC-4-10-TH – Soil and Biogeography
6. Principles of soil classification: Genetic and USDA. Concept of land capability and its classification [6]
10. Bio-geochemical cycles with special reference to carbon dioxide and nitrogen [4]
GEO-A-CC-4-10-P – Soil and Biogeography
1. Determination of soil reaction (pH) and salinity using field kit [15]
3. Plant species diversity determination by matrix method [10]
IV SEMESTER GENERAL
GEO-G-CC-4-0404-TH – Cartography
7. Principal national agencies producing thematic maps in India: GSI, NATMO, NBSSLUP, NHO, and NRSC. Acquaintance with Bhuvan platform [5]
Unit III: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System
8. Basics of Remote Sensing: Types of satellites, sensors, bands, and resolutions with special reference to the ISRO missions [10]
9. Principles of preparing standard FCCs and classified raster images [5]
10. Principles of Geographical Information System: Concepts of vector types, attribute tables,
buffers, and overlay analysis [6]
11. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Prismatic compass [6]
12. Basic concepts of surveying and survey equipment: Dumpy level [6]
GEO-G-CC-4-04-PR–Cartography
4. Preparation of annotated thematic overlays from satellite standard FCCs of 1:50k [10]
VI SEMESTER HONOURS
GEO-A-CC-6-14-TH – Hazard Management
1. Classification of hazards and disasters. Hazard continuum [4]
2. Approaches to hazard study: Risk perception and vulnerability assessment. Hazard paradigms [6]
3. Responses to hazards: Preparedness, trauma, and aftermath. Resilience, capacity building [5]
4. Hazards mapping: Data and geospatial techniques (for hazards enlisted in Unit II and GEO-A-CC-6-14-P) [5]
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