Geography
Sr. Percentag
Core Areas
No. e
Human Geography: Settlement, Economic, Agricultural,
1. Social, Population, Political, Gender, Rural, Cultural, 40%
Geography of Tourism, Urban & Regional Planning
Physical Geography: Environmental Geography,
Climatology, Oceanography, Biogeography,
2. 30%
Geomorphology, Hydrogeography, soil geography, Applied
Geomorphology.
Regional Geography of the World
3. 10%
Concepts/Theories and Thoughts
Tools of Geography: Cartography, Geographical
4. 20%
Information Systems and Remote Sensing
Total 100%
Geography (Detailed)
Sr. Percentag
Core Areas
No. e
1. 40%
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY:
1.1 Settlement
Geography_______________________________4%
1.1.1 Historical evolution of human settlements.
1.1.2 Hierarchy and types of settlement, Location, site
and situation.
1.1.3 Rural and urban settlements.
1.1.4 Urban function and functional classification.
1.1.5 Urban structure and theories.
1.2 Economic
Geography________________________________4%
1.1.1 Key concepts and approaches.
1.1.2 Evolution of world economic systems.
1.1.3 Economic activities.
1.1.4 Human resource and its development.
1.1.5 Concept of natural resources and reserves.
1.1.6 Regional inequalities, sustainable development and
poverty alleviation.
1.3 Cultural
Geography__________________________________4%
1.3.1 Folk and Popular Culture: Origins, Diffusion, Culture
regions.
1.3.2 Cultural Patterns and Processes.
1.3.3 Cultural traits.
1.3.4Cultural environment.
1.4 Political
Geography__________________________________4%
1.4.1 Concept of state by:
a) Identifying necessary qualifications and
characteristics.
b) Listing examples of states in various regions.
c) Describing quasi-states.
1.4.2Multinational states and stateless nations.
1.4.3 Boundaries and Frontiers.
1.4.4 Shapes of states.
1.4.5 Concepts of imperialism and colonialism.
1.5 Agricultural
Geography_______________________________4%
1.5.1 Evolution and theories of agricultural practices:
a) Neolithic Revolution.
b) Second Agricultural Revolution c) Green
Revolution and biotechnology.
1.5.2 Controlling factors of agriculture.
1.5.3 Von Thünen model to both small- and large-scale
situations.
1.5.4 Agricultural practice to differentiate between less
developed and relatively developed countries.
1.6 Population
Geography_______________________________4%
1.6.1 Population theories.
1.6.2 Methods and problems of population data collection.
1.6.3 World population distribution.
1.6.4 Population characteristics.
1.6.5 Population dynamics.
1.6.6 Population change.
1.7 Tourism
Geography__________________________________4%
1.7.1 Tourism: a global phenomenon.
1.7.2 Tourism infrastructure.
1.7.3 Factors effecting Tourism.
1.7.4 Tourism: supply and demand.
1.7.5 Ecotourism.
1.8 Social
Geography____________________________________3%
1.8.1 Race/ethnic segregation.
1.8.2 Sexuality.
1.8.3 Homelessness.
1.8.4 Urban social movements.
1.8.5 Crime/Gated communities, Globalization and
citizenship.
1.8.6 Nationalism and territory.
1.9 Gender
Geography__________________________________3%
1.9.1 Gender Geography - Space, Place and Gender.
1.9.2 Status of Women in the World.
1.9.3 Gender and Domestic Space.
1.9.4 Women and Work.
1.9.5 Gender and Mobility.
1.9.6 Feminism, Nationalism and Imperialism.
1.10 Rural
Geography__________________________________3%
1.10.1Rural land use and settlement patterns.
1.10.2Models of land use.
1.10.3Settlement patterns associated with major
agriculture types.
1.10.4Future food supplies and environmental impacts of
agriculture - hopes and fears.
1.11 Urban &Regional
Planning__________________________3%
1.11.1Concept of a region.
1.11.2Types of regions and methods of regionalization.
1.11.3Growth centers and growth poles.
1.11.4Regional imbalances.
1.11.5Environmental issues in regional planning.
1.11.6Planning for sustainable development.
2. 30%
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY:
2.1Environmental
Geography__________________________4%
2.1.1Scope and significance, Nature of environment.
2.1.2 The structure and functions of ecosystem.
2.1.3 Resources; Soil resources, Mineral and Water
resources, Land as a resource.
2.1.4 Pollution: Air, water and noise.
2.1.5 Waste Management.
2.1 Climatology________________________________________4
%
2.2.1Key concepts in climatology and meteorology.
2.2.2 Elements and factors of climate.
2.2.3 Structure and composition of atmosphere.
2.2.4 Pressure and winds; Jet streams; air masses and
fronts.
2.2.5 Condensation: Precipitation, storms, cyclones,
tornadoes and thunderstorm, fog.
2.2.6 Classification of climates.
2.3
Oceanography______________________________________4%
2.3.1 Origin of oceans and seas: major water masses and
their distribution.
2.3.2 Configuration of oceans - characteristic features of
the ocean basins, Tectonics layers in ocean Basin.
2.3.3 Temperature, salinity/density of ocean water:
distribution causes and effects.
2.3.4 Ocean floor deposits, their characteristics and
classification.
2.3.5 Ocean circulation: waves, currents and tides, their
nature, causes, effects and impact on environment.
2.4
Geomorphology____________________________________4%
2.3.1Geological time scale.
2.3.2 Factors of landform development and geomorphic
processes.
2.3.3 Weathering and mass wasting.
2.3.4 Fluvial geomorphic cycle.
2.3.5 Glacial and Eolian landforms.
2.1 Hydro-
geography___________________________________3%
2.1.1 Hydrological Cycle.
2.1.2 Types of Precipitations.
2.1.3 Distribution of water.
2.1.4 Use and Management of water.
2.2 Applied
Geomorphology____________________________3%
2.2.1 Geomorphic processes and structures: Significance
of Tectonic and Denudational processes in the
evolution of landforms.
2.6.2 Natural hazards; Earthquakes, tsunami, volcanism,
cyclones, floods, Mass wasting and their impacts,
Drought and desertification, causes and impacts,
Impacts of natural reservoirs on eco-systems.
2.3 Biogeography_______________________________________
4%
2.3.1 Major biomes of the world.
2.3.2 Ecosystem and food chain.
2.3.3 Environmental degradation and conservation.
2.3.4 Bio-diversification and ecological equilibrium.
2.4 Soil
Geography_____________________________________3%
2.4.1 Genesis of soils.
2.4.2 Classification and distribution of soils.
2.4.3 Soil profile.
2.4.4 Soil erosion and conservation.
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD:
3.1 Concepts/Theories and
Thoughts_____________________5%
3.1.1Ancient Period: Contributions of Greeks, Romans and
Muslims.
3.1.2 Pre-Modern Period: Contribution of Verenius, Kant,
Humboldt and Ritter.
3.1.3 Modern Period: Dichotomy of determinism and
possibilism; contributions of Ratzel, Semple,
Huntington and La Blache.
3.14 Recent Period: Quantitive Revolution; Radicalism,
Behaviouralism and Humanism.
3.15 Established traditions: Earth science, area study,
spatial organization, man-land, system analysis and
3. cartographic. 10%
3.1.6 Man-environment interaction themes:
Environmental Determinism, Possibilism, Probabilism,
Cognitive Behaviourism, Islamic concept of man-
environment relationship.
3.1 Regional
Concepts__________________________________5%
3.1.1 Significance of the regional approach and concept in
Geography.
3.1.2 Introduction to regional concepts and methods;
criteria for dividing world into regions; types of
regions with special emphasis on economic, political,
cultural and special purpose regions of the world.
3.1.3 Study of each region with an emphasis on South Asia,
S.W Asia, Far-eastern regions.
4. 20%
TOOLS OF GEOGRAPHY:
4.1
Cartography________________________________________6%
4.1.1Evolution of Cartography.
4.1.2 Basic geodesy.
4.1.3 Map projections.
4.1.4 Symbolization.
4.1.5 Mapping statistical surfaces.
4.1.6 Map reading.
4.1 Geographical Information
System_____________________8%
4.1.1 Definitions, key components, functional subsystem.
4.1.2 Types of Data in GIS.
4.1.3 Map design.
4.1.4 Data classification approaches.
4.1.5 Spatial analysis.
4.2 Remote
Sensing_____________________________________8%
4.2.1 History and development.
4.2.2 Concepts and Foundation of Remote Sensing.
4.2.3 Satellite Remote Sensing.
4.2.4 Types of Satellite and platforms.
4.2.5 Image products.
4.2.6 Image Analysis.
4.2.7 Techniques for visual interpretation.
Total 100%
