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1st to 3rd SEMESTER MULTI DISCIPLINARY/INTRODUCTORY COURSE GGY022I GEOGRAPHY (GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA) CREDITS: 03 Course Outcome/Learning Objectives: The ma...

1st to 3rd SEMESTER MULTI DISCIPLINARY/INTRODUCTORY COURSE GGY022I GEOGRAPHY (GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA) CREDITS: 03 Course Outcome/Learning Objectives: The main objective of this course is aimed at making the students to gain in-depth knowledge of physiography, climate, demography natural vegetation, agriculture energy resources and industries of India. This course has been conceptualized to address the requirements of a large segment of students interested in various competitive examinations. Credit -I 1) Physiographic Divisions 2) Drainage Systems: Himalayan and Peninsular 3) Climate 4) Soils: ICAR Classification and Distribution 5) Natural Vegetation: Types and Distribution Credit –II 1) Population: Distribution, Density and Growth 2) Major Ethnic and Racial Groups: Characteristics and Distribution 3) Characteristics of Indian Agriculture 4) Impact of Green and White Revolution 5) Crop Production and Distribution: Rice, Wheat, Cotton and Sugarcane Credit – III 1) Production and Distribution of Iron Ore, Coal and Petroleum in India 2) Major Industrial Regions of India 3) Cotton Textiles Industry 4) Iron and Steel Industry 5) Automobile Industry Suggested Readings 1. Chandra Vijay Purty., Geography of India, ABD Publishers. 2. D. R Khullar., India; A Contemporary Geography- Kalyani Publications New Delhi 2010. 3. Majid Hussain, Geography of India, 2nd Ed. Tata McGraw Hill, 2011. 4. R. L. Singh., India- A Regional Geography, National Geographical Society of India, 2003. 5. Singh, R.L., India, Regional Geography, Banarus Hindu University, 1987. 6. Spate, O.H.K., India and Pakistan, Mac Million & Co. 1967.