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CONTENTS

PART – I

INTRODUCTION

GEOMORPHOLOGY

• 1.       Interior of the Earth
• 2.       The Earth’s crust
• 3.       Vulcanism and Earthquake
• 4.       Weathering and mass movement
• 5.       Continental drift & Plate tectonics
• 6.       Landforms

 CLIMATOLOGY

• 1.       Atmosphere composition and structure
• 2.       Insolation and Heat budget
• 3.       Temperature Humidity and Precipitation
• 4.       Air pressure and Winds
• 5.       Air masses, Fronts and Cyclones
• 6.       World climate

OCEANOGRAPHY

• 1.       Relief of Ocean basins
• 2.       Salinity
• 3.       Ocean deposits
• 4.       Ocean currents
• 5.       Ocean tides and waves
• 6.       Coral reefs and Atolls
• 7.       Marine resources

BIO GEOGRAPHY

• 1.       Biosphere : an Eco system
• 2.       Soils of the world
• 3.       Biomes of the world

ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY

• 1.       Man and Environment symbiosis
• 2.       Global warming
• 3.       Climate change and recent conventions
• 4.       The Cryosphere
• 5.       Bio-diversity & Hotspots, Biosphere reserve and wildlife           conservation
• 6.       Environmental Impact Assessment – EIA
• 7.       Disaster management

PART – II

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

• 1.       Origin of peninsular India
• 2.       The Himalaya
• 3.       The Great Northern Plains

DRAINAGE

• 1.       The Drainage pattern
• 2.       Indian river systems – Himalayan & Peninsular
• 3.       Interlinking of the rivers

CLIMATE

• 1.       Introduction to Indian climate
• 2.       Monsoons
• 3.       Jet streams and Tibetan plateau
• 4.       El-Nino, La-Nina and ENSO
• 5.       Seasons in India
• 6.       Rainfall in India and its variability
• 7.       Climatic regions of India
• 8.       Drought and Floods

NATURAL VEGETATION

• 1.       Distribution of the natural vegetation
• 2.       Classification of forests
• 3.       Endemic species
• 4.       Social forestry and conservation
• 5.       Wildlife and conservation
• 6.       Mangroves

SOILS

• 1.       Characteristics of the Indian soils
• 2.       Classification of soils
• 3.       Problems and conservation

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

RESOURCES

• 1.       Mineral resources
• 2.       Energy resources

AGRICULTURE

• 1.       Land reforms
• 2.       Characteristics of Indian agriculture
• 3.       Green revolution
• 4.       Problems in Indian agriculture
• 5.       Cropping patterns
• 6.       Agro climatic regions of India

INDUSTRIES

• 1.       Industrial development in India
• 2.       Industrial clusters, Industrial policy and Globalization
• 3.       Iron and steel industry
• 4.       Textile industry
• 5.       Fertilizer industry
• 6.       Pharmaceutical industry
• 7.       Special economic zones

TRANSPORT & TRADE

• 1.       Land , water and air transport
• 2.       Trade policy, Balance of Trade

SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY

CULTURAL SETTINGS

• 1.       Races in India
• 2.       Demographic features
• 3.       Literacy
• 4.       Age composition
• 5.       Sex ratio
• 6.       Migration
• 7.       Human development index
• 8.       Urbanization