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June 30th, 2016, 01:22 PM
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Kashmir University Geography Department
Hi want to do PhD from Kashmir University Geography Department and for appear in its entrance exam I am looking for its syllabus , so can you plz provide me its syllabus ??
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June 30th, 2016, 01:51 PM
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Re: Kashmir University Geography Department
Kashmir University Geography Department was established in 1979 under the Vice Chancellorship of Prof. Wahiduddin Malik and was headed by Prof. Nasseruddin Ahmed. As you want to do PhD from Kashmir University Geography Department and for appear in its entrance exam looking for its syllabus , so here I am providing on your demand : Unit-I Geomorphology 1. Fundamental Concepts; a. Uniformitarnism, b. Geological Structures, 2. Multicyclic and Polygenic landforms 3. Geosynclines, Mountain building, Sea floor spreading, Plate Tectonics and Isostasy 4. Earth Movements; Orogenic and epirogenic 5. Denudation processes- weathering and erosion 6. Slope Elements and Slope Evolution 7. Theories of Landform Evolution: a. Gilbert, b. W. M. Davis, c. W. Penck, d. J.J. Hack, 8. Landforms associated with Fluvial, Glacial, Arid, Coastal and Krast cycles. 9. Application of Geomorphic Knowledge in: Hydrology, Mineral Exploration, Petroleum exploration, Urbanisation and Civil Engineering. 10. Morphometry of drainage basins- Stream ordering, bifurcation ratio, disection index, hypsometric analysis and clinographic analysis. Unit-II Climatology 1. Composition and Structure of atmosphere, Insolation and Heat Budget, 2. Temperature Inversion, thermal anamoly 3. Distribution of temperature, atmospheric pressure 4. Global Circulation system ; a. Bay Ballet’s law b. Coriollis Force, c. Ferrell’s Law 5. Jet Streams & Rossby Waves, stability and instability of atmosphere 6. Air masses, Fronts & Frontogenesis 7. Cyclones: Tropical & Temperate 8. Types and distribution of precipitation 9. Tri-cellular Meridonial pattern of atmosphere 10. Climatic classification; a. Koppen, b. Thornthwaite, c. Miller 11. Major Climates of the World ; 12. Oceanic Atmospheric Interaction- El- Nino Southern Oscillation, La – Nina; 13. Global warming: Greenhouse Effect, Ozone depletion & Sea Level chang Kashmir University Geography Department phd entrance exam syllabus Address Department of Geography & Regional Development University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006 Jammu and Kashmir, India Tele: +91-194-2420078, 2420405 Extension- 2129, 2206 |
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