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June 6th, 2015, 09:33 AM
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WBSU Syllabus Geography
Please provide First Year syllabus of BA Geography Program of WBSU. I have joined this program before some days ago. Now I want to collect study material for First Year Program. So I need the detailed syllabus to collect all study material for BA Geography Program of WBSU. As you want to download syllabus of Part I of B.SC Geography Course of West Bengal State University (WBSU), so here I am providing following syllabus: West Bengal State University (WBSU) B.SC Geography Part I Syllabus General Papers Part Type Paper Subject I Theoretical I Physical Geography II Theoretical II Human and Regional Geography of India Practical III Applied Geographical Techniques III Theoretical IV A Applied Geography Practical IV B Applied Geography Practical Part-I Paper PAPER-I: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY GROUP A: GEOMORPHOLOGY (40 MARKS) 1. Structure of the earth 2. Influence of rocks on topography: Limestone and Granite 3. Broad outline of plate tectonics and major crustal formations – fold mountains, trenches and island arcs. 4. Evolution of landforms under fluvial process, Normal Cycle of Erosion. 5. Processes of formation of erosional and depositional landforms: coastal and Aeolian GROUP B: CLIMATOLOGY (30 MARKS) 1. Insolation and Heat Budget. 2. Horizontal and Vertical distribution of temperature and pressure. 3. Greenhouse effect. 4. Atmospheric disturbances: Tropical and Mid-latitude cyclones. 5. Characteristics of Monsoonal rainfall 6. Climatic classification after Kőppen. GROUP C: BIO-GEOGRAPHY (30 MARKS) 1. Factors of soil formation. 2. Development of an ideal soil profile and eluviation and illuviation 3. Properties of soil: Physical (texture, structure) and Chemical (pH, organic matter). 4. Concept of zonal, azonal and intrazonal soils 5. Concept of Ecosystem and Biomes – i) Tropical Rainforest, ii) Hot Desert 6. Plant types and distribution (Halophite, Xerophytes, Hydrophite, Mesophite). Part-II Papers PAPER-II: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA GROUP-A: POPULATION AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY (30 Marks) 1. Factors of growth and distribution of world population. 2. Fertility, mortality and age-sex structure of population with reference to India. 3. Migration: Types, causes and consequences. 4. Contemporary Social issues: Literacy and poverty. GROUP-B: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY (30 Marks) 1. Sectors of the economy: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary: Changing emphasis through time. 2. Types of agriculture: a) Shifting cultivation of India. b) Intensive subsistence rice farming in India. c) Plantation farming in India: Tea and Coffee 3. Scales of production: cottage, small scale and large-scale industries — general characteristics and examples. 4. Location, problems and prospects of Indian industries. a) Cotton textile industry. b) Heavy engineering industry: locomotive. c) Petroleum refining industry GROUP-C: REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF INDIA (40 Marks) 1. Regions of India: a) Concept of regions: formal and functional b) Broad physiographic regions of India: special reference to Deccan Trappe c) Agricultural Regions of India: special reference to Punjab-Haryana wheat belt, d) Industrial Regions of India: special reference to Asansol-Durgapur industrial belt. 2. Indian monsoon and its impact: problem of flood, drought and cyclone. 3. Forest resources of India: issues concerning deforestation and social forestry. Last edited by Neelurk; February 22nd, 2020 at 12:30 PM. |
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March 1st, 2017, 02:31 PM
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Re: WBSU Syllabus Geography
I have taken admission in Part I of B.SC Geography Course of West Bengal State University (WBSU). I need syllabus to purchase books and notes. So can you please suggest me from where I can get syllabus of B.SC Geography Part I Course of West Bengal State University (WBSU)?
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