भूगोल (Geography)

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भूगोल (Geography) Syllabus For B.A. Ist Semester of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Ajmer University

• Unit I : Definition of Physical Geography, Solar System, Origin of the earth, Motions of the Earth and its Satellite, Solar and Lunar eclipse, Zones of the interior of the Earth and Geological time scale. Wagener’s theory of continental drift, Plate Tectonics; Isostasy.
• Unit II : Theories of Mountain Building—Joly, Kober and Holmes; Diastrophic Forces— Faults and Folds, Earthquakes and Volcano, Concept of Cycle of Erosion— Davis and Penck; Landforms associated with Fluvial, Glacier, Aeolian, Karst and Coastal landscapes.
• Unit III : Composition and layers of Atmosphere; Insolation and Heat Budget of the Earth : Temperature and Pressure; Atmospheric circulations—Planetary and Local winds; Relief Features of Indian Ocean, Distribution of Temperature and Salinity in oceans; Ocean Currents and Tides.

GEOGRAPHY PRACTICAL/INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

1. The Nature and Scope of Cartography.
2. Scales—Plain, Diagonal and Comparative.
3. Enlargement, Reduction and Combination of Maps—Square and Ray Method.
4. Methods of Representation of Relief—Hachures, Spot Height, Bench Mark, Hill Shading, Layer Tint, Contours—Types of Slopes, Valleys, Waterfall, Gorge, Plateau, Conical Hill, Ridge, Saddle and Pass.