Section-B

Human Geography
I) Man And Environment Relationship
Concepts Of Determinism And Possibilism. Major Cultural Realms Of The World.
Ii) Population
Races Of Mankind And Tribes; Growth And Distribution Of World Population; Migration; Population Problems Of Developed And Developing Countries.
Iii) Economic Activities Food Gathering And Hunting; Pastoral Herding; Fishing And Forestry; Types Of Agricultureshifting, Subsistence, Commercial And Plantation; Mining, Power; Manufacturing - Locational Factors Of Textile, Iron And Steel, Sugar And Fertilizer Industries; Trade, Transport, Communication And Services.
Iv) Settlements Origin, Types And Patterns Of Rural And Urban Settlements; Processes Of Urbanisation; Morphology And Functional Classification Of Towns;



Section-C - Geography Of The World
I) Major Natural Regions : Characteristics, Economic Base And Human Adaptation.
Ii) Regional Geography Of Developed Countries : U.S.A., Japan, Australia
Iii) Regional Geography Of Developing Countries : China, Brazil And Egypt.

Section-D - Geography Of India I) Physical Setting :
Landforms, Drainage, Climate, Soils And Natural Vegetation.
Ii) Economic Base : Minerals – Iron Ore, Bauxite, Limestone & Gypsum, Energy
Resources- Coal, Petroleum, Hydel Atomic, Aquatic Resources, Forest Resources;
Irrigation, Agriculture And Industries; (Textile, Iron & Steel, Paper And Fertilizer), Trade And Commerce.
Iii) Population : Growth, Distribution And Density; Demographic Characteristics.
Iv) Environment & Development : Environmental Problems, Issues, Regional Development And Planning.

Section-E - Geographical Thought
I) Ancient Period : Contributions Of Indians, Greeks, Romans And Arabs.
Ii) Pre-Modern Period : Contribution Of Kant, Humboldt And Ritter.
Iii) Modern Period : Dichotomy Of Determinism And Possibilism; Contributions Of Ratzel, Huntington And La Blache.
Iv) Recent Period : Quantitative Revolution; Radicalism, Behaviouralism And Humanism.

Section-F - Techniques Of Geographical Analysis
I) Maps : Scale And Types, Uses.
Ii) Diagrams : Types And Uses'
Iii) Projections : Types, Characteristics And Uses.
Iv) Remote Sensing And Geographical Information System (Gis) : Aerial Photographs And Imagery, Gis.