Geography (Part A : Climatology Part B : Geography of India Part C : Practical Geography)

An excellent book with thorough coverage for MA and BA classes, also very helpful for the students preparing for various competitive and professional examinations. Paper-I (Climatology) 1.Atmospheric Composition and Structure : Variation with Altitude, Latitude and Season. 2.Insolation and Temperature : Factors and Distribution, Heat Budget, Temperature Inversion. 3.Atmospheric Pressure and Winds : Planetary Winds, Forces Affecting Winds, General Circulation, Jet Streams. 4.Atmospheric Moisture : Evaporation, Humidity, Condensation, Fog and Clouds, Precipitation Types, Stability and Instability, Climatic Regions (Koppen). 5.Cyclones : Tropical Cyclones, Extra Tropical Cyclones, Monsoon-Origin and Mechanism. Paper-II (Geography of India) 1.Structure and Physiographic Divisions of India. 2.Drainage and Climate. 3.Soil and Natural Vegetation. 4.Population : Distribution and Growth, Structure, Race, Sexratio, Religion. 5.Economic : Mineral and Power Resources Distribution and Utilisation of Iron Ore, Coal, Petroleum, Gas, Agricultural Production and Distribution of Rice and Wheat, Industrial Development : Iron and Steel Industry, Cotton Textile, Cement. Paper-III (Practical-Statistical Methods in Geography) 1.Use of Data in Geography : Geographical Data, Significance of Statistical Methods in Geography, Sources of Data, Scales of Measurement (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio). 2.Tabulation and Descriptive Statistics : Frequencies (Deciles, Quartiles), Cross Tabulation. 3.Central Tendency (Mean, Median and Mode) 4.Dispersion (Standard Deviation, Variance and Coefficient of Variation) Scattered Diagram, Histogram, Frequency Polygon & Frequency Curve. 5.Sampling : Purposive, Random, Systematic and Stratified. 6.Association and Correlation : Rank Correlation and Simple Regression. Class Record : Each student will submit a record Containing Five Exercises : 1.Measures of central tendency and dispersion would be computed and interpreted fo