2nd Semester GEOP-201 CL1MATOLOGYD OCEANOGRAP Time :2 hours Marks :35 UNIT-I (21 Mari) 1. Atmosphere : Composition and ...
2nd Semester
GEOP-201
CL1MATOLOGYD OCEANOGRAP
Time :2 hours Marks :35
UNIT-I
(21 Mari)
1. Atmosphere : Composition and Structure.2. Insolation and Temperature : Factors and global distribution.
3 Atmospheric pressure and wind : Factors affecting Horizontal and Vertical distribution of pressure.
4. Cyclone : Tropical and Extra-tropical ; Monsoons (with reference to India).
5. Climatic Classification : comparisons between Koeppen and Thornton Waite systems of classifications.
6. Air Mass : Origin, Classification and characteristics of Air Masses.
UNIT-II
(14 Marks)
1. GeomorphOlOgY of the Ocean Floor, Ocean Bottom relief of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.2. Distribution of Salinity and Temperature in oceans waters.
3. Movement of Ocean Waters : Currents, Tides and Waves.
4. Marine Deposits and Coral Reefs: its growth and types and theories (Darwin anc Dana)
Suggested readings:
I. Trewartha, G. T. : An Introduction to Climatology2. Critchfield : General Climatology
3. LaI,D.S. : Climatology
4. Das, P. K. : The Monsoons
5. Sharma, R.C. : oceanography for Geographers.
2nd Semester
GEOP-202
GENERALCARTOGRAIHY(PRACIlCAL)
Time : 3 hours Marks
i) Waterfall
ii) River meander with ox-bow lake
iii) River terraces
iv) Cliff
v) Water Divides
2. Climate graphs — Climograph and Hythergraph.
3. Enlargement and reduction of maps ; Combination of maps in two different scales.
4. Surveying: Definition, types and methods of surveying; Plane Table Surveying: Radiation and Intersection methods:
5. Practical Record Book and Viva-voce. 2+3=5
suggested readings
Singh, Dr. R.L. : Elements of Practical GeographySingh, Dr. L.R. : Fundamentals of Practical Geography
Alvi, Z. : A Text Book of Practical Geography
Mahmood, A. : Statistical methods in Geography.
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