University of Madras - BSc Syllabus - Semester III - Paper V

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOGRAPHY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

Semester III - Paper V - Population and Settlement Geography

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

(90 hrs)

PAPER V - POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY

Unit I

Nature and Scope of population Geography and its significance- development of population studies in India. Source of Population Data - problems relating to reliability and comparability of data.

Unit II

Factors influencing the distribution and density of population - growth of world population - factors affecting the growth of population in the world - birth and death rates population explosion - population cycle

Unit III

Movement of population - migrations - types - national and international, rural to urban - causes and consequences of migration.

Unit IV

Introduction: Rural settlement- siting factors of rural settlement, rural settlement types and pattern - houses and house types - rural landscape of India.

Unit V

Urban Settlement : Factors - Classification according to size and functions - Nelsons, Harris Classification.

Reference

1. Nelsons, Harris Classification
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3. Clarke, J.I. (1972). Population Geography, Second Edition, Pergamon Press Ltd., Oxford
4. Clark, J. I. (ed.). 1984. Geography and Population: Approaches, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
5. Chandha, R.C. (1986). A Geography of Population: Concepts, Determination and Patterns. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
6. Wilson, M.G.A. (1968). Population Geography, Thomas Nelson, London
7. Trewartha, G.T. (1969). A Geography of Population: World Patterns, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
8. Demko, G.J. Rose, H.M., 1970. Population Geography and Schnell, G.A. McGraw Hill Book Co., New York.
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10. Northern R.K. Urban Geography, John Wiley and Sons, New York
11. Misra M.P. (1978). Million cities of India. Vikas Publishing