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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOGRAPHY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
Semester V - Paper VIII - World Regional Geography
Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4
PAPER VIII - WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
Unit I
Definition of region - Physical elements - Space relationships - Weather and climate - landforms - hydrology - Natural vegetation - Forest, Grasslands, Desert - The Associated animal life - Salient features of their adaptation. Soil - human elements - population - economic activities - cultural features
Unit II
World Regions,: Major climatic Regions of the world: - Location and characteristics features;Equatoria1 Region : Highland and low land regions : Tropical region; Monsoon, Tropical Grassland and Tropical deserts
Unit III
Warm Temperate Regions : Mediterranean, Temperate Grasslands, China type. Cool Temperate Regions : British type of Marine West Coasts, Siberian Type and Laurentian type.
Unit IV
Polar Regions : Highland or Ice Cap type, Lowland or Tundra type.
Unit V
Regions - Development of Regional Concept - Formal and Functional regions - Regional Hierarchy
References
1. Oliver, H. Heintzelman, Richard M. Highsmith, J.R. (1965). World Regional Geography - Printice Hall of India (P) Ltd. New Delhi.
2. Roger Minshull (1967). Regional Geography: Theory and Practice, Hutchinson University Library, London
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