University of Madras - Syllabus of Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography - Semester VI - Paper XI - Bio - Geography
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOGRAPHY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
Semester VI - Paper XI - Bio - Geography
Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4
(90 hrs)
Semester VI
PAPER XI - BlO - GEOGRAPHY
Unit I
Bio - Geography - Scope and Development of Bio-Geography - The Biosphere:
The World of living things - Animal Life - Nature and classification of animals - Factors influencing distribution - Geographical distribution.
Unit II
Plant and their Environment - Physiographic, Atmospheric, Edaphic factors influncing the Bio - Geographical distribution of plants
Unit III
Major Biomes of the world - Forest and Grassland distribution - the importance of plants - uses of plants
Unit IV
The Zoo - Geographical Regions of the World - Old World and New World.
Unit V
Wild life : Management and conservation - conservation, Depletion causes,
legislative measures, wild life in India, Management
Reference
1. H. Robinson, (1982). "Bio - Geography". The English Language book society and Machdonald and Evans London.
2. Mathur, H.S. (1988) "Essential of Bio-Geography", Pointer Publishers, Jaipur.