Unit IGeographical Thought
1. Definition, Nature and Scope of Geography, Branches and Sub-Branches of Geography 2. Basic Concepts of Geography 3. Contribution of Greek and Roman Geographers : Ptolemy and Strabo 4. Arab Geographers 5. Development of Geographical Knowledge in Acient and Medieval India 6. Renaissance Period in Geography : Discoveries and Inventions 7. Contributions of Varenius and Kant 8. German School of Geographical Thought 9. French School of Geographical Thought 10. American School of Geographical Thought 11. British School of Geographical Thought 12. Geography in India 13. Recent Trends in Geography : Positivism, Quantitative Revolution and Models 14. Recent Trends in Geography : Behaviourism and Behavioural Geography, Welfare Geography, Radical Geography, Humanistic Geography and Faministic Geography

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Unit II Environmental Geography
1. Environmental Geography : Definitions, Scope, Concepts and Approaches 2. Ecosystem : Concept, Structure, Functioning, Trophic Level and Food Chain 3. Man-Environment Relations in Defferent Geographical Regions 4. Environmental Pollution 5. Biodiversity and its Conservation 6. Environmental Management, Eco-Development and Sustainable Development 7. World Level Environmental Programmes 8.  Environment Programmes and Policies in India and Civil Society Initiatives to Conserve Environment with Reference to Uttarakhand
Practical Geography
1. Maps
2. Map Projection : Classification, Properties, Choice and Merits and Demerits
3. Construction of Important Projection
4. Weather Maps