UNIT - I   Geographical Thought

1. Nature, Objectives and Relevance of Geographical Thought, its Place in Classification of Sciences, 2. Pre-Modern—Early Origins of Geographical Thinking with Reference to the Classical Philosophies, 3. Pre-Modern—Early Origins of Geographical Thinking with Reference to the Medieval Philosophies, 4. Geography in the 18th Century—Pre Modern Classical Period, 5. Modern—Evolution of Geographical Thinking and Disci-plinary Trends in Germany, 6. Modern—Evolution of Geographical Thinking and Discipli-nary Trends in Franch, Britain and United States of America, 7. Debates—Environmental Determinism and Possibilism, Systematic and Regional, Ideographic and Nomeothetic, 8. Trends—Quantitative Revolution and its Impact, Behaviou-ralism, Systems Approach, Radicalism, Feminism, 9. Towards Post-Modermism—Changing Concept of Space in Geography, 

UNIT - II  Settlement Geography

1. Nature, Scope and Contents of Settlement Geography, 2. Definition of Urban and Rural Settlement : Salient Features of Human Settlement in India, 3. Settlement Site & Structure : Internal Morphology, External Forms, Field Patterns, Functions, 4. Rural House Types with Reference of India, 5. Spatial Organisation : Size, Spacing, Hirarchy of Settlement, 6 .Functional Classification of Twons, 7. Rural-Urban Frings, 8. Slums, 

Practical Geography

1. Physical Survey.