UNIT – I 1. Physical Geography : Definition, Nature, Scope and Geological Time-Scale 2. Origin of the Earth 3. Interior Structure of Earth 4. Origin of Continents and Ocean Basins 5. Theories of Isostacy 6. Earthquakes 7. Volcanoes 8. Major Land forms–Mountains 9. Plate Tectonics 10. Rocks 11. Movements of the Earth Crust12. Denudation, Weathering and Erosion 13. Concept of Cycle of Erosion 14. Drainage Pattern 15. Running Water or Fluvial Cycle of Erosion 16. Agents of Erosion-Winds 17. Agents of Erosion-Glaciars 18. Underground Water and Karst Topography

UNIT – II    1. Weather and Climate 2. Atmosphere : Its Composition and Layers 3. Insolation and Heat Budget 4. Temperature 5. Atmospheric Pressure and Winds 6. Atmospheric Humidity and Precipitation 7. Air Masses, Fronts and Cyclones 8. Classification of World Climate 9. Atmospheric Pollution and Global Warming

UNIT – III     1. Relevence of Oceanography 2. Ocean Relief 3. Oceanic Water : Distribution of Temperature 4. Salinity of Oceanic Water 5. Movements of Oceanic Water : Waves and Currents 6. Movements of Oceanic Water : Tides 7. Ocean Bed Deposits 8. Coral Reefs 9. Ocean : As Storehouse of Resources for Future

UNIT – IV     1. Components of Biosphere and Evolution of Plants and Animals 2. Dispersal, Distribution of Plants and Animals and Biotic Succesion 3. Biome, Zoo-Geographical Region and Ecosystem.