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Challenges of National Integration Climatic changes Global warming Greenhouse effect Classification of climates, (Koppen and Thornthwaite) Tropical and temperate cyclones Air masses and fronts Horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature, inversion of temperature Insolation,heat budget of the earth Composition, Structure and Stratification of the atmosphere Geomorphic processes; Weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition,soil formation,Landscape cycles, ideas of Davis and Penck Evolution and characteristics of landforms in the Fluvial, Glacial, Arid and Karst regions Major types of rocks and their characteristics Tsunamis Earthquakes Plate tectonics Wegner’s Continental Drift Theory Interior of earth, Origin and evolution of earth Various National Missions and Programmes:- Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Indian Agriculture- Current Status, Issues & initiatives. INDIAN AGRICULTURE—CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS DRY FARMING IN INDIA POULTRY FARMING and SILVER REVOLUTION IN INDIA SERICULTURE IN INDIA SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION AQUA CULTURE WHITE REVOLUTION IN INDIA Green Revolution in India CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE Institutional Factors of Agriculture (1) Land Tenure and Land Tenancy (ii) Land Holding Physical factors: Terrain, topography, climate, and soil. which determine agriculture agriculture Infrastructure-energy,ports,roads,airports,railwaysetc
Indian Geography
Agricultural Crops of India Landforms Multipurpose Projects & Hydro-Electric Projects in India Mineral Resources of India Drainage System of India Environment and Ecological Issues Development of Industries : Types of Industries;factors of industrial location, distribution and changing pattern of selected industries [iron and steel, cotton textile, sugar and petro- chemicals); Weber’s theory of industrial location-lts relevance in the modern world. Non- metallic and conventional minerals [coal,petroleum and natural gas), (c) hydro electricity and non conventional sources of energy (Solar, Wind, bio-gas),(d) energy sources Their distribution and conservation. Minerals and Energy Resources : Distribution and utility of [a] metallic minerals (ion ore, copper, bauxite, manganese) Scarcity of water, methods of conservation-rain water harvesting and watershed management, ground water management Utilization for industrial and other purposes, irrigation Water Resources : Availability Geographical condition and distribution of major crops, like,Rice, Wheat,Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane, Rubber, Tea and Coffee Development and Utilization Land Resources ie General land use, agricultural land use Natural Resources of India functional classification of urban settlements Problems of human settlement in India Urban morphology Types of Settlements : rural and urban
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Age: Sex, ratio, rural-urban composition Population growth, distribution and density Natural Hazards : Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Landslides Major types of Soils.(ICAR classification) and their distribution. Soil degradation and conservation Natural Vegetation-Forest types and distribution, wild life, conservation, biosphere reserves Food scarcity Green Revolution and its impact on major crops of India Indian monsoon, mechanism, onset and retreat Drainage Systems Himalayan and the Peninsular Structure, relief and physiographic divisions of India Multipurpose Projects & Hydro-Electric Projects in India Mineral Resources of India:Non Metalic Mineral Resources of India:-Metallic Minerals Drainage System of India Geological and Physiographic divisions of India Various National Missions and Programmes:- Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Indian Agriculture- Current Status, Issues & initiatives. INDIAN AGRICULTURE—CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS DRY FARMING IN INDIA POULTRY FARMING and SILVER REVOLUTION IN INDIA