1. Programme : Diploma in Arts in Education (D.A.

Edu)
2. Department : Education
3. Course Title : Geography of the Country
4. Course Code : 752 GE 02
5. Course Duration : Semester
6. Lecturer Hours per Week : 3
7. Tutorial Hours per week : 1
8. Practical Hours per Week : -
9. Course Credit :9
10. Methods of Assessment : Assignments 20%
Continuous Assessment Test 20%
End Semester Examination 60%
11. Course Description:
This course provides an opportunity for understanding part of the complex physical and biological
environment in which human beings live. It introduces basic processes that influence the
characteristics and spatial relationships of climate, water cycle and vegetation. The course
examines the interactions of solar energy with the Earth's atmosphere and surface, and how
atmospheric circulation, precipitation, and weather systems are generated. The course covers the
cycling of water and other Earth resources within the living zone - the biosphere. It focuses on
how these cycles, together with the flows of energy, influence the nature and distribution of
ecosystems and vegetation. Throughout the course, students look at patterns of human activity that
are in response to and have an effect upon environmental processes, and are asked to observe and
interpret aspects of their local environment in light of what they have learned.

12. Aim of the Course:

At the end of the course students will be able to explain the political and physical nature of the
countries.Students learn about climate issues, weather patterns, landforms, soils, vegetation and
water usage. Laboratory work is routinely part of any physical geography course.

13. Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students must be able to:
Describe the interaction of incoming solar radiation with the earth's atmosphere and
surface;
Explain the cause of global atmospheric circulation, wind systems, and ocean currents
Explain the important role of water in the atmosphere and the processes that lead to
condensation, cloud formation, and precipitation;
Describe the weather and climates associated with different air masses and storm systems,
in relation to daily weather conditions in your home area;
Explain weather and climate variations from region to region in the country;
Discuss the transformation of atmospheric precipitation into surface water (rivers and
lakes), soil moisture, and groundwater;
Analyse the characteristics and distribution of the vegetation cover of the earth in response
to various environmental factors.
 14. . Topics of Study:

Unit I Location and Extend:

Administrative units – Major relief features – Major rivers – Climate: temperature, Seasonal and
Annual rainfall – distribution, Soil: types and their distribution.

Unit II Forest, Livestock and Fisheries:

Natural Vegetation – Forest types and Distribution – Forest covers in the country – Wild life and
Biosphere reserves of the country – Conservation of Wild life - Types and distribution, forest
products, Livestock: cattle, sheep, dairying and fisheries - inland and deep sea fishing.

Unit III Irrigation and Agriculture Resources:

Types and distribution – canal, tank and well irrigation, Agriculture: distribution and production
of rice, wheat, maize, cotton, sugarcane, and rain fed crops, oil seeds, tea and coffee. Agricultural
problems.

Unit IV Mineral and Industrial Resources:

General distribution and production. Power resources: Hydel, thermal, atomic, solar and wind
power, Industries: distribution and production of – copper, minerals, cement, sugar, cotton,
automobile and paper.

Unit V Transport:
Development and distribution of roads, railways, air and water transportation - Important ports,
Population – growth and distribution of rural and urban population.

15. Mode of Assessment:

Attendance is Compulsory. A student should secure 85% of attendance in the course to be eligible
for appearing End Semester Examination. Minimum 2 assignments carrying 10 marks each shall
be submitted for evaluation (Refer Assignment Policy). 2 Continuous Assessment Test covering
2.5 units are conducted at 6th week and 12th week respectively for 10 marks each. There shall be
a End Semester Examination at the end of 15th week covering all 5 units for a 3 hour duration and
evaluated for 60 marks. (Refer Examination Guidelines).

16. Prescribed Textbooks

1. Attoh, S.M. , MacDade, B.E. and Obia, G.C., 2009, Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa, Pearson.
2. Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa, 2013, Bloomsbury Academic.
3. Manku, D.S., 2013, A Regional Geography of the World, Kalyani Publishers.

17. Recommended Textbooks

1. Marion I., 2012, Modern Geography
2. Pegasus and Yes, 2011, Africa: 1 (Continents), Pegasus.