Course Information & Syllabus
Semester I
Paper I Commercial Geography
- Unit. 1. Introduction to Commercial Geography. 08
a. Meaning & nature of. Commercial Geography.
b. Scope of. Commercial Geography.
c. Significance of Commercial Geography
- Unit.2. Resources. 20
a. Meaning & Importance of Resources
b. Classification of Resources
c. Conservation of Resources. d. Major Bio Resources & their international trade.
- Unit.3 Manufacturing Industries 20
a. Factors of Industrial Localization.
b. Brief Study of following Industries with special reference to World.
i) Iron & Steel Industry.
ii) Automobile Industry.
iii) Cotton Textile Industry.
iv) Petro-Chemical Industry.
c. New Industrial Policies in India
- Unit.4. Transportation & Communication 12
a. Significance of Transportation & Communication.
b. Types of Transportation - Road, Railway, Water & Air transportation. with reference to world.
c. Mass communication- Satellite communication & computer networking
Semester II
Paper II Globalization & Market System
- Unit.1 . Globalization. 15
a. Concept and Nature of Globalization.
b. Trend of Globalization.
c. Impact of Globalization.
- Unit.2. Market System 15
a. Definition of Market
b. Structure & Significance of Market.
c. Geographical factors affecting Market system.
d. Classification of Markets.
- Unit.3. International trade 15
a. Meaning and Significance of Trade.
b. Importance & bases of international trade.
c. Trade organizations- WTO, OPEC, EEC.
d. Classical Theory of International Trade
- Unit.4. Tourism Industry in India. 15
a. Meaning & Importance of Tourism.
b. Tourism in Modern Period in India.
c. Major tourism centers in
a) Jammu & Kashmir,
b) Delhi.
c) Uttaranchal.
d) Maharashtra. e) Goa.
f) Kerala 