B.A. / B.Sc. Geography
3rd Semester Syllabus
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MJC-3 : Economic Geography
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Unit 1: Meaning and Scope of Economic Geography
◦Concept and Classification of Economic Activities- Primary
◦Secondary and Tertiary
Unit 2: Locational Theory of Agriculture
◦Locational Theory of Agriculture (Von Thunen)
◦Intensive Subsistence Farming
◦Commercial Grain Farming and Dairy Farming
Unit 3: Industrial Location Theory
◦Industrial Location Theory (Weber)
◦Major Industries
◦Iron and Steel
◦Cotton Textile
◦Automobile Industry and Information Technology
Unit 4: Major Oceanic Routes and International Trade
◦Major Oceanic Routes- Suez and Panama
◦International Trade and WTO
◦Special Economic Zone(SEZ)
Reference Books:
- Alexander J.W., (1963) Economic Geography, Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- Coe N. M., Kelly P. F. and Yeung H. W., (2007) Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Combes P., Mayer T. and Thisse J. F., (2008) Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations, Princeton University Press.
- Wheeler J. O., (1998) Economic Geography, Wiley.
- Bagchi-Sen S. and Smith H. L., (2006) Economic Geography: Past, Present and Future, Taylor and Francis.
- Willington D. E., (2008) Economic Geography, Husband Press.
- Singh K.N.& Jagdish Singh (2020), Aarthik Bhugol ke Mool Tatva, Prayag Publication.
- Jatt B.C., (2020) Aathik Bhugol.. Mallik Book Company Jaypur.
- Gautam Alka., (2022) Aarthik bhugol ke mool tatv. sarda pustak bhawan, prayagraj.
- Maurya S.D., Aarthik Bhugol., Pravallika Publication.