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erosion, interruption in the cycle of erosion. Geomorphic agents and processes: Erosion,transportation and deposition- fluvial, glacial, aeolian, (arid), karst and coastal (marine)landscapes.ii) Climatology: Atmospheric moisture: Humidity, evaporation and condensation;hydrological cycle; types of precipitation, world patterns of rainfall. Air masses and fronts:concept, classification and properties. Atmospheric disturbance: tropical and temperatecyclones; thunderstorms and tornadoes. Climatic classification; Koppen’s classification.iii) Oceanography: Circulation of oceanic waters: waves, tides and currents; currents of theAtlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Marine deposits and coral reefs; Oceans as storehouseof resources for the future.iv) Environmental Geography: Man-environment interrelations with concept of eco- system.Utilization of natural resources and environmental hazards. Emerging environmentalissues- deforestation, global warning, conservation of bio-diversity.SECTION B- HUMAN GEOGRAPHYi) Population Geography: Demographic cycle concepts of over population, under populationand optimum population; population problems in developed and developing countries;Migration- causes, patterns (past and present) and consequence. Number, density, growthand distribution of population, population pressure and resource utilization. Populationexplosion and food security.ii) Economic Geography: Distribution and utilization of water, mineral and energy resources;their economic and environmental significance and conservation. Types and distributionof forests and fisheries- their economic and environmental significance and conservation.Major soil types and their distribution; problems of soil erosion and soil conservation.Mineral Resources- Iron ore and energy resources- coal and petroleum.iii) Rural and Urban Settlements: Definition, types and patterns of rural settlements, originand evolution of urban settlements; functional classification of urban places; trends,patterns and problems of urbanization in the world.PAPER-IISECTION A- GEOGRAPHY OF INDIAi) Physical Settings: India: A land of diversities; unity within diversities;A detailed study of physiographic divisions of India, drainage systems of India. Soil typesof India- their distribution and characteristics; vegetation types and their distribution.ii) Population and Agriculture: Spatial patterns of population distribution and growth; Socioeconomicimplications of population explosion. Major Agricultural Crops: Rice, Wheat,Cotton and Tea. Green Revolution and its impact; Problems of Indian Agriculture.iii) Minerals, Power Resources and Industries: The status of their use and need forconservation. Minerals- Iron ore, Power Resources- Coal, Petroleum and Hydro-power.Spatial patterns of Iron and Steel and Cotton Textile Industries, Industrial regions of India.iv) Geography of <strong>Himachal</strong> <strong>Pradesh</strong>: Geomorphology, Climate, Drainage, Vegetation,Hydropower and Horticulture.Physical Geology and Geomorphology:GEOLOGYPAPER-I

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