Economic Geography SYLLABUS, STUDY MATERIAL, PYQS & MCQS FOR UGC NET & SETS EXAMS
(A) Syllabus
(B) Study Materials
(C) PYQS
(D) MCQS
(E) Mock Test
(A) Syllabus
Unit–VI: Geography of Economic Activities and Regional Development
Economic Geography
Factors affecting spatial organisation of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary), Natural Resources (classification, distribution and associated problems), Natural Resources Management. World Energy Crises in Developed and Developing Countries.
Agricultural Geography
Land capability classification and Land Use Planning, Cropping Pattern: Methods of delineating crop combination regions (Weaver, Doi and Rafiullah), Crop diversification, Von Thunen’s Model of Land Use Planning. Measurement and Determinants of Agricultural Productivity, Regional variations in Agricultural Productivity, Agricultural Systems of the World.
Industrial Geography
Classification of Industries, Factors of Industrial Location; Theories of Industrial Location (A. Weber, E. M. Hoover, August Losch, A. Pred and D. M. Smith). World Industrial Regions, Impact of Globalisation on manufacturing sector in Less Developed Countries, Tourism Industry, World distribution and growth of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) and Knowledge Production (Education and R & D) Industries.
(B) Study Materials
Economic/Agricultural/Industrial Geography MCQS
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
- PART 1 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
- PART 2 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
- PART 3 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
- PART 4 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
- PART 5 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
- PART 6 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 150 MCQS
(E) Mock Test