GEOGRAPHY

Geography offers the following areas of specialised study.

Urban Geography covers urban development and deals with issues related to development. Urban geographers work on urban projects particularly assisting in the planning of residential locations, shopping areas, traffic related projects, as well as give advise regarding geographical location of industries to suit the facilities required by the unit.

Regional Geography encompasses depth observations and recording of physical, cultural, economic and political data to enable an analysis of current regional situations.

Economic Geography involves recording economic and industrial activities of a region such as location of manufacturing industries, mining locations, farming activities, communication services, trade and marketing etc. This data is used by planners, businesses, transport developers etc.

Political Geography is concerned with national and international frontiers and also the impact of natural resources and physical features to matters concerning local and regional affairs.

Physical Geography is concerned with the study of physical phenomenon. climate, landforms, vegetation, and the oceans have tremendous influence on human lifestyles. Physical geographers understand and analyse climatic patterns.

Medical Geography is the study of health patterns. the study of salt field workers in Gujerat and their health requirements is and example of the work medical geographers may cover. The special areas of study encompass the impact of vegetation, minerals, water supply, climate and environment on life in the region. ]

Cartography is that branch of geography in which physical data is collected which is required for the preparation of maps.

Most universities offer geography at the graduate level in both humanities and science faculties. The universities listed here gives information about the applied in the subject. Students keen on pursuing Geographic Information Systems must pursue computer courses for learning programming skills. Refer to the Chapter on Computers also.

• Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar 751004 Orissa

M.Sc. Applied Geography

• University of Madras, Chepauk, Triplicane PO, Chennai 600005

M.Sc. Applied Geography

• Karnatak University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad 580003, Karnataka

M.Sc. Applied Geography

• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005

M.Sc. Applied Geography

• Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar 470003, MP

M.Sc. Applied Geography

• Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai 600025

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