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NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY JALGAON
GEOGRAPHY F.YB.A. Syllabus

Unit No. Topic Sub Topic Periods
I Imaginary Lines and movements of the earth
(A) Imaginary Lines and movements of the earth
1. Earth :- Latitudes and Longitudes.
2. Axis of the Earth
3. Parallels of Latitudes
4. Meridians of Longitudes
(B) Rotation and its effects.
1. Determination of Local time
2. Standard Time and International Date line
(C) Revolution and its effects.
1. Inequality of day and night.
2. Season
3. Determination of Tropic of cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. 12

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II Distribution of continents and ocean. Theories of distribution of continents and ocean.
1. Wagener’s continental Drift Theory.
2 Plate Tectonic Theory. 08

III Lithosphere
A) Interior of the Earth.
1. The Earth’s crust
a) Sial
b) Sima
2.The Mohorovisic discontinuity.
3. The Earth’s Mantle.
4. The Earth’s Nife ( core )
B) Rocks 14
1. Definition
2. Classification according to their formation. Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks with Examples.
C) Earth Movements.
1. Folds and Faults – Block Mountain Rift valley
2. Earth quakes Definition causes and Effects. IV Process of denudation
(A) Weathering – Definition Types
a. Mechanical
b. Chemical
c. Biological
(B) Three fold work and associates land forms of
(a) River b) Wind c) Sea waves d) Glaciers 16

Weightage of Marks
Unit No Marks
I 10
II 08
III 12
IV 10
Total Marks 40

Reference Books :
1 . Monkhouse : .J.(1971) “Principles of Physical Geography University of London Press Ltd”.
2.Strahler A.N.ALAN H.Strahler ( 1978) “ Modern Physical Geography John Wiley and sons New York.
3. Trewartha – Robinson Hammond ( 1967) “ Physical Elements of Geography” 4. McGraw Hill book company, New York.

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