UNIT 1..................................................................................7
Locational Setting of India
A) Location, Extent and Geographical Area
B) Physiographic Divisions of India
i) Himalayan Mountainous Region, ii) Northern Plain Region, iii) Peninsular Region, iv) Coastal Plains,
v) Islands
C) Climate
i) Characteristic of Indian climate, ii) Factors affecting climate of India, iii) Monsoon, iv) Distribution of Rainfall
D) Drainage
i) Ganga, ii) Narmada, iii) Godavari
UNIT 2................................................................................50
Soils and Natural Vegetation of India
A) Soils
1) Types of Soil
i) Alluvial, ii) Black, iii) Red, iv) Laterite, v) Arid
2) Problems of Soil Degradation in India
B) Natural Vegetation
1) Major
Types of Natural Vegetation
i) Tropical Evergreen Forest, ii) Tropical Deciduous Forest,
iii) Mountain Forest. iv) Mangrove Forest
2) Deforestation in India
UNIT 3...................................................................................70
Agriculture
A) Agriculture
i) Significance of agriculture in Indian economy ii) Salient features of Indian agriculture iii) Types of farming in India iv) Major crops of India (Rice,Wheat, Maize, Cotton, Sugar Cane, Tea) v) Agro-tourism and Agro-forestry in India
UNIT 4.................................................................................98
Resources and Industry
A) Resources Distribution And production of following resources in India.
i) Iron - ore ii) Manganese iii) Coal iv) Petroleum v) Solar Energy
B) Industry
i) Evolution of Indian Industry ii) Industrial Development in the Planning Era
iii) Major Industries: Iron & Steel, Cotton, Sugar, Automobile & IT
iv) Industrial Regions of India References.........................................................................162