GEOGRAPHY ‘SCHEME OF EXAMINATION : ‘The Examination in Geography offered as a. subject for the ‘General Degree Examination in Arts or the General Degree Exami ration in Seience shall consist of four papers, one of four hours uration and thee of three hours’ each, as follows: Geography, 1 (GG 1) : Physiol Geography. Geography 1 (GG 2) : Economic Geography. Geography IIE (GG 3) : Practical Geography. (4 Hours) Geograpy IV (GG 4) : Geogcaphy of South Asi a7: (GEOGRAPHY I (GG 1): PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Contemporary Problems in Geomorpholon Geomorphology of the hnar surface; new evidence“ cont rental drt theory of sostay; sismologies! data and interior of the reetn foods, causes and floor hydrographs; phenomens of saniaes, concept of grades misfit streams; the pediment problems Busics of blown sand and desert dunes; the quantatature revels Phusc' (Qeomorptology and the Davisian model; the peneplain Concept; coastal erosion; climatic geomorphology. Contemporary problems in, Climatology + ‘the wpper atmosphere and its role ia surface climatology: te uropieal stmosphere and the jet stream; review of atmospheric Wreictre, viz interrupted tropopause: the Upper Westerlies seer peep Eavtelies; the monsoon problem in relation to the new fading: the SW monsoon: the NE Monsoon; ‘monsoons’: inet peabesn of elmatieclastfcaton and “ndces: macro cimats, MSsbatimates and microclimates; world classiations with speci miecnee to the Koppen and Thosathvaite Gncl, 1931 and 1948) Ghimatie sehemes; Climatic changergcological, historical and Su the evidence and theories of ‘ce ages’ and instrumental Selene; atmospheric. cirenation “models: whe contespersty _ position. GEOGRAPHY If (G62: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ‘Resources and Conservation ¢ ‘the signitcance of @ ‘resource; the geographical stand point; Revourer classification snd types; world distribution, Perpnationel aspects and ‘conservation’ problem of soil, get itu, series, mineral, ssater, ey Forestry, wild ifs grassland, Deuiled study of selected resources regions; specific study of the resources of Sri Lanka and problems in ‘conservation evelopment and resource conservation. 2% GEOGRAPHY 11 (GG >RACTICAT. GEOGRAPHY (hows) “Topographical Maps + ‘Analysis and interpretation of geographical phenomena: Hypsometie, siaogapic and sine ants pretation of reas Anju of Land pats, Comminiation reworks and settlement types and network sand interpretation of results. Use Fone inch and five inch maps for geographical field work, ‘Air Photographs ‘Analysis and interpretation of geographical phenomena: Etna." of Gener of gop pnomon an ne ‘Synoptic Weather Maps: cet tts sr don smote wan mp cor tuto ad itractnton of eanpe weir map of i In Statistical Cartography + Measures of dispersion: Range, mean deviation, and slandard deviation; const ‘of dispersion diagrams and reliability maps. sarah ad [Normal distbution + [Normal curves testing normality crediting sormay of population estbons ‘Time series analysis: Mean deviation graphs, mov averages curves, Residual »GEOGRAPHY 1V (GG 4): GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH ASIA £ INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH ASIA: Southern, Ais 5 reset pal and cular background Unity and vers [2 South Asi. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTH ASIAN FE CION: Introduction to the base Festures, agettareaterns of sebutin of asia, T3 ‘aris in the South Asan Region. Postion of Agr Ar eye Agrarian and agrcltaral problems 7 tition, Modernisation in. agsulture, industry in the Region: Evolution Industry-Resoures base FO" ne the South Tndfptry andthe present sate of industry in ‘Asian countries Popultion-Distibution of popsation-DmogMPAS, SOS Population on grow prosents and population pois Teonomie trends and peobens inthe South Asian Reon ‘Panning in the South Asian Retion = Teeriew of pannigg procedures in te South ASiAT R&GCT cn tats, ojeves, methodotony and planning ese arc ong. Pas pevormanse and ¥lopmess) prospects. RECOMMENDED READING ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY oo goog Ben $2008 reenact ire eerie) Srapraeote Bem 02. © me ae cose 1) 8. 08. 8, 208 = aps 6 me, BBg 8, oominsves® 8 euiei 8. off. 6 _ S385 geste 82 $e. toast otc ‘xi over ogenbnedeta? 1263. ascot ‘SO ge, 80 ave Be Ge om 929 Seonsedeia® 1989, 30 ) Ge ¢. Ware Jem Gussen Mapa EM. Hoover Cs ALERANDERSON A. Loses: RM, Sur AND 3.6. Jonson 1B. Atay Mouxtioy H. Mer W.W. Rostow oO. ax Bunton 280 W. Kates Rosia Hanwano Gnecon De Casto Josue World Economic Geography (London Methuen 1966). Gesgrophy of World Afairs (Penguin Books Limited). Avion Drama (Lonton Allen ffane: The Penguin Press 1968) ‘The Lacation of Economie Activity Geography of Manufacturing (Prentice-Hall Ene, London 1967) The Economics of Location (New Haven Yale University Press 1959). Geography of Commodity Produe- tion (New York J- P. Lippincott Company 1963) Developing the Underdeveloped Countries. (London. MeMilan wi) Economic Theory and the Under- developed Comarier. (London, ‘Oxlord University Press 1971). ‘The Stages of Economic Growth (Cambridge University Press 1961) A Geography of Prodution Glendon Meilan 196). Geography of Nawal Resources (rentigeHal Ine, London). Geography of Agriulture. Geography of Hanger (London Vistor Gollancz 1950), aanny 0, Jounson eed. ocwast eed eee fe, 08. osseteinne 2, Btesst Bot ache esos og, eetBoodin K. Cuavion D.W.Tirorsauny Josern Brxoy Hove G.H.Duey D.H.Tanuno RC. SurcuUFE. RS) 2 Economie Policies Towards Lest Developed Countries. (London George Allen and Unwin Limited) = asiedead 7 Ganem gman efte- o2eie0 1860) — apasin govt B40 (asa woes ogesao2TI20 196). _ emda qoute Bee Bco3e (Guus orm ogssbenia® 1982). — B82 qevic Ben? (cana gam ota beige 1000) fone Deo Gass wm egetae2stg9 1902) oats done Geasto gmoscat 1904) arth Crus (Aldus Books London. 1966) — Principles of Geomorphotoey {lol Wiley and Sons In., New Yor). Man. andthe Earth (Prentice: Hat inermationsl, London 1982), <= says in Geomorphology (icinemann Edvcationsl Books Limited London 1966), — cominenal Drift (G. Bell and ‘Sons. Limited. 1971), Weather and Climate _ (Seiden. feld and Nicolson; London 1969) Sou F. Gras = AnriuRN. Straten — PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY + 2.8860. 980 ass exist ABend ee bate 6. eOet = efe8.ecretstogd 28. a. eta a eam asters . seesnoesao Exwin Rass, = Applied Climatology-An_Inro duction (Oxford University Press, New York 1966). Earth Sciences (Hamper and Row Publishers, New York 1965). 2 cdeasion eondoa Beso (aso ews oat. 8sig0 1962) Gaae QOsngesisa geale Dead (ase ems ea ebatao 1961) Baad godess (02.2 geeds oo aend 1065), 88a0m ede e0st (Gade one ogeaodstad 103). ads getetosis (xd ous ogSdaobeia® 1965) 82 ado e000 088 829g S83 dom woos (anes geen oie ebaiQe 1968) General Cartography (MaGraw- Hill Book ‘Co,, Ine. 1948) lemons of Cartography (Sew York Jo Wty Sons fe) Elementary Surveying and Map Projection. KLondoa, Sit Iss€ Pitman acd Soa). 3. (2.8 gave svsR-tunen —— fev Phsgrane Interpretation Dd (Me Graw-Hill Book Company fhe 9) socye~ Mp a rn nite. 7 Meech ” Limited, London 1964). se — eriah Phtorops and ini al “Applications. (Appleton Century eres Now ork, 199). REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY = = edite eBer0 ee ee (exe won ogabaetata gman gos 1950) — _ cmmnosmonnae me (E0dee wSet ost gat Sood op eam 0500 ea cueaimeue — — ome? i oe cuiswa eaee Som waboes Fests oe cost geoncst Ssbo penne 1972) face eseesinen oss a omen ee me See crm mate Bea . cms Soe (Gia wer eqdnedsta Be tae Seo poctges — — SBS? Pacares BE om axeosesten 2060. foot — 3g coed : Riese (Gaus om ogotoeDatae 1900, [Eeohomic. Development in. South diate" (London Me Millan, 1970) E.A.G,Romnsox Py RI. SuAND (©, Ansavanatne AND C.BavAWARDENS P.G.Cooray O.LK. Seate Da. S. Kazr Axo 5.1. AHAMAD Wisan A, Haver Auex B. Mouxvoy Agricultural Development in sia. (London Allan and Unwin, 1963) U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and Far East. (Banskok ECAFE 1970 Asian” Population Studies Series No.7). The Economy of Ceylon 1971-1975, (Ceylon Ministry of Finance) Fertility Tends in Ceylon 1967 Population of Sri Lanka (Dzpart- ment of Consus and Statistics). Report of the Land Uilzation Commitee 1987 August, (Gaveene ment Publications. Bureau, Colombo) An Introduction to the Geolgy Of Ceylon. (National Museums ‘of Ceylon Publications, Colombo 1967) India and Pakision (London Methuen and Company Limited 1954) India. (N Survey Compiled from the ‘Times, January 26, 1962) Geography of Pakistan, (Oxford Universicy Press, London 1954) The Geography of Mordern ‘fica (Columbia: University ress, New York 1954) “Afilea a Geographical Stay. (Hoshinson Educational Limited, London 1966) 3sG.H. Dow Guverr J. BUTIAND TAR Tanctan Lr. Cuaner ‘Beosse GexaLD L. Dupuy Straw 6.C. Westen AND PIN, Wusow The United States ond Canto Heinmann Educational Books Limited 1970), Latin America, (Longman Green and. Company Limite. London 1960) Geography of China. (University GF London Press Limited 1965). opanese Geography Special Publication Z. (The Association fof Japanese Geographies Depsrtment of Geography, Fasaty of Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan} Popuation Geography and Developing Countries. (Oxtors Pergamon Pess 1971). Urbanization n Nev» Developing Countries, (Englewood Cilts Na Prentice-Hall 1966) ‘Our Developing World (london Faker 1960) Agere inthe Troples (Lone: ‘man Group” Limited 1969)