Ph.D. Course Work Examination June July 2017
GEOGRAPHY (Paper III)
Modern Topics in Geography
Day Date: Thursday, 29-06-2017 Max. Marks: 100
Time: 11.00 AM to 02.00 PM
Instructions: Each question is compulsory.
Solve questions serially.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Describe the environmental changes caused by disposal of waste
material.
10
Write short answer: (any two) 10
What is desertification?
What are green house gases? Enlist.
What is Ozone depletion?
Q.2 What is flood? Explain the flood management measures. 10
Write short answer: (any two) 10
What is Cyclone?
Define disaster management.
What is landslide?
Q.3 What are merits and demerits of quantitative methods in
geography?
10
Write short answer: (any two) 10
What are paradigms in Geography?
What is locational analysis in Geography?
What is spatial analysis?
Q.4 Describe the advantages of GIS. 10
Write short answer: (any two) 10
What are the components of GIS?
What is G.P.S.?
Define raster and vector data.
Q.5 Write an essay on application of G.P.S. in geographical research. 10
Write short answer: (any two) 10
What is Salinization?
Define Gender Geography.
Define Active and Passive Remote sensing.