Syllabus

🔹 Unit I – Introduction to Agricultural Geography

Workload: 8 Hrs | Marks: 8

Topics:

1. Meaning of Agricultural Geography
   (कृषी भूगोल – अर्थ)

2. Definition of Agricultural Geography
   (कृषी भूगोल – व्याख्या)

3. Nature of Agricultural Geography
   (कृषी भूगोलाचे स्वरूप)

4. Scope of Agricultural Geography
   (कृषी भूगोलाची व्याप्ती)

5. Significance of Agricultural Geography
   (कृषी भूगोलाचे महत्व)

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to:

• Understand relationship between geography and agriculture

• Observe crop diversity and land use

• Understand farming patterns

Practical Understanding:

• Crop distribution maps

• Rainfall maps

• Soil maps

• Irrigation maps

🔹 Unit II – Determinants of Agriculture

Workload: 7 Hrs | Marks: 7

Topics:

Factors affecting agriculture:

1) Physical Factors

• Climate

• Rainfall

• Soil

• Relief

2) Economic Factors

• Market

• Transport

• Capital

3) Social Factors

• Population

• Tradition

4) Biotic Factors

• Pests

• Diseases

🔹 Unit III – Types of Agriculture

Workload: 8 Hrs | Marks: 8

Topics:

1) Primitive Agriculture

(आदिम शेती)

2) Intensive Agriculture

(सघन शेती)

3) Plantation Agriculture

(रोपवाटिका शेती)

4) Shifting Agriculture

(झूम शेती)

5) Mixed Farming

(मिश्र शेती)

6) Horticulture

(बागायती शेती)

🔹 Unit IV – Major Crops

Workload: 8 Hrs | Marks: 8

A) Food Crops (अन्न पिके)

1. Rice (तांदूळ)

2. Wheat (गहू)

3. Jowar (ज्वारी)

4. Pulses (डाळी)

B) Commercial Crops (व्यावसायिक पिके)

1. Cotton (कापूस)

2. Sugarcane (ऊस)

3. Soybean (सोयाबीन)

1) Define and explain key concepts in agricultural geography with specific reference

to India’s diverse agricultural landscape.

2) Identify and analyze the spatial distribution of major crops and farming systems

across different agro-climatic zones of India.

3) Discuss current issues such as climate change, land degradation, and sustainable

agriculture in the Indian context.

4) Apply geographic methods and critical thinking to propose solutions for

improving agricultural efficiency and rural development