Syllabus
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Course Code: M-GEO-105 (core) Course Name: Cartographic Methods in Geography (Theory) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Nature and scope of Cartography. 2. Recent advancements in cartography. 3. Types and characteristics of distribution maps: (i) Chorochromatic (ii) Choroschematic (iii) Isopleths (iv) Choropleth (v) Dot and (vi) Diagrammatic. |
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| 2 | 4. Types and characteristics of statistical diagrams: (i) One dimensional (bar, line), (ii) Two dimensional (circular, rectangular, square), (iii) Three dimensional (block, sphere, cube) and (iv) Other diagrams (Snail, pyramid, flow diagram/cartogram). 5. Characteristics of graph/diagrams/maps representing climatic data: (i) Rainfall deviation, (ii) Climograph (Taylor and Foster), (iii) Hythergraph, (iv) Star/Wind rose diagram (v) Isopleths (vi) Line and bar (vii) polygraph. |
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