Syllabus

Course Code: B-GEO-203    Course Name: Representation of Physical Features (Practical)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Introduction to Topographical Sheets
India and adjacent countries
Degree Sheet
Half Degree Sheet
Quarter Degree Sheet
Conventional Signs
2 Methods of representing relief
3 Representation of Topographical features by contours.
Slopes (Concave, convex, undulating and terraced)
Valleys (V Shaped, U shaped, Gorge, Re-entrant)
Ridges (Conical hill, Volcanic hill, Plateau, Escarpment)
Complex features (waterfall, sea cliff, overhanging cliff, Fiord coast)
4 Drawing of Profiles
(a) Cross Profiles: Serial, superimposed, projected and composite profiles.
(b) Longitudinal profiles
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