Syllabus
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Course Code: B-GEO-301 Course Name: Physical Geography-II |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Weather and Climate; composition and structure of atmosphere. 2. Global heat budget and distribution of temperature. |
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| 2 | 3. Atmospheric pressure: distribution, pressure belts, planetary winds and monsoon. 4. Humidity: measurement and variables, processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. |
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| 3 | 5. Air masses and fronts: classification, types and their characteristics. 6. Weather disturbances: tropical and extra-tropical cyclones. |
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| 4 | 7. Oceanic relief: Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 8. Distribution of salinity and oceanic circulation (tides and currents) |
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