CONTENTS
UNIT I GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLING (Page 1-12)
1 Geography as Discipline (page 2)
UNIT II THE EARTH (page 13-38)
2 The Origin and Evolution of the Earth (page 14)
3 Interior of the Earth (page 21)
4 Distribution of Oceans and continents (page 30)
UNIT III LANDFORMS (page 39-70)
5 Minerals and Rocks (page 40)
6 Geomorphic processes (page 45)
7 Landforms and their Evolution (page 55)
UNIT IV CLIMATE (Page 71-106)
8 Composition and structure of Atmosphere (page 72)
9 Solar Radiation Heat Balance and Temperature (page 75)
10 Atmospheric Circulation and Weather systems (page 84)
11 Water in the Atmosphere (page 94)
12 World Climate and Climate Change (page 99)
UNIT V WATER (OCEANS) (Page 107-121)
13 Water (Oceans ) (page 108)
14 Movements of Ocean Water (page 116)
UNIT VI LIFE ON THE EARTH (page 122-136)
15 Life on the Earth (page 123)
16 Biodiversity and Conservation (page 131)
GLOSSARY (Page 137-140)