Meaning, Scope & Classification of Economic Activities
- Meaning & scope of Economic Geography; relationship with other social sciences
- Classification of economic activities: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary & quinary
Factors Affecting Spatial Organisation of Economic Activities
- Factors affecting spatial organisation: physical (land, climate, raw materials), economic (capital, labour, market), political & technological
Natural Resources: Concept, Classification & Distribution
- Natural resources: concept; classification (renewable/non-renewable; biotic/abiotic; actual/potential)
- Distribution of natural resources: land, water, forest, minerals & energy — world patterns
- Problems associated with natural resources: scarcity, unequal distribution, over-exploitation
Problems of Natural Resources & NRM
- Natural Resource Management (NRM): approaches, principles & strategies
World Energy Crisis: Developed vs Developing Countries
- World energy crisis: oil shocks, energy security, fossil fuel dependency
- Energy crises in developed vs developing countries: access, affordability, alternatives