Economic Geography

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