GEOGRAPHY CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)
Part – I (Marks 50)
Physical Geography
I. Landform Development and Geomorphology
- Factors controlling landform development
- Endogenic and exogenic forces
- Origin and evolution of the earth’s crust
- Physical conditions of the earth’s interior
- Geosynclines
- Continental drift
- Isostasy
- Sea-floor spreading
- Plate tectonics
- Mountain building
- Volcanicity
- Earthquakes
- Concepts of geomorphic cycles
- Landforms associated with:
- Fluvial cycle
- Arid cycle
- Glacial cycle
- Coastal cycle
- Karst cycle
- Groundwater
II. Climatology
- Elements and factors of climate
- Structure and composition of atmosphere
- Insolation
- Temperature
- Pressure belts of the world
- Heat budget of the earth
- Atmospheric circulation:
- Planetary winds
- Monsoon winds
- Local winds
- Air masses
- Fronts
- Hydrological cycle
- Types of condensation
- Types of precipitation
- Factors of global distribution of precipitation
III. Oceanography
- Origin of oceans and seas
- Characteristic features of the ocean basins
- Temperature distribution
- Salinity distribution
- Causes and effects of temperature and salinity
- Ocean floor deposits
- Characteristics of ocean floor deposits
- Classification of ocean floor deposits
- Ocean circulation
- Waves
- Currents
- Tides
- Nature, causes and effects of waves, currents and tides
IV. Climate and Environmental Change
- Factors of climate and environmental change
- Transformation of nature by man
- Environmental degradation
- Environmental conservation
- Nature and types of pollution
- Problems caused by pollution
- Global warming
- Global environment patterns
- Environmental hazards
- Risk management
Part – II (Marks 50)
Human Geography
V. Cultural and Population Geography
- Origin and diffusion of culture
- Geographic patterns of culture
- Classification of languages
- World distribution of languages
- Indo-European languages
- Origins of religions
- Diffusion of religions
- Global distribution of religions
- Regional conflicts
- Ethnicities and nationalities
- Ethnic conflicts
- Ethnic diversity in the world
- Factors of ethnic cleansing
- Ethnic cleansing in the world
- Development indicators
- Economic indicators
- Social indicators
- Health indicators
- Development through trade
- Impacts of development indicators
VI. Economic Geography
- Factors affecting agriculture
- Subsistence agriculture and population growth
- Commercial agriculture and market forces
- Sustainable agriculture
- Types of agriculture
- Distribution of agriculture
- Factors of industrial location
- The Industrial Revolution
- Industrial theories
- Distribution of industries
- Industrial estates
- Renewable resources
- Recycling resources
- Sustainable resources
VII. Population and Urban Geography
- Factors of population growth
- Components of population change
- Population structure
- Demographic transition
- World distribution of population
- Over-population threats and consequences
- Under-population threats and consequences
- Models of internal structure of cities
- World urban patterns
- Settlement theories
- Patterns within urban areas
- Problems within urban areas
VIII. Political and Applied Geography
- Politics, geography and political geography
- State as a politico-territorial phenomenon
- State
- Nation
- Nation-state
- World politics
- International relations
- Geopolitics of uneven development
- Globalization of capital
- Geography of tourism and recreation
- Demand for tourism and recreation
- Supply for tourism and recreation
- Impact of tourism and recreation:
- Socio-economic impacts
- Physical-environmental impacts
- Global patterns in health and diseases
- Models in medical geography
- Recent issues and developments
FPSC RECOMMENDED BOOKS List for GEOGRAPHY CSS SYLLABUS
| S.No. | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Discovering Physical Geography, 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Alan F. Arbogast (2011). |
| 2. | Introducing Physical Geography. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. | Alan Strahler (2011). |
| 3. | Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (7th ed.). London: Clays St. Davis. | Barry, R. (1998). |
| 4. | Meknight’s Physical Geography: A Landscape Application, 10th ed. PHI Learning, New Delhi. | Darrel Hess (2012). |
| 5. | Text Book of Population Geography. Randam Publications, New Delhi. | Dr. Martin Ardagh (2013). |
| 6. | Atmosphere, Climate and Change. New York: Scientific American Library. | Graedel, T. (1995). |
| 7. | An Introduction to Oceanography. | Johnson H. (1996). |
| 8. | Economic Geography. Randam Publications, New Delhi. | Philip Emeral (2013). |
| 9. | Essentials of Physical Geography (8th ed.). Australia. | Robert E. Gabler & James F. Petersen (2007). |
| 10. | Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography (7th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. | Robert W. Christopherson (2009). |
| 11. | Tourism Geography. Randam Publications, New Delhi. | Shweta Singh (2013). |
| 12. | Elements of Physical Geography. New York: John Wiley. | Strahler, A. N. (1998). |
| 13. | Natural Disaster Management: New Technologies and Opportunities. The Icfai University Press, Agartala. | Subir Ghosh (2012). |
| 14. | Economic Geography, 3rd ed. PHI Learning, New Delhi. | Truman A. Hartshorn (2010). |
| 15. | Environmental Geography: Science Landuse. | William M. Marsh (2005). |
| and Earth System 3rd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons | ||
| 16. | Geography, Regions and Concepts. U.S.A: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. | Blif, H. J. (1971). |
| 17. | Human Geography. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Blij, H. J. (2000). |
| 18. | Population Geography. Oxford: Pergamon Press. | Clarke, J. I. (1965). |
| 19. | Human Geography Cultural Society and Space. (5th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. | De Blij, H. J. (2003). |
| 20. | Political Geography: The Spatiality of Politics. (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited. | Dikshit, R. D. (2001). |
| 21. | Agricultural Geography: Issues and Applications. New Delhi: Gian Publishing House. | Dube, R. S. (1987). |
| 22. | Human Geography Landscape of Human Activities. (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. | Getis, Fellman. (2005). |
| 23. | An Introduction to Agricultural Geography. London: Hutchinson. | Grigg, D. (1984). |
| 24. | The Geography of Tourism and Recreation (1st ed.). London: Routledge. | Hall, C. M. & Page, S. J. (1999). |
| 25. | Economic Geography. New York: Prentice Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs. | Hartshorne, T. A. & Alexander, J. W. (1988). |
| 26. | Geography & Health: A Study in Medical Geography. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. | Izhar, F. (2004). |
| 27. | Geographies of Global Change. Blackwell Publishers Inc. | Johnston, R. J. (1996). |
| 28. | Urban Geography. New York: McGraw-Hill. | Kaplan, Wheeler (2009). |
| 29. | Human Geography: Place and Region in Global Context. (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall. | Knox, Paul L. (2001). |
| 30. | Agricultural Geography. London: Longman. | Newbury, P. A. R. (1999). |
| 31. | Contemporary Human Geography. New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited. | Rubenstein, James M. (2010). |
| 32. | Tourism Geography (1st ed.). London: Routledge. | Williams, S. (1998). |
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