Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Experiment Group 1: Thematic Maps and Dot MapsExperiment Group 2: Choropleth MapsExperiment Group 3: Isopleth MapsExperiment Group 4: Statistical Diagrams
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 4 chapters · 17 topics
01Experiment Group 1: Thematic Maps and Dot Maps
4 topics+
- Meaning and types of thematic maps - qualitative and quantitative
- Sources of data - Census, district statistical handbooks
- Dot method - choosing dot value and size
- Dot map of population or crop area of UP districts
02Experiment Group 2: Choropleth Maps
5 topics+
- Principles of the choropleth method
- Calculating density and ratios
- Deciding class intervals
- Choosing a graded shading scheme
- Choropleth map of population density / literacy
03Experiment Group 3: Isopleth Maps
3 topics+
- Meaning of isopleths - isohyets, isotherms, isobars
- Interpolation between station values
- Drawing an isohyet map of rainfall
04Experiment Group 4: Statistical Diagrams
5 topics+
- Line graph and poly-line graph
- Simple, compound and multiple bar diagrams
- Pie (divided circle) diagram
- Proportional circles and squares
- Climograph and hythergraph
About this course
You will be able to
- Choose a suitable thematic mapping method for a given type of data
- Prepare dot maps of population and crop distribution
- Prepare choropleth maps of density and ratios with proper class intervals
- Draw isopleth maps such as isohyets and isotherms by interpolation
- Draw line graphs, bar diagrams, pie diagrams and proportional circles from census and other data
Who it is for
- B.A Geography students of Semester 3 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- Students who need guided practice for the practical record and exam
What you need
- Geometry box, protractor, compass, colour pencils, outline maps of India / UP and a calculator
- Cartography Practical-I and II completed
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's list of exercises differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Where does the data come from?
Census 2011, district statistical handbooks and IMD rainfall data; the trainer provides the tables.
Is the viva included?
Yes, the practical exam has a viva on methods, which the MCQs here prepare for.
