Faculty of Science

Objectives

To examine the basic climatic elements and show how climate affects the biogeography of the globe. Course also aims at elaborating the functional relationship between living and non-living things with stress on the prevailing climatic conditions and bio-geographical realms.

Contents

Atmospheric temperatures and moisture; precipitation distribution; Global distribution of climates; global climatic change and past climate; influence of climatic change on animal and plant life; Threatened forests and woodlands; Fundamental principles and concepts of biogeography; major biotic zones; soil types and development, as well as disruptive influence of man on the environment.