This is a suggestion on the course named Geography for Planners. The course is designed for the 1st Year student of Urban and Rural Planning in the Khulna University.
SUGGESTION, 2019
URP 1153
GEOGRAPHY FOR PLANNERS
SECTION – A
| 1. (a) | Define geography as views of different authors. | 02 |
| (b) | Discuss with example, relationship between various branches of geography and urban and rural planning. | 04 |
| (c) | Describe the necessities of physical geography for physical development of an urban area like Khulna City. | 04 |
| 2. (a) | Define the term geography according to the different scholars. | 02 |
| (b) | Why the planners are interested to study geography? | 04 |
| (c) | Mention the subject matter of geography use in the field of urban and rural planning. | 04 |
| 3. (a) | How knowledge of geography is used in the field of spatial planning? | 03 |
| (b) | Discuss in brief the scope of geographical study. | 03 |
| (c) | Explain how geographical knowledge fits into the urban and rural planning. | 04 |
| 4. (a) | How the physical geography can relate with urban and rural planning? | 02 |
| (b) | Mention the importance of study geography in urban and rural planning. | 03 |
| (c) | Narrate the differences between urban geography and urban planning. | 05 |
| 5. (a) | What component of earth surface is related with the physical development of human settlement? Discuss their procedure to be used. | 04 |
| (b) | Point out some special features of rural areas. | 02 |
| (c) | How those rural features are using by the people for habitation? | 04 |
| 6. (a) | Why river water is called running water? | 02 |
| (b) | How meandering of river is being produced? | 03 |
| (c) | Describe the use of meandering of a river through physical development activities. | 05 |
| 7. (a) | What are the factors on which erosional activity of a river depends? | 02 |
| (b) | Differentiate between alluvial fan and alluvial cone. | 05 |
| (c) | Relate the delta with alluvial fan. | 03 |
| 8. (a) | What do you mean by the word ‘river’? | 02 |
| (b) | Present different land form produces by the river in different stages. | 05 |
| (c) | How will you use those land forms for different interest? | 03 |
| 9. (a) | What do you mean by sedimentation? | 02 |
| (b) | Discuss briefly how the landform produces by sedimentation? | 03 |
| (c) | What type of development will you prefer on landform produced by sedimentation? | 05 |
| 10. (a) | What is settlement and building? | 02 |
| (b) | Describe the pattern of urban and rural settlement generally viewed in Bangladesh | 05 |
| (c) | Describe why nucleated settlement is called the origin of urban formation. | 03 |
| 11. (a) | Classify landform. | 02 |
| (b) | Why different type of settlement grows on different type of landform? | 04 |
| (c) | Describe about climatic effect on landform | 04 |
SECTION – B
| 1. (a) | What is environment? | 02 |
| (b) | Present the components of urban environment. | 03 |
| (c) | Describe in brief the environmental disaster occurred by the tropical cyclone with example of the year 1970 in Bangladesh. | 05 |
| 2. (a) | Define vegetation. | 02 |
| (b) | Describe the broad distribution of vegetation on earth with the help of a map. | 04 |
| (c) | Discuss the importance of tree in urban areas of Bangladesh. | 04 |
| 3. (a) | Classify plant kingdom. | 03 |
| (b) | Discuss how tress is valuable resources in planning perspective? | 03 |
| (c) | Find out the differences between xerophytes and hydrophytes plants. | 04 |
| 4. (a) | What is soil texture, soil structure and soil profile? | 02 |
| (b) | What type of soil is more appropriate for structural development? Make answer with appropriate example. | 04 |
| (c) | Make a brief review on the different types of soil in Bangladesh. | 04 |
| 5. (a) | Present your concept on soil. | 02 |
| (b) | Why different types of soil particles analyze in planning? | 04 |
| (c) | According to your views which type of soil is most suitable for urban area development, mostly bulk density area. | 04 |
| 6. (a) | Why natural disaster occurs in Bangladesh? | 03 |
| (b) | What are the components of natural disaster? | 03 |
| (c) | How will you mitigate those disasters? | 04 |
| 7. (a) | Discuss briefly the erosional features produces by the wind. | 04 |
| (b) | Discuss with sketch construction and maintenance of wind mill and wind turbine. | 04 |
| (c) | What are the purposes of wind mill and wind turbine? | 02 |
| 8. (a) | What is tropical cyclone? | 02 |
| (b) | Discuss the origin and destruction capabilities of tropical cyclone. | 04 |
| (c) | How could you alleviate the destruction capabilities of tropical cyclone occurred on the urban area? | 04 |
| 9. (a) | Define hill and hilly region. | 02 |
| (b) | Describe briefly the urban development activities formed in the hilly region with example of Chittagong in Bangladesh. | 05 |
| (c) | Point out some highlights on the ethnic groups of hilly region of Chittagong in Bangladesh. | 03 |
| 10. (a) | What are the problems of urban landuse? | 02 |
| (b) | Describe the various components of urban landuse. | 04 |
| (c) | How would you control the urban landuse? Describe in context of Bangladesh. | 04 |
| 11. (a) | What do you mean by the word ‘land form’? | 02 |
| (b) | Present different types of land form exists on earth. | 05 |
| (c) | Illustrate with example suitable land forms for construction of settlement in Bangladesh. | 03 |
| 12. (a) | Differentiate agriculture production and industrial production. | 02 |
| (b) | “Market linkage is primary step for increasing agricultural production”- would you agree with this concept? Discuss. | 04 |
| (c) | “Allocation of land for agricultural industry will provide rural development of Bangladesh” – explain.. | 04 |
| 13. (a) | Define the racial group in the world according to their distribution. | 06 |
| (b) | Present the scenario of human settlement constructed based on the racial classification in Bangladesh. | 04 |
