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IGNOU MGY-11 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
Part A
1. Give an account of mapping landforms using remote sensing data.
2. What is groundwater depletion? Discuss the data and methods suitable for groundwater potential zone mapping. Support your answer with the help of neat well labelled diagrams, wherever necessary.
3. Write short notes on the following:
a) Recent developments in mineralogical mapping and exploration using remote sensing data
b) Digital terrain analysis
c) Application of drone technology in mapping inland waters
d) Applications of watershed mapping related applications
e) Recent developments in land degradation studies
f) Image features characterising gently or moderately dipping sedimentary rocks in a terrain
Part B
4. Discuss the different approaches for the assessment of coastal vulnerability.
5. Examine the role of geoinformatics in ecological applications with emphasis on mapping terrestrial habitats, ecosystems and protected areas.
6. Write short notes on the following:
a) Urban heat island
b) Role of geoinformatics in atmospheric applications
c) Application of geoinformatics in studying urban sprawl
d) Recent trends in Ocean Colour Remote Sensing
e) Habitat suitability analysis using geoinformatics
f) Scope of geoinformatics in mapping marine protected areas