CBSE Geography Class 12 Syllabus
Exam Structure
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Part / Unit
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Chapter
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Marks
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A
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Fundamentals of Human Geography
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35
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Unit 1
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Human Geography
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Unit 2
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People
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Unit 3
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Human Activities
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Unit 4
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Transport, Communication and Trade
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Unit 5
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Human settlements
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Map Work
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5
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B
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India: People and Economy
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35
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Unit 6
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People
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Unit 7
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Human Settlements
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Unit 8
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Resources and Development
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Unit 9
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Transport, Communication and International Trade
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Unit 10
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Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems
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Map Work
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5
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C
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Practical Work
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30
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Unit 1
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Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping
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15
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Unit 2
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Field study or Spatial Information Technology
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10
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Unit 3
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Practical Record Book and Viva Voce
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5
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A.
Fundamentals of Human Geography
Unit 1: Human Geography:
Nature and Scope
Unit 2: People
Population-distribution,density
and growth
Population change-spatial
patterns and structure; determinants of population change;
Age-sex ratio;
rural-urban composition;
Human development -
concept; selected indicators, international comparisons
Unit 3: Human
Activities
Primary activities -
concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence
agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agricultural and allied
activities - some examples from selected countries.
Secondary
activities-concept; manufacturing: types - household, small scale, large scale;
agro based and mineral based industries; people engaged in secondary activities
- some examples from selected countries.
Tertiary
activities-concept; trade, transport and tourism; services; people engaged in
tertiary activities - some examples from selected countries.
Quatenary activities -
concept; people engaged in quatenary activities - case study from selected
countries.
Unit 4: Transport,
Communication & Trade
Land transport - roads,
railways; trans-continental railways.
Water transport - inland
waterways; major ocean routes.
Air transport -
Intercontinental air routes.
Oil and gas pipelines.
Satellite communication
and cyber space- Importance and usage for geographical information; use of GPS.
International trade-Bases
and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade, role of WTO in
International trade.
Ocean: National rights
and international treaties.
Unit 5: Human
settlements
Settlement types - rural
and urban; morphology of cities (case study); distribution of mega cities;
problems of human settlements in developing countries.
Map Work
Map Work on
identification of features based on 1-5 units on the outline/Physical/Political
map of World.
B.
India: People and Economy
Unit 6: People
Population: distribution,
density and growth; composition of population - linguistic, religious; sex,
rural-urban and occupational-regional variations in growth of population.
Migration: international,
national-causes and consequences.
Human development:
selected indicators and regional patterns.
Population, environment
and development.
Unit 7: Human Settlements
Rural settlements - types
and distribution.
Urban settlements -
types, distribution and functional classification.
Unit 8: Resources and
Development
Land resources - general
land use; agricultural land use, Geographical conditions and distribution of
major crops (Wheat, Rice, Tea, Coffee, Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane and Rubber),
agricultural development and problems.
Water resources -
availability and utilization-irrigation, domestic, industrial and other uses;
scarcity of water and conservation methods -rain water harvesting and watershed
management.
Mineral and energy
resources - distribution of metallic (Iron ore, Copper, Bauxite, Manganese);
non-metallic (Mica, Salt) minerals; conventional (Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas
and Hydroelectricity) and non-conventional energy sources (solar, wind, biogas)
and conservation.
Industries - types,
factors of industrial location; distribution and changing pattern of selected
industries-iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals, and
knowledge based industries; impact of liberalization, privatisation and
globalisation on industrial location; industrial clusters.
Planning in India -
target group area planning (case study); idea of sustainable development (case
study).
Unit 9: Transport,
Communication and International Trade
Transport and
communication-roads, railways, waterways and airways: oil and gas pipelines;
Geographical information and communication networks.
International trade -
changing pattern of India's foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and
airports.
Unit 10: Geographical
Perspective on selected issues and problems
Environmental pollution;
urban - waste disposal.
Urbanisation, rural-urban
migration; problems of slums.
Land degradation.
Map Work
Map work on locating and
labelling of features based on above units on outline map of India.
C.
Practical Work
- Unit 1: Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping
- Unit 2: Field study or Spatial Information Technology
- Unit 3: Practical Record Book and Viva Voce
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