Syllabus : CBSE Syllabus of Geography for
Class 12 For March 2009 Examination
Class
XII GEOGRAPHY
One Theory Paper 3 Hours 70
Marks
A. Fundamental of Human
Geography 35 Marks
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Unit
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Marks
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Unit 1: Human Geography
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03
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Unit 2: People
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05
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Unit 3: Human Activities
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10
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Unit 4: Transport, communication & Trade
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10
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Unit 5: Human settlements
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05
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Unit 6: Map Work
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02
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TOTAL
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35
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B. India: People and
Economy 35 Marks
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Unit
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Marks
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Unit 7: People
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05
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Unit 8: Human Settlements
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04
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Unit 9: Resources and Development
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12
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Unit 10: Transport, Communication and International Trade
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07
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Unit 11: Geographical Perspective on selected issues and
problems
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04
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Unit 12: Map Work
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03
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TOTAL
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35
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C. Practical
Work
30 Marks
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Unit
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Marks
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Unit 1: Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping
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20
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Unit 2: Field study or Spatial Information Technology
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10
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TOTAL
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30
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A. Fundamentals of Human Geography (70 Periods) 35 Marks
Unit 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope 3 Periods
Unit 2: People 15 Periods
Population of the world — 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 25 Periods
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: agro-processing,
household, small scale, large scale; people engaged in
secondary activities - some examples from selected countries;
Tertiary activities-concept; trade, transport and
communication; services; peopleengaged in tertiary activities
- some examples from selected countries
Quaternary activities-concept; knowledge based industries;
people engaged inquaternary activities - some examples from
selected countries
Unit 4: Transport, Communication and Trade (Periods
19)
Land transport - roads, railways - rail network;
trans-continental railways;
Water transport- inland waterways; major ocean routes;
Air Transport- Intercontinental air routes;
Oil and gas pipelines;
Satellite communication and cyber space
International trade-Basis and changing patterns; ports as
gateways of international trade, role of WTO in International
trade.
Unit 5: Human Settlements (Periods 8)
Settlement types - rural and urban; morphology of cities (case
study); distribution of mega cities; problems of human
settlements in developing countries.
Unit 6: Map Work on outline Political map of World-
2 Marks
identification only
B. India: People and Economy 70 Periods
Unit 7: People (Periods 12)
Population distribution, density and growth; composition of
population; linguistic and religious; rural-urban population;
change through time-regional variations; occupation;
Migration: international, national-causes and consequences;
Human development: selected indicators and regional patterns;
Population, environment and development.
Unit 8: Human Settlements (Periods 8)
Rural settlements - types and distribution;
Urban settlements - types, distribution and functional
classification.
Unit 9: Resources and Development (Periods 28)
Land resources- general land use; agricultural land use-major
crops; agricultural development and problems; Distribution of
Wheat, Rice, Tea, Coffee, Cotton, Jute, Sugar cane and
Rubber).
Water resources-availability and utilization-irrigation,
domestic, industrial and other uses; scarcity of water and
conservation methods-rain water harvesting and watershed
management (one case study related with participatory
watershed management to be introduced).
Mineral and energy resources-metallic (Ironore, Copper,
Bauxite, Manganese) and non-metallic (Mica, Salt) minerals and
their distribution; conventional (Coal, Petroleum Natural gas
and Hydro electricity) and non-conventional energy sources
(solar, wind, biogas).
Industries - types and distribution; industrial location and
clustering; changing pattern of selected industries-iron and
steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals, and knowledge
based industries; impact of liberalization, privatisation and
globalization on industrial location;
Planning in India- target area planning (case study); idea of
sustainable development (case study)
Unit 10: Transport, Communication and International Trade
(Periods 12)
Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways and
airways: oil and gas pipelines; national electric grids;
communication networkings - radio, television, satellite and
internet;
International trade- changing pattern of India’s foreign
trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports,
Unit 11: Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and
Problems (One case study to be introduced for each topic)
(Periods 10)
Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal.
Urbanisation-rural-urban migration; problem of slum.
Land Degradation.
Unit 12: Map work on outline political map of India for
locating and labelling 3 Marks
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