CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus 2022-23 (PDF Download)

CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus 2022-23

COURSE STRUCTURE
Class XII (2022-23)

One Theory Paper

3 Hours
70 Marks

Part

Units

No. of Periods

Marks

A

Fundamentals of Human Geography

90

35 Marks

Unit 1: Human Geography

07

 

 

30

Unit 2: People

20

Unit 3: Human Activities

32

Unit 4: Transport, Communication and Trade

26

Map Work

05

5

B

India: People and Economy

90

35 Marks

Unit 6: People

15

 

 

30

Unit 7: Human Settlements

10

Unit 8: Resources and Development

30

Unit 9: Transport, Communication and International Trade

15

Unit 10: Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems

15

Map Work

05

5

Total

180

70 Marks

C

Practical Work in Geography Part II

40

30 Marks

Unit 1: Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping

25

15

Unit 2: Spatial Information Technology

15

10

Practical Record Book and Viva Voce

5

COURSE CONTENT

 

Part A:

Fundamentals of Human Geography

90 Periods

Unit 1:

Human Geography: Nature and Scope

07 Periods

Unit 2:

People

  • The World Population- distribution, density and growth
  • Population change – Components of population change, Demographic Transition
  • Human development   – concept;                     selected indicators, international comparisons

 

20 Periods

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;
  • Tertiary activities – concept; trade, transport and tourism; services; people engaged in tertiary activities
  • Quaternary activities- concept; people engaged in quaternary activities – case study from selected countries

32 Periods

Unit 4:

Transport, Communication and 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

26 Periods

 

Map Work on identification of features based on 1-5 units on the outline Physical/Political map of World.

 

05 Periods

Part B:

India: People and Economy

90 Periods

Unit 6:

People

  • Population: distribution, density and growth; composition of population – linguistic, religious; sex, rural-urban and occupational-regional variations in growth of population

15 Periods

Unit 7:

Human Settlements

  • Rural settlements – types and distribution
  • Urban settlements – types, distribution and functional classification

10 Periods

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
  • Planning in India- target group area planning (case study); idea of sustainable development (case study)

30 Periods

Unit 9:

Transport, Communication and International Trade

  • Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways and airways: oil and gas pipelines; Geographical information and communication net works
  • International trade- changing pattern of India’s foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports

15 Periods

Unit 10:

Geographical   Perspective                         on                         selected issues and problems

  • Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal
  • Urbanization, rural-urban migration; problems of slums
  • Land degradation

15 Periods

Map work on locating and labeling of features based on aboveunits on outline map of India.

05 Periods

Part C:

Practical Work in Geography Part II

40 Periods

Unit 1:

Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping

  • Type and Sources of data: Primary, Secondary and other sources
  • Tabulating and processing of data; calculation of averages, measures of central tendency
  • Representation of data- construction of diagrams: bars, circles and flowchart; thematic maps; construction of dot; choropleth and isopleths maps

25 Periods

Unit 2:

Spatial Information Technology

  • Introduction to GIS; hardware requirements and software modules; data formats; raster and vector data, data input, editing and topology building; data analysis; overlay and buffer.

15 Periods

Prescribed Books:

  1. Fundamentals of Human Geography, Class XII, Published by NCERT
  2. India – People and Economy, Class XII, Published by NCERT
  3. Practical Work in Geography Part II, Class XII, Published by NCERT

Note:

  1. The above textbooks are also available in Hindi
  2. Kindly refer to the latest editions of all NCERT

 

QUESTION PAPER DESIGN GEOGRAPHY THEORY CLASS XI & XII

COMPETENCIES

Total Marks and % 70 Marks

DEMONSTRATE

29 marks- 41%

APPLICATION

26 marks – 37%

FORMULATE

15 marks – 22%

TOTAL

70 marks – 100%

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