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Curriculum and Syllabus for Class XII
Class XII
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One Paper |
3 Hours |
70 Marks |
THEORY PAPER
Group A : India - A General Geography
Units
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1. |
The Unity in Diversity
of Physical Environment |
12 Marks |
40 Periods |
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Locational setting, physiography, structure, relief and drainage, three-fold
physiographic
divisions-geomorphic process in each of them.
Climate ( temperature, pressure, winds and rainfalls). The monsoonal
regions-origin of monsoon,seasonal characteristics.
Natural vegetation - classification of vegetation, forest types of India and
their ecology,
impact of human activity on vegetation.
Soils - types of soils and their distribution. |
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2. |
The Unity in Diversity
of Social Environment |
12 Marks |
36 Periods |
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Population of India - General characteristics of demographic scene, distribution
and density
of population, growth of population, trends of migration.
Composition of population - rural, urban, age, sex, composition, workers and
non-workers,
structure of the work force.
The population of India - Racial composition of population-ethnic groups,
scheduled tribes
and scheduled castes-language and dialect groups - religious composition of
population.
Human settlements and house types - rural settlements, their types and
distribution,
urban settlements and their types. |
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3. |
Natural Resources of
India |
16 marks |
46 Periods |
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Classification of natural resources-soils, water, forest, minerals problems
and mode of conservation. |
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Utilization of Natural Resources |
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Agriculture-Wet and dry agriculture, crop combination and intensity of cropping;
main
features of agricultural transformation; use of technology in agriculture;
regional patterns
of major crops achievements and problems.
Industries-Basic and consumer goods industries, agrobased, mineral-based,
pastoral
and forest based industries with special reference to iron-steel, textiles,
sugar, paper
and petro- chemicals including oil refineries, industrial location and
clustering,
achievements and problems in industrial development, industrial self-reliance.
Transport, Transmission and Communication Network-The concept and pattern; its
integrating role with reference to different types of transport, oil pipeline,
national electric
grids, radio, television and satellite communication, pattern of India's
overseas trade ports
as its gateway.
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4. |
Regional Dimensions of
Economic Development |
15 marks |
45 Periods |
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Regional development-its need,concept of development : planning
regions-multi-level planning. |
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Case Studies : |
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(a) |
Damodar Valley industrial region. |
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(b) |
Tribal Development Block, Baster. |
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Metropolitan regions , area study of Mumbai ; National capital region. |
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Indira Gandhi canal command area . |
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Rural reconstruction with geographical bias,
introduction by drawing examples from different parts of India ( such as Anand Diary Farming in Gujarat, Tarai reclamation in Utter Pradesh and apple
orchard in Himachal Pradesh). |
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