BLUE PRINT GEOGRAPHY (CODE: 029) CLASS: XII 2013-14

GEOGRAPHY (CODE: 029)

CLASS: XII

BLUE PRINT 2013-14

Provision of additional time for attempting OTBA based question(s)

NOTIFICATION 

Provision of additional time for attempting OTBA based question(s) 

As per circular nos. 39/2013, 53/2013 and 69/2013 the scheme of Open Text Based Assessment has been introduced for Classes IX and XI w. e. f. March 2014 examinations. It has been provided in the circulars that OTBA questions will be in addition to usual questions set for three hours. 

In view of the above the schools are directed to give time of 3-3½ hours to the examinees in each of the subjects where open text based assessment has been introduced. This time will be in addition to the 15 minutes allotted to read the question paper. 

Dr. Sadhana Parashar 

Director (Arti)

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DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER 2013-14 GEOGRAPHY (CODE: 029) CLASS: XII

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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2014 (Question Paper)
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-2014  (Marking Scheme) 


DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER 2013-14 and        BLUE PRINT 2013-14 

Fundamentals of Human Geography Textbook I (NCERT)   
Map Items for Identification only on outline political map of the World

India-People and Economy (Textbook II) 


for locating & labelling only on the outline political map of India

UNIT VISE DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS AND VALUE BASED QUESTING FOR CLASS XI 2013-14

QUESTION PAPER DESIGN FOR THE CLASS XI (GEOGRAPHY)

GEOGRAPHICAL PERCEPTIVE ON SELECTED ISSUES AND PROBLEMS (Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY

GEOGRAPHICAL PERCEPTIVE ON SELECTED ISSUES AND PROBLEMS

Q 1 Which is the largest slum in Asia?
Q 2 What are the criteria that are used for identifying pollution?
Q 3 Name two cities apart from Delhi which are responsible for polluting the water of Yamuna.
Q 4 What is the estimated percentage of polluted water in India?
Q 5 Define pollutant.
Q 6 What are the two major sources of pollution?
Q 7 Which river is highly polluted in India?
Q 8 Which type of pollution is the cause of acid rain?
Q 9 What do pull and push factors lead to?
Q 10 Name any two states in India having a poverty ratio of more than forty percent.
Q 11 What is the cause of environmental pollution?
Q 12 Name any three natural sources of water pollution.
Q 13 Name the few pollutants that cause air pollution.
Q 14 Which are the two sources of urban waste disposal?
Q 15 What is the main objective of the Watershed Management Programme?
Q 16 What are the effects of water pollution on human health?
Q 17 What is the main reason behind an increase in the rural-urban migration in India? What does it result in?
Q 18 List down few examples of different types of wastelands formed by natural and man-made agents.
Q 19 Write down the different sources of land pollution along with the examples.
Q 20 Name three components of natural and cultural environment each.
Q 21 Write a short notes on pollution and pollutant.
Q 22 Define air pollution. What are the main sources of air pollution?
Q 23 Increased use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, etc. degrade the soil. Write four effects of its use to support the statement.
Q 24 Mention the steps for the prevention and control of land polution.
Q 25 Mention the major problems associated with urban waste disposal in India.
Q 26 Describe the major causes of water pollution.
Q 27 Explain the measures for controlling water pollution.

LAND RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE ( Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY 

LAND RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE 

Q 1 Define common property resource (CPR). 
Q 2 What do you understand by the term agriculture? 
Q 3 What do you understand by intensity of cropping? 
Q 4 What does CAZRI stands for? 
Q 5 What do you understand by IADP? 
Q 6 What do you understand by HYV? 
Q 7 What do you understand by Net Sown Area? 
Q 8 What do you understand by culturable waste land? 
Q 9 What do you understand by mixed economy? 
Q 10 What are the three cropping seasons in India? 
Q 11 What is the difference between total cultivable land and total cultivated land? 
Q 12 Distinguish between net sown area and gross cropped area. 
Q 13 Why is India called an agricultural country? Give reasons. 
Q 14 Differentiate between barren and wasteland verses culturable wasteland. 
Q 15 What is the difference between wetland farming and dry land farming? 
Q 16 Mention the main problems from which dry land farming suffers. What solutions can be made in order to solve this problem? 
Q 17 Why is the strategy of increasing cropping intensity important in a country like India? 
Q 18 Why is agriculture considered so important in India? 
Q 19 Why is agricultural productivity still low in India? Write the main reasons. 
Q 20 Why is there regional imbalance in terms of intensity of cropping? 
Q 21 What is the impact of globalization on Indian agriculture? 
Q 22 Describe geographical requirements for the production of sugarcane in India. Name one state each from northern and southern India which is it's leading producer. 
Q 23 Why cultivation of sugarcane is shifting towards the states of southern India? 
Q 24 What are the main types of changes in an economy that make changes in land-use? 
Q 25 What are the achievements of Green Revolution? 
Q 26 Give reasons why Green Revolution was not equally successful in all parts of India. 
Q 27 What are the main problems that Indian agriculture is facing nowadays? 
Q28 What were the main elements of Green Revolution? 

WATER RESOURCES ( Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY

WATER RESOURCES

Q 1 What is the percentage of fresh water on the earth surface? 

Q 2 Define rain water harvesting. 

Q 3 What do you understand by watershed management?           

Q 4 What do you understand by potential water resources? 

Q 5 Define river basin. 

Q 6 Define seepage? 

Q 7 What are the different sources of water?           

Q 8 Name four major rivers of North India. 

Q 9 What are the main sources of irrigation? 

Q 10 What are Haryali , Neeru and Meeru ? 

Q 11 Why are the Great Plains of India rich in ground water resources? 

Q 12 Describe the main methods of conserving water resources. 

Q 13 Why is the share of agricultural sector in total water used expected to decline in the country? 

Q 14 Write down key features of India's National Water Policy, 2002.

Q 15 What factors are responsible for highest groundwater utilization in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu? 

Q 16 Describe the availability of water resources in India.

Q 17 What are the factors that are responsible for increasing the demand for irrigation? 

Q 18 Depleting water resources may lead to social conflicts and disputes. Elaborate it with suitable examples. 

Q 19 Differentiate between Surface water and Ground water. 

Q 20 Mention any five differences between North Indian rivers and Peninsular Rivers in terms of their hydrological characteristics. 

Q 21 Explain Watershed management and how does it play an important role in sustainable development? 

Q 22 What is the distribution of irrigated area in India? 

Q 23 What are the major problems regarding water resources? 

Q 24 Discuss Rain water harvesting in detail. 

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES ( Assignment for the Geography Student of Class XII )

GEOGRAPHY: INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES

Q 1 Which mineral is known as brown diamond? 

Q 2 Define minerals. 

Q 3 What are the two types of minerals?  

Q 4 Name the state producing highest percentage of coal in India. 

Q 5 Name three organisations that are involved in exploration and development of mineral resources in India. 

Q 6 Which are the two types of sources of energy? 

Q 7 Mention the main mineral belts in India. 

Q 8 Name four petroleum producing regions of India. 

Q 9 What are the two types of Metallic minerals? 

Q 10 Name any two non-ferrous metals. 

Q 11 Name two ferrous metals. 

Q 12 Define non conventional source of energy.  

Q 13 Define conventional source of energy. 

Q 14 What is lignite? 

Q 15 On the outline map of India mark the main oil refineries. 

Q 16 Mention the different sources of non-conventional energy. 

Q 17  Differentiate between Metallic Minerals and Non-Metallic Minerals. 

Q 18  Differentiate between Ferrous Minerals and non-Ferrous Minerals. 

Q 19 Mention three main characteristics of minerals.  

Q 20 Why is there variation in the development of power in India.  

Q 21  Differentiate between conventional and non conventional sources of energy.  

Q 22 On the outline map of India mark the areas producing Iron Ore. 

Q 23 On the outline map of India mark the natural gas reserve. 

Q 24 Write a detailed note on the distribution of Petroleum resources of India. 

Q 25 What are the different factors that influence the development of Hydroelectric power in India. 

Q 26 Nuclear energy is the hope of future. Give points. 

Q 27 What do you understand by nuclear power? Mention the important nuclear power stations in India. 

Q 28 Write an essay on hydel power in India.  

Q 29 Write a detailed note on the distribution of petroleum resources of India. 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ( Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY

                    MANUFACTURING  INDUSTRIES                                                                                             

Q1 Define manufacturing.                                           

Q2 Define agro-based industries.     

Q3 Define manufacturing industries.

Q4 What do you understand by rolling stock? 

Q5 What is the joint sector industry ?                     

Q6 What do you understand by labour intensive industry? 

Q7 Classify the industries on the basis of raw material used. 

Q8 Classify the industries on the bases of ownership. 

Q9 Classify the industries on the bases on the nature of manufactured goods. 

Q10 Name the iron and steel plants of India.      

Q11 Differentiate between public, private and joint sector industries.     

Q12 What are the raw materials and other things required for the establishment of iron and steel industry? 

Q13 What do you understand by knowledge based industries?    

Q14 Distinguish between chemical industry and petrochemical industry. 

Q15 What are the factors that are responsible for development of cotton textiles in Mumbai region? 

Q16 Why has the textile industries moved from Mumbai region towards Ahmedabad? 

Q17 Why sugar industry is considered as a seasonal industry?       

Q18 What is the major impact of information technology revolution in India? 

Q19 What is the base for petro chemical industry?          

Q20 Where the first modern cotton mill was set up in India? 

Q21 Which state is the largest producer of sugar in India? 

Q22 What are the two major sugarcane-producing regions in Uttar Pradesh? 

Q23 Define industrial clustering. 

Q24 What do you understand by industrial clusters or industrial regions? Mention the main Industrial regions of India. 

Q25 What are the factors that are responsible for the development of Jute industry in the Hugli region? 

Q26 What do you understand by Privatization?                 

Q27 What do you understand globalization? 

Q28 Write a short note about Chotanagpur plateau? 

Q29 Mention some reasons for the development of Hugli region as a industrial centre. 

Q30 When was the new industrial policy announced and what were ite main features? 

Q31 Write few points about Mumbai-Pune industrial region. 

Q32 Industries in Delhi region are light industries, explain why? 

PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN CONTEXT (Assignment for the Class XII Geography Students )

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY 

PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN CONTEXT 

Q1 Define Planning.                                                  

Q2 Define region. 

Q3 ‘Sometimes resource-rich region also remain backward.’ Explain this statement. 

Q4 Why is planning required for the development of a country? 

Q5 What do you understand by the target area planning? Give some examples. 

Q6 What are the two approaches to planning?                      

Q7 Mention the main achievements of five-year plans in India. 

Q8 Explain the reasons of deferring the Fourth Five-year plan. 

Q9 Explain the reasons of deferring the Eighth Five-year plan.                   

Q10 Write a note regional disparity in India. 

Q11 What are the programmes initiated by the government to reduce regional disparity? 

Q12 Briefly explain about Drought Prone Area Programme. 

Q13 When, why and where was Hill Area Development Programme initiated? 

Q14 Write a note on Bharmaur tribal area of Himachal Pradesh. 

Q15 When did the process of development start in Bharmaur region. 

Q16 What were the aims to initiate HADP in Bharmaur region? 

Q17 What are the social benefits of ITDP in the Bharmaur tribal region? 

Q18 Write a note on Indira GandhiCanal.                           

Q19 Briefly explain about the impacts of Indira Gandhi Canal. 

Q20 Suggeat the measures of promotion of sustainability in Indian Gandhi Canal Command Area. 

Q21 What are the advantages and disadvantages of canal systems? 

Q22 Distinguish between development and sustainable development. 

Q23 How has the concept of development changed over the years and led to the emergence of the concept of ‘sustainable development’? 

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION (PART-B) Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY 

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION (PART-B)  

Q1 Define the term transportation.  

Q2 Define communication. Also mention the major                 means of communication. 

Q3 Define harbour and port.   

Q4 Name the three major modes of transportation.       

Q5 Mention different type of gauges of Indian                         railway.                     

Q6 Name three national waterways. 

Q7 What is the difference between personal                             communication and mass communication? 

Q8 Why Prasar Bharati is considered important in the             field of communication in India? 

Q9 What are expressway national highways? 

Q10 Mention the three important networks of pipeline            transportation in the country. 

Q11 What are national highways?      

Q12 What do you understand by golden quadrilateral? 

Q13 What do you understand by Golden Quadrilateral? 

Q14 What are the two groups of satellite system of                  India? 

Q15 What are the advantages and disadvantages of                pipelines?      

Q16 Discuss the contribution of Air India and Indian                Airlines in the air transport of India? 

Q17 Discuss the contribution of Air India and Indian                Airlines in the air transport of India. 

Q18 What are the disadvantages of road transport? 

Q19 State the main characteristics of means of transport        and communication each? 

Q20 Highlight the importance of Indian Railways.    

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (PART-B) Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY 

            INTERNATIONAL TRADE (PART-B)            

Q1 Define trade. 

Q2 What are the different types of trade? 

Q3 Define export and import. 

Q4 What do you understand by balance of trade? 

Q5 Name the four major international airports of India. 

Q6 Mention the major countries of world from which             India have trade relations. 

Q7 What is open sky policy? 

Q8 Which are the two types of International trade? 

Q9 What do you understand by CIS? 

Q10 Mention the characteristics of the India’s foreign              trade. 

Q11 Explain the meaning of hinterland. 

Q12 Write briefly on the changing nature of the India's            international trade. 

Q13 Distinguish between port and  harbour. 

Q14 Name four important items which India export to              other countries. 

Q15 Why is the export of agricultural and allied products        declining continuously after 1997-98? 

Q16 After attaining a peak in 1999-2000, why has the                export of manufacturing goods started decreasing? 

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY NATURE AND SCOPE (Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

  

FUNDAMENTAL OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY NATURE AND SCOPE

Q 1 What is determinism?                            Mark (1)

Q 2 Name the French geographer who wrote Principles of Geographic Humaine. 

Q 3 What is the aim of human geography? 

Q 4 Name any four sub-fields of Human geography. 

Q 5 Name the geographer who came up with the concept of Neo-Determinism. 

Q 6 Name the important approach that emerged during 1930’s to study Human geography. 

Q 7 Name the school of thought which laid emphasis on the social well-being of people. 

Q 8 Name the school of thought which laid emphasis on the experiences and perceptions of space based on ethnicity, race and religion. 

Q 9 Name the important approaches that emerged during 1970’s to study Human geography. 

Q 10 Name the author of book “Geographia Generalis”. 

Q 11 Name the three schools of thought that lay emphasis on the study of man and environment relationships. 

Q 12 What was the main focus of Areal differentiation during 1930’s? 

Q 13 What was the main feature of Post Modernism in Geography?                                  Marks (3)

Q 14 What is the main objective of studying Human geography as a discipline of Geography? 

Q 15 State the difference between Deductive and Inductive Method of geographical study. 

Q 16 How can we say that Human geography has its deep roots in History? 

Q17 What do you mean by “Stop and Go determinism”? 

Q 18 What is the major difference between study of Physical geography and Human geography? 

Q 19 Why was the philosophy of determinism criticised? 

Q 20 What is environmental determinism? 

Q 21 Explain the concept of possibilism. 

Q 22 Define human geography. Name some of its sub fields. 

Q 23 Explain how Human geography emerged as an integrated and inter-related discipline during early 20^thCentury? 

Q 24 Explain how Human geography progressed during Colonial period? 

Q 25 Which approach was used to study Human geography during late 1950’s? What were its features? 

Q 26 Name any three sub-fields each of Social geography and Economic geography.        Marks (5)

Q 27 Differentiate between Determinism and Possibilism. 

Q 28 What is the scope of Human geography? 

Q 29 Name the fields of Human geography reflecting a relation with the given field of other Social Sciences                                                      
1) Agricultural science                 2) Demography
3) Political science                       4) Urban social science 

Q 30 What are the Broad stages and Thrust of Human Geography? 

Q 31 Explain naturalisation of humans and Humanisation of Nature. 

Q 32 Define the term neo determinism. 

Q 33 Give names of the sister disciplines of Social Sciences that have concepts similar to that of the given sub-fields of Human geography.
1) Geography of Resources           2) Gender Geography
3) Historical Geography                 4) Geography of travel and tourism                                    5) Military Geography 

THE WORLD POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, DENSITY AND GROWTH ( Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

FUNDAMENTAL OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

THE WORLD POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, DENSITY AND GROWTH

Q 1 What are different patterns of migration?    Mark (1)

Q 2 Distinguish between immigration and emigration.       

Q 3 Define the significance of population growth. 

Q 4 Write down the components of population change. 

Q 5 Why people migrate? 

Q 6 What was the total world’s population in the beginning of the twenty first century? 

Q 7 Write down the current growth ratio of population of the world. 

Q 8 What do you mean by population axis of Europe? 

Q 9 What is density of population? 

Q 10 What is Agricultural density of population? 

Q 11 What is Physiological density? 

Q 12 On the outline map of the world, show two countries which have negative growth of population.

Q 13 On the outline map of the world, show any two countries which have growth of more than 3%. 

Q 14 On the outline map of the world, show least densely populated region. One each in  Africa, Asia,  Europe,Latin America and Oceania. 

Q 15 Define:                                            Marks (3)        

1. Growth Rate of Population.     

2.Natural Growth of Population.

 3.Positive Growth of Population. 

Q 16 Name the three factors influencing the distribution of population. 

Q 17 What is demographic cycle?             

Q 18 What is Migration?     

Q 19 Explain the Push and Pull factor. 

Q 20 What is density of population?   

Q 21 What is the pattern of population distribution in the world? 

Q 22 What are the impacts of population change? 

Q 23 Describe the Malthus theory of population? 

Q 24 What is seasonal migration? 

Q 25 How science and technology helped population growth? 

Q 26 Name the factors influencing the distribution of population in the world. 

Q 27 Define different types of migrations.    Marks (5)

Q 28 What are the three stages of Demographic Transition Theory? 

Q 29 Write down the factors which influence the distribution of population. 

Q 30 What do you mean by doubling time of countries population? 

Q 31 Describe in brief the different trends of population growth in the world. 

POPULATION COMPOSITION (PART-A) ( Assignment for the Geography Students of Class XII )

FUNDAMENTAL OF HUMAB GEOGRAPHY

POPULATION COMPOSITION (PART-A)

Q 1 What is literacy rate?                                 Mark (1)

Q 2 Name the continent having highest percentage of rural population. 

Q 3 What does rural - urban composition indicate? 

Q 4 How is the sex ratio measured? 

Q 5 What do you understand by population composition? 

Q 6 Explain the concept "sex ratio unfavorable to women"                                                          Marks (3)

Q 7 How does literacy indicate socio - economic  developments? 

Q 8 Explain Ageing Population.    

Q 9 Define age- sex pyramid.        

Q 10 What does Age Structure imply?            

Q 11 The shape of the population pyramid reflects the characteristics of the population. How?

Q 12 Define the factors which are responsible for the variations in the literacy level of the World.          

Q 13 Explain the inter link between population and development. 

Q 14 The rate of urbanization is accelerating in developing countries significantly. Why? 

Q 15 What is the significance of age structure? 

Q 16 Write three types of populations associated with three kinds of shapes of age pyramid. 

Q 17 Describe the rural and urban composition of the population. 

Q 18 What is sex ratio? Why is sex ratio imbalanced in the world?                                           Marks (5)

Q 19 What population characteristics are revealed by an age-sex pyramid having a regularly tapering pyramid? 

Q 20 What do you mean by occupational structure of population? 

Q 21 Distinguish between rural population and urban population.