CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus 2020-21 (Revised & Reduced By 30%)

Part

Units

Marks

A

Fundamentals of Human Geography

35 Marks

Unit 1: Human Geography

30

Unit 2: People

Unit 3: Human Activities

Unit 4: Human settlements

Map Work

5

B

India: People and Economy

35 Marks

Unit 1: People

30

Unit 2: Human Settlements

Unit 3: Resources and Development

Unit 5: Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems

Map Work

5

Total

70 Marks

C

Practical Work in Geography Part II

30 Marks

Unit 1: Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping

25

Practical Record Book and Viva Voce

5

Part 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

Population Composition - age-sex pyramid; 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

Tertiary activities-concept; trade, transport and tourism; services; people engaged in tertiary activities - some examples from selected countries

Quaternary activities-concept; people engaged in quaternary activities

- case study from selected countries

Unit 4:

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

Part B:

India: People and Economy

Unit 1:

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 2:

Human Settlements

Rural settlements - types and distribution

Urban settlements - types, distribution and functional classification

Unit 3:

Resources and Development

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)

Unit 5:

Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems

Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal

Urbanization, rural-urban migration; problems of slums

Land degradation

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

Part C:

Practical Work in Geography Part II

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

Data analysis and generation of diagrams, graphs and other visual diagrams using computers

Unit-1

Ch.-1

Nil

Unit-2

Ch. 2 to 4

1

The largest country in each continent in terms of area

Unit-3

Ch. 5 to 7

1

Areas of subsistence gathering

Primary Activities

2

Major areas of nomadic herding of the world

3

Major areas of commercial livestock rearing

4

Major areas of extensive commercial grain faming

5

Major areas of mixed farming of the World

Unit - 5

Ch. 10

Mega cities of the world – Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mumbai, Sao Paulo

Units - 1 & 2

Ch. 1 to 4

•    State with highest level of urbanization and lowest level of

urbanization

•    One state with highest level of HDI & One lowest level of HDI

•    State with highest level of population density & one state with lowest level of population density (2011)

•    Any city with more than 10 million population – Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru

Unit - 3

Ch. 5 to 9

Leading producing states of the following crops:

(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Cotton (d) Jute (e) Sugarcane (f) Tea and (g) Coffee

Mines:

• Iron-ore mines: Mayurbhanj, Bailadila, Ratnagiri, Bellary

• Manganese mines: Balaghat, Shimoga

• Copper mines: Hazaribagh, Singhbhum, Khetari

• Bauxite mines: Katni, Bilaspur and Koraput

• Coal mines: Jharia, Bokaro, Raniganj, Neyveli

• Oil Refineries: Mathura, Jamnager, Barauni