CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus 2021-22 (New): CBSE Academic Session 2021-22

Part

Units

No. of

Periods

Marks

A

Fundamentals of Human Geography

90

35 Marks

Unit 1: Human Geography

05

30

Unit 2: People

18

Unit 3: Human Activities

28

Unit 4: Transport, Communication and Trade

24

Unit 5: Human settlements

10

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: Field study or Spatial Information Technology

15

10

Practical Record Book and Viva Voce

5

Part A:

Fundamentals of Human Geography

90 Periods

Unit 1:

Human Geography: Nature and Scope

05 Periods

Unit 2:

People

- Population-distribution, density and growth

18 Periods

- Population change-spatial patterns and structure; determinants of population change

- Population   Composition   -   age-sex   ratio;   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

Secondary activities-concept; manufacturing: types - household,  small  scale,  large  scale;  agro  based  and mineral based industries; people engaged in secondary 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

28 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

24 Periods

Unit 5:

Human Settlements

Settlement types - rural and urban; morphology of cities (case  study);  distribution  of  mega  cities;  problems  of human settlements in developing countries

10 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

Migration:  international, national-causes and consequences

Human development: selected indicators and regional patterns

Population, environment and development

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

Industries - types, factors of industrial location; distribution and changing pattern of selected industries-iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals, and knowledge based industries; impact of liberalization, privatization and globalization on industrial location; industrial clusters

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

15 Periods

and   airways:   oil   and   gas   pipelines;   Geographical information and communication networks 

International trade- changing pattern of India's foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports

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 above units 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

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

25 Periods

Unit 2:

Field Study or Spatial Information Technology 

Field visit and study: map orientation, observation and preparation of sketch; survey on any one of the local concerns; pollution, ground water changes, land use and land-use  changes, poverty,  energy  issues,  soil degradation, impact of floods and drought, catchment area of school, Market survey and Household survey (any one topic of local concern may be taken up for the study; observation and questionnaire survey may be adopted for the data collection; collected data may be tabulated and analyzed with diagrams and maps). Students can be given different topics to get more insight into various problems of society. 

OR

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