STUDY MATERIAL
CLASS XII
GEOGRAPHY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16
OUR PATRONS
SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR MALL, IAS
COMMISSIONER
KVS, NEW DELHI
SHRI. M.S.CHAUHAN
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
KVS, PATNA REGION
SHRI M.L.MISHRA
ASSTT.COMMISSIONER
KVS, PATNA REGION
SHRI R.RADHAKRISHNAN
ASSTT.COMMISSIONER
KVS, PATNA REGION
SHRI V.RAJAGOPAL
ASSTT.COMMISSIONER
KVS, PATNA REGION
DR.M.H.ANSARI
PRINCIPAL
KV, AFS BIHTA
SUBJECT CONVENOR
STUDY MATERIAL PRODUCTION TEAM 2015-2016
MR. S.K.SINHA, PGT (GEOGRAPHY), BAILEY ROAD , PATNA
MR.R.N.YADAV, PGT(GEOGRAPHY), KV KANKARBAGH, PATNA
MR.B.N.PRASAD, KV GAYA(NO.2), GAYA
MR. PRASHANT KUMAR, PGT(Geography) KV DANAPUR
MD.ISRAEL, PGT(Geography) KV AFS BIHTA, PATNA
FOREWORD
Providing 100% support in all the possible ways to the students for
learning the prescribed subjects to the expected level has been the
hallmark of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. The objective is to ensure
that the students are performing and scoring well in the examinations
together with acquiring required knowledge and skills in their subject.
The Support Material (SM) is expected to serve as a supplement to the
prescribed text books, and hence, should be used alongside the
original text books. The gist of each lesson given at the beginning of
each chapter is for having a ‘bird’s eye view’ of the lesson. In each
lesson, value points are given for each sub-head to facilitate focused
learning. Illustrations, pictures and diagrams are given to supplement
clear understanding of various concepts.
The Study Material has been prepared by a team of teachers of
Geography drawn from KVS, Patna Region. I hope that the students
as well as teachers will find it very useful.
Best Wishes
DR.M.H.ANSARI
PRINCIPAL
KV AFS BIHTA, PATNA
kvbihta@outlook.com
CONTENTS
1. Fundamental of Human geography
2. The world population
3. Population composition
4. Human development
5. Primary activities
6. Secondary activities
7. Tertiary and quaternary activities
8. Transport and communication
9. International Trade
10. Human settlement
11. India: The people & economy
12. Migration
13. Human development
14. Human settlement
15. Land resources and agriculture
16. Water resources
17. Minerals and Energy
18. Manufacturing industries
19. Planning and Sustainable development
20. Transport and communication
21. International Trade
22. Geographical perspective
23. Skill base question and answer
24. Model question paper
DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY (THEORY)
[Time:3 hrs.]
[M.M.:70]
1. Weightage of objectives:
Objectives
Marks
% of marks
1. Knowledge(K)
24
35%
2. Understanding(U)
28
40%
3. Application(A)
07
10%
4. Skill(S)
11
15%
2. Weightage in form of questions:
Form of questions
No. of
Questions
Marks for Each
Question
Total Marks
Estimated Time
(in minutes)
Long Ans. (L.A.)
Short Ans.(S.A.I.)
V.Short Ans.
(S.A.I.I)
07
06
07
5
3
1
35
18
07
75 min
60 min
30 min
Skill (Map work)
Total
2
22
5
-
10
70
15 min
180 minutes
3. Weightage of Difficulty Level:
Weightage Difficulty Level
Percentage
(i)
Easy (E)
20%
(ii)
Average(AV)
60%
(iii)
Difficult (D)
20%