CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus 2023-24 (Download Latest Geography Syllabus PDF)

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§  The World Population- distribution, density and growth

§  Population change – Components of population change, Demographic Transition

§  Human development   –       concept;                                         selected indicators, international comparisons

20 Periods

§  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;

§  Tertiary activities – concept; trade, transport and tourism; services; people engaged in tertiary activities

§  Quaternary activities- concept; people engaged in quaternary activities – case study from selected countries

§  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

Map Work on identification of features based on 1-5  units on theoutline Physical/Political map of World.

05 Periods

§  Population: distribution, density and growth; composition of population – linguistic, religious; sex, rural-urban and occupational-regional variations in growth of population

§  Rural settlements – types and distribution

§  Urban settlements – types, distribution and functional classification

§  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

§  Planning in India- target group area planning

(case study); idea of sustainable development (case study)

§  Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways and airways: oil and gas pipelines; Geographical information and communication net works

§  International trade- changing pattern of India’s foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and

airports

§  Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal

§  Urbanization, rural-urban migration; problems of slums

§  Land degradation

§  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

§  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.