Class XI: Economic Geography Syllabus
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY CLASS - XI (Full Marks -100)
Group - A [60 marks)
General
1. Introduction:
a) (i) Economic geography—meaning and scope; (ii) Relation of economic geography with other branches of geography; (iii) Importance of the study of economic geography.
b) Major types of economic activities (meaning and nature): (i) Primary; (ii) Secondary; (iii) Tertiary.
c) Environment and economic activities : (i) Physical environment; (ii) Non-physical environment; (iii) Effects of environment on the economic life.
2. Resource:
(i) Meaning and definition; (ii) Resource creating factors; (iii) Functional concept of resource (dynamic nature); (iv) Types of resource; (v) Modern trends in resource development; (vi) Sustainable development-—concept, needs and guidelines.
3. Principal natural resources of the world and their utilisation :
(a) Forest: (i) Importance of forest; (ii) Types of forest and their utilisation; (iii) Forest conservation; (iv) Social forestry and agro-forestry.
(b) Marine resource : (i) Economic significance of sea; (ii) Important marine fisheries of the world.
(c) Animal resource : Cattle and sheep rearing and principal products.
4. Agriculture: (i) Importance of agriculture as an economic activity; (ii) Factors affecting cultivability of land; (ii) Major crops (uses, principal growing areas and trade): rice, wheat, tea, coffee, sugarcane & sugar beet, cotton, jute, rubber.
5. Transport and Ports and Harbours:
a) Transport: (i) Importance; (ii) Modes of modern transport (roadways, railways, waterways and airways) (iii) Trans-continental railways; (iv) Suez canal and Panama canal.
b) Ports and harbours : (i) Functions; (ii) Relation with hinterland (iii) Required conditions for development, (iv) Some important ports of international standing—New York, Amsterdam, London, Hambourg, Singapore and Colombo.
Group - B [Full Marks 40]
India
1. Economic utilisation of natural resources in India :
a) Forest resource : Economic importance of Indian forests; major types of forest; forest conservation in India.
b) Animal resource : Cattle, goat and sheep rearing and principal products; importance of animal resources in Indian economy.
c) Fishing : Types of fishing inland fishing and marine fishing; fish production and trade; reasons for the underdevelopment of marine fishing; measures for the development of fishing.
2. Agriculture:
Importance of agriculture in Indian economy; major types of soil in India and their influences on crop production; problems of soil erosion and • measures for soil conservation in India; problems of Indian agriculture and measures adopted for its improvement; irrigation systems in India; major crops rice, wheat, cotton, jute, sugarcane, tea, coffee, rubber, oilseeds.
3. Transport and Ports:
a) Transport: Railways, road transport, water transport and air transport.
b) Ports : Major ports of India and their hinterlands.
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