Class XII: Economic Geography Syllabus
CLASS - XII (Full Marks -100)
Group - A [45 marks]
General
1. Population:
(i) Man-land ratio and population density; (ii) Distribution of population; (iii) Population growth—recent trends; (iv) Impact of population growth on economic development; (v) Concept of optimum population; (vi) Population structure (age-sex pyramid).
2. Minerals and energy resources:
a) Minerals : (i) Principal minerals, their uses and major producing areas: metals—iron ores, manganese, copper, bauxite, tin, zinc and lead. Non-metals—salt arid mica.
b) Energy resources: (i) Conventional—Coal, petroleum, uses, producing areas and trade; natural gas, hydropower (uses and producing areas), ii) Non-conventional sources of energy—solar, wind, tidal.
3. Manufacturing industry:
(i) Factors for industrial development; (ii) Weber’s theory of industrial location; (iii) Iron & steel industry; (iv) Textile industries ( cotton, woolen, synthetics); (v) Paper industry.
4. Trade:
(i) Trade as an index of economic development (ii) Bases of international trade; (iii) WTO and its major functions; (iv) Major trading blocs of the world.
Group - B (Full Marks 45)
India
1. Influence of physical environment on economic activities in India:
Influence of landform; influence of rivers; influence of climate.
2. Population: Growth of population—recent trends; distribution pattern of population; population characteristics; problems related to high growth of population and remedial measures.
3. Energy and mineral resources:
a) Energy resource: Coal; petroleum; hydropower; non-conventional sources of energy.
b) Mineral resource : Selected mineral resources, their uses and distribution —iron ores, manganese, bauxite, copper and mica.
4.Manufacturing industries:
Iron and steel; cotton textile; jute; paper; sugar; chemical fertilizers; cement; petro-chemicals.
5. Foreign trade:
Recent trend in India’s foreign trade and present position; trade relation with SAARC countries.
Group - C : (Full Marks 10)
West Bengal
1. Economic Geography of West Bengal:
Agricultural resources; fishing; minerals; power resources; major industries and industrial regions; Kolkata port and its significance.
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