ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
SYLLABUS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY FINAL YEAR COURSE
One Paper - Time - Three Hours - Marks 100
Introduction:
The students those who opt Geography among the different optional/elective subject of High School level acquires some idea of Economic Geography. But Economic Geography is not taught in its form and contents at High school. As such the students have to be imparted with good understanding from the initial stage of the subject. The students have to be exposed to the realities of economic world. They have to be made to understand the used and importance of world resources and their exploration.
The course contents for Higher Secondary First year and Second
year Class have been arranged maintaining proper linkages.
Specific Objective:
The major objectives of teaching Economic Geography at Higher
Secondary stage are to enable the students:
v to
acquaint with the importance of resources and its distribution.
v to
understand the relationship of resources, its development to economic
development of a region.
v to
understand the distribution of Geographical resources to different parts of the
Globe.
v to give
an idea regarding natural resources, its uses and value.
v to make
comparative study of different regions.
v to
develop an insight into world economy.
ECONOMIC
GEOGRAPHY
SYLLABUS
FOR HIGHER SECONDARY FINAL YEAR COURSE
One
Paper-Three Hours-Marks 100
Unit wise Distribution of Marks and Periods:
|
Unit
No. |
Title |
Marks |
Periods |
|
|
GROUP - A : INDIA |
|
|
|
Unit-1: Unit-2: Unit-3: Unit-4: Unit-5: Unit-6: |
Introduction Agriculture Resource: Mineral, Energy Manufacturing Industries Trade: Export and Import North East India with special reference to Assam |
10 15 6 9 5 15 |
20 35 10 15 10 30 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
GROUP-B
: OTHER COUNTRIES |
|
|
|
Unit-7: Unit-8: Unit-9: Unit-10: |
USA China Japan Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan |
10 10 10 10 |
20 20 20 20 |
|
|
Total |
100 |
200 |
Unit wise Distribution of Course contents:
GROUP -
A: INDIA
Unit-1: Introduction:
Physiography, Climate, Population, Forest, Fishing.
Unit-2: Agriculture:
Problems of soil erosion, soil conservation, development of irrigation,
Cultivation of Rice, Wheat, Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Sugarcane, Jute and Cotton. Concept of
green revolution.
Unit-3: Resource:
Mineral resources available in India. Energy resources available in India.
Unit-4: Manufacturing Industries:
Industries and Industrial regions, Textile, Iron and Steel, Ship building, Pulp and Paper making,
Cement, Fertilizer and Oil refining.
Unit-5: Trade– Export and Import:
External trade– its features, major items of export and import. Transport–
Railways, roadways, Inland waterways, shipping and Airways. Major ports in India.
Unit-6: North east India with special reference to Assam:
Topography– Climate, Forest, Agriculture, Mining Industries and
Transport. Problems of flood and erosion. Transport, Tea industry, Oil and Gas,
Pulp and Paper making, Coffee and Rubber
cultivation, Sericulture.
4. BUSINESS STUDIES
5. BANKING
6. ECONOMICS
7. BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (BMST)
8. SALESMANSHIP AND ADVERTISING
9. INSURANCE
10. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
11. ENREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
12. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS
GROUP-B:
OTHER COUNTRIES
Unit-7: U.S.A. :
Agriculture, Mining, Iron and Steel industry, Cotton Textile industry.
Unit-8: China:
Agriculture, Industries and Industrial regions, Mineral resources.
Unit-9: Japan:
Agriculture, Sericulture, Fishing, Iron and Steel industry, Ship building industry.
Unit-10: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan:
Climate, Natural vegetation, Agriculture, Transport, Industries.
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