CBSE Term 2 Question Paper for Class 12 – Geography
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CBSE Term 2 Question Paper Class 12 Exam Geography
Board |
Central Board of Secondary Education 2022 (CBSE Term 2) |
Class |
12th |
Subject |
Geography |
Topic |
Question Paper |
Section – A
(Very Short Answer Type Questions)
(1) Why is ‘access to transportation and communication’ necessary for industries? Explain.
(2) “Rural marketing centres cater to nearby settlements.” Explain the statement.
(3) (a) Mention any four features of the ‘North-Western Region’ Mineral belt in India.
(b) Mention any four characteristics of ‘metallic minerals’.
Section B:
(Source Based Question)
The social benefits derived from Integrated Tribal Development Project (TDP) include tremendous increase in literacy rate, improvement in sex ratio and decline in child marriage. The female literacy rate in the region increased from 1-88 per cent in 1971 to 65 per cent in 2011. The difference between males and females in literacy level i.e., gender à si inequality, has also declined. Traditionally, the Gaddis had subsistence
agricultural-cum-pastoral economy having emphasis on food grains and livestock production, But during the last three decades of twentieth century, the cultivation of pulses and other cash crops has increased in Bharmaur region But the crop cultivation is still done with traditional technology. The declining importance of pastoralism in the economy of the region can be gauged from the fact that at present only about one-tenth of the total households practice transhumance. But the Gaddis are still very mobile as a sizeable section of them migrate to Kangra and surrounding areas during winter to earn their living from wage labor.
(4.1) Mention any two priorities of ‘integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP)’.
(4.2) How has ‘integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP)’ affected the life of ‘Gaddis’? Explain.
(4.3) Why is the importance of pastoralism declining in Bharmaur region?
Section – C
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Why are higher percentage of workers employed in services in more developed conntries? Explain with examples.
(a) “Major concentrations of modern manufacturing have flourished in a few number of places in the world.” Support the statement with examples.
OR
“Cottage industry is the smallest manufacturing unit.” Support the statement with examples.
Section – D
(Long Answer Type Questions)
(7) How is ‘Urban waste disposal’ a serious problem in India? Suggest measures to solve this problem.
(8) “Island waterways faced many problems in India.” Examine the statement with examples.
(a) Define the term “Trans-Continental Railways”. Explain any four characteristics of Trans-Canadian Railway.
OR
(b) Define the term ‘Highways’. Explain any four points of importance of highways in North America.
Section E:
(Map Based Question)
(10) On the given political outline map of India (On page 11), locate and label any five from the following geographical features with appropriate symbols.
(10.1) Ratnagiri – Iron-ore mines
(10.2) Shimoga – Maganese mines
(10.3) Jamnagar – Oil refinery
(10.4) Eastern-most station of the East-West Corridor
(10.5) Neyveli – Coal mines
(10.6) Southern-most metropolitan city connected by ‘Golden Quadrilateral’.