GEOGRAPHY Syllabus :

Resources: Types — natural and human; need for resource planning.

Natural Resources: Land as a resource, soil formation, types and distribution; changing land-use PATTERN; land degradation and conservation measures.

Forest and wildlife resources: Types and distribution, depletion of flora and fauna; conservation and protection of forests and wildlife.

Agriculture: Types of farming, major crops, cropping pattern, technological and INSTITUTIONAL reforms; their impact; contribution of Agriculture to the national economy — employment and output, food security, impact of globalisation.

Water resources: Sources, distribution, utilisation, multipurpose projects, water scarcity, need for conservation and management, RAINWATER harvesting. (ONE case study to be introduced)

Mineral Resources: Types of minerals, distribution, use and economic importance of minerals, conservation

Power Resources: Types of power resources – conventional and non-conventional, distribution and utilization, and conservation.

Manufacturing Industries: Types, spatial distribution, contribution to industries to the national economy, industrial pollution and degradation of the environment, measures to control degradation.

Transport, communication and trade.