The Course is prepared keeping in mind the needs of the student for knowledge also preparing them from an exam perspective. The course is structured in the flowing manner

The important portion of CBSE Class 12 Geography Syllabus is given below

One Theory Paper (70 Marks): 3 Hours

Unit 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope 

Unit 2: People 

•Population-distribution, density and growth

• Population change-spatial patterns and structure; determinants of population change

• Population Composition - age-sex ratio; rural-urban composition

• Human development - concept; selected indicators, international comparisons

Unit 3: Human Activities 

• Primary activities - concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agricultural and allied activities - some examples from selected countries

• Secondary activities-concept; manufacturing: types - household, small scale, large scale; agro based and mineral based industries; people engaged in secondary activities - some examples from selected countries

• Tertiary activities-concept; trade, transport and tourism; services; people engaged in tertiary activities – some examples from selected countries

• Quatenary activities-concept; people engaged in quatenary activities - case study from selected countries

Unit 4: Transport, Communication and Trade 

Land transport - roads, railways; trans-continental railways

• Water transport- inland waterways; major ocean routes

• Air transport- Intercontinental air routes

• Oil and gas pipelines

• Satellite communication and cyber space- importance and usage for geographical information; use of GPS

• International trade- bases and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade; role of WTO in international trade

Unit 5: Human Settlements

Settlement types - rural and urban; morphology of cities (case study); distribution of mega cities; problems of human settlements in developing countries

Part B: India: People and Economy

Unit 6: People

• Population: distribution, density and growth; composition of population - linguistic, religious; sex, rural-urban and occupational-regional variations in growth of population

• Migration: international, national-causes and consequences

• Human development: selected indicators and regional patterns

• Population, environment and development

Unit 7: Human Settlements

• Rural settlements - types and distribution

• Urban settlements - types, distribution and functional classification

Unit 8: Resources and Development

and resources- general land use; agricultural land use; geographical conditions and distribution of major crops (Wheat, Rice, Tea, Coffee, Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane and Rubber); agricultural development and problems

• Water resources-availability and utilization-irrigation, domestic, industrial and other uses; scarcity of water and conservation methods-rain water harvesting and watershed management domestic, industrial and other uses; scarcity of water and conservation methods-rain water harvesting and watershed management

• Mineral and energy resources- distribution of metallic (Iron ore, Copper, Bauxite, Manganese); non-metallic (Mica, Salt) minerals; conventional (Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas and Hydroelectricity) and non-conventional energy sources (solar, wind, biogas) and conservation

• Industries - types, factors of industrial location; distribution and changing pattern of selected industries iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals, and knowledge based industries; impact of liberalization, privatization and globalization on industrial location; industrial clusters

• Planning in India- target group area planning (case study); idea of sustainable development (case study)

Unit 9: Transport, Communication and International Trade

• Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways and airways: oil and gas pipelines;

Geographical information and communication net works.

• International trade- changing pattern of India's foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports

Unit 10: Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems

Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal

• Urbanization, rural-urban migration; problems of slums

• Land degradation 

Part C: Practical Work