Class 12 GeographyImportant Questions for Board Exams

Distinguish between environmental determinism and possibilism. How does neo-determinism differ from both?

What is human geography? Name four of its sub-fields.

Explain the Demographic Transition Theory. What stage is India in currently?

What are the factors affecting population distribution in the world?

What is an age-sex pyramid? Draw and explain three types of pyramids.

What does the occupational structure tell us about the economic development of a country?

What is the Human Development Index? Explain the components used to calculate it.

Distinguish between economic growth and human development.

Distinguish between intensive subsistence and commercial agriculture. Give examples of regions where each is practised.

What is shifting cultivation? By what names is it known in different parts of the world?

Explain the factors that influence the location of manufacturing industries.

What are high-tech industries? Why are they called 'footloose'?

Distinguish between tertiary, quaternary, and quinary activities with examples.

Why has India become a major hub for BPO and IT-enabled services?

Explain the importance of sea routes in international trade. Describe two major sea routes.

Why are transcontinental railways significant? Give two examples.

What is comparative advantage? How does it explain the basis of international trade?

What is the WTO? What are its functions?

Describe the distribution and density of population in India. What factors explain the regional variations?

What is the sex ratio in India? How does it vary by state?

What are the push and pull factors of migration? How do they explain rural-to-urban migration in India?

What are the consequences of migration for the areas of origin and destination?

Distinguish between compact and dispersed rural settlements. What factors influence the pattern of rural settlements?

What is the difference between a town, a city, and a metropolitan area?

Describe the Green Revolution. What were its achievements and limitations?

Name the major food and commercial crops of India. Where is each grown?

What is a multipurpose river valley project? Describe the benefits and problems of such projects.

What are the traditional methods of water conservation practised in India?

Describe the distribution of iron ore in India. Where are the major iron ore mining regions?

Why is development of non-conventional energy sources important for India?

Describe the location of the iron and steel industry in India. Why is it concentrated in the Chota Nagpur region?

Name the major industrial regions of India and the industries found in each.

What is sustainable development? How can India achieve sustainable use of its resources?

Describe the Indira Gandhi Canal Project. What has been its impact on Rajasthan?

Describe the road transport network of India. What is the Golden Quadrilateral?

What is the composition of India's exports and imports? Name India's major trading partners.