AHSEC| CLASS 12| GEOGRAPHY| SOLVED PAPER - 2014| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2014
GEOGRAPHY
Full Marks: 70
Pass Marks: 21
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below: 1x4=4
(a) Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?
(i) The Atacama.
(ii) South-East Asia.
(iii) Equatorial region.
(iv) Polar region.
(b) Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
(i) Coffee.
(ii) Wheat.
(iii) Sugarcane.
(iv) Rubber.
(c) Which one of the following towns is not located on a river bank?
(i) Agra.
(ii) Patna.
(iii) Bhopal.
(iv) Kolkata.
(d) Which one of the following is the cause of acid rain?
(i) Air pollution.
(ii) Water pollution.
(iii) Land pollution.
(iv) Noise pollution.
2. Answer the following questions in brief: 1x4=4
(a) What is a river basin?
Ans:- A river drainage basin is the area
drained by a river and all of its tributaries. A river basin is made up of many
different watersheds. A watershed is a smaller version of a river basin.
(b) What is ‘White Revolution’?
Ans:- White Revolution is the 'Operation
Flood' program run by the Government of India.
(c) What is ‘red collar worker’?
Ans:- People engaged in primary
activities are called red collar workers because of the outdoor nature of their
work.
(d) What do you mean by barter system?
Ans:- Barter is an alternative method of
trade where goods and services are directly exchanged for each other without
using money as an intermediary.
3. Answer in brief: 2x10=20
(a) Name two sub-fields of Human Geography.
Ans:- Two sub-fields of human geography
are cultural geography, economic geography.
(b) Give two examples of tertiary activities.
Ans:- Tertiary activity does not produce
goods, but supports the production process. For example: transport,
communication, banking, storage, and trade.
(c) What are the two types of water transport?
Ans:- Water transport is mainly divided
into two parts – inland waterways and sea routes.
(d) Name two types of international trade.
Ans:- There are two types of international trade:
(i) Bilateral trade It takes place between two countries when they
enter into an agreement to trade in a commodity in which they are specialized.
(ii) Multilateral trade It is carried on at the same time with
several trading countries on goods in which the countries are specific.
(e) Name two peaks of Karbi Plateau.
Ans:- The two peaks of the Karbi plateau
are Dumbakchu and Singhasan.
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