Geography

UG Courses in Geography

Marking Scheme

Geography Syllabus

Smartkeeda CUET Geography Mock Tests

• In this series, you’ll be provided with:

• Total 50 CUET Geography mock tests

• 20 full-length Geography mock tests

• 30 CUET Geography quizzes

• 2 free Geography mock tests

• Unlimited Reattempt for each test

Key features of the CUET Geography mock test series

• Smartkeeda CUET Geography mock tests follow the latest examination pattern and syllabus prescribed by NTA for CUET 2023 examination.

• An in-depth analysis of your complete performance through a personalized report is provided after the mock test.

• A topic-wise analysis of your strong and weak areas is also displayed after each Geography mock test.

• You can also analyze your question preference according to the difficulty level of the questions.

• You can reattempt the questions that you left unattempted or marked incorrectly in the previous attempt.

• With the help of the ‘Compare’ feature, you can compare your performance in each CUET Geography mock test with the top performers of that mock test and understand the approach followed by them to perform better than you.

• Keep a track of your improvement with each CUET Geography mock test by comparing your current performance with past performance.

• The Geography test series is available in English as well as Hindi so you can attempt it in the language of your preference.

Geography Course Eligibility

Geography Course Duration

Job Opportunities

Colleges / Universities

• Miranda House, Delhi

• BHU, Varanasi

• Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar

• Pune University

• University of Bombay

• Dr. D Y Patil Arts Science and Commerce College

• Lucknow University

• Delhi University

• Jawaharlal Nehru University

• Aligarh Muslim University

• Allahabad University

• Rajiv Gandhi University

• Lucknow University

How the Smartkeeda CUET Geography Test series will help you in boosting your score

• The smart user-friendly interface of CUET by Smartkeeda shall ensure that the interface has elements that are easy to access, understand, and use, fulfilling your CUET exam preparation needs in a faster and more efficient way.

• Attempting Geography mock tests regularly will help you develop time management skills which is one of the prerequisites for any competitive exam.

• A detailed report after the completion of each CUET Geography mock test will inform you about the areas where you need to focus to boost your performance.

• Performing well in the Geography Online Tests will boost your self-confidence and provide you with the required motivation to do well in the exam.

• Frequent revision of the Geography topics through the CUET Geography mock tests will help you improve your overall performance

• Section IA – 13 Languages
• Section IB – 20 Languages
• Section II – 27 Domain-specific Subjects
• Section III – General Test

Section II – Domain-Specific Subjects

SYLLABUS- GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY-313

Fundamentals of Human Geography

Unit I: Human Geography: Nature and Scope

Unit II: People

• Population of the world – distribution, density, and growth
• Population change-spatial patterns and structure; determinants of population change;
• Age-sex ratio; rural-urban composition;
• Human development – concept; selected indicators, international comparisons.

Unit III: Human Activities

• Primary activities – concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agriculture and allied activities – some examples from selected countries;
• Secondary activities – concept; manufacturing: agro-processing, household, small scale, large scale; people engaged in secondary activities – some examples from selected countries;
• Tertiary activities – concept; trade, transport, and communication; services; people engaged in tertiary activities – some examples from selected countries;
• Quaternary activities – concept; knowledge-based industries; people engaged in quaternary activities – some examples from selected countries.

Unit IV: Transport, Communication, and Trade

• Land transport – roads, railways – rail network; trans-continental railways;
• Water transport- inland waterways; major ocean routes;
• Air transport – Intercontinental air routes;
• Oil and gas pipelines;
• Satellite communication and cyberspace;
• International trade – Basis and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade, the role of WTO in International trade.

Unit V: Human Settlements

India: People and Economy

Unit I: People

• Population: distribution, density, and growth; composition of the population - linguistic, religious; sex, rural-urban and occupational - regional variations in the growth of population ;
• Migration: international, national – causes and consequences;
• Human development – selected indicators and regional patterns;
• Population, environment, and development.

Unit II: Human Settlements

• Rural settlements – types and distribution;
• Urban settlements – types, distribution, and functional classification.

Unit III: Resources and Development (Periods 30)

• Land resources – general land use; agricultural land use – major crops; agricultural development and problems, common property resources;
• Water resources – availability and utilization – irrigation, domestic, industrial, and other uses; scarcity of water and conservation methods – rainwater harvesting and watershed management (one case study related with participatory watershed management to be introduced);
• Mineral and energy resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals and their distribution; conventional and non-conventional energy sources;
• Industries – types and distribution; industrial location and clustering; changing pattern of selected industries – iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals, and knowledge-based industries; impact of liberalisation, privatisation, and globalisation on industrial location;
• ‘Planning in India – target area planning (case study); the idea of sustainable development (case study).

Unit IV: Transport, Communication, and International Trade

• Transport and communication — roads, railways, waterways, and airways; oil and gas pipelines; national electric grids; communication networkings – radio, television, satellite, and internet;
• International trade — changing pattern of India’s foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports.

Unit V: Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems

• Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal;
• Urbanisation-rural-urban migration; problem of slums;
• Land Degradation