CBSE Class 12 Geography Deleted Syllabus 2024: For the year 2023-24, CBSE’s Geography syllabus has about 17 units which are divided into 2 books, namely, Fundamental of Human Geography and India People and Economy. Both the books carry 35 marks each where 10 marks are based on the Map work from each book. The practical portion carries 30 marks. In this article, you will find below the table of all topics and chapters which have been removed from the theory or practical syllabus of Geography class 12.
CBSE Class 12 Geography Deleted Syllabus 2023-24
Fundamentals of Human Geography
| Chapter | Page No. | Dropped Topics/ Chapters |
| UNIT 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: Human Geography Nature and Scope | 4-5 | Human Geography Through the Corridors of Time, Last Paragraph of Fields and Sub-Fields of Human Geography |
| UNIT 2 | ||
| Chapter 2: The World Population Distribution, Density and Growth | 9 11-14 | Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, Activity on Migration News Collage, Trends in Population Growth, Doubling Time of World Population, Spatial Pattern of Population Change, Impact of Population Change, Fig.2.2 |
| Chapter 3: Population Composition | 17-21 | Full Chapter |
| UNIT 3 | ||
| Chapter 6: Secondary Activities | 51-53 | Traditional Large Scale Industrial Regions, The Ruhr Coal Field, Iron and Steel Industry, Cotton Textile Industry |
| Chapter 7: Tertiary and Quarternary Activities | 60-61 | Factors Affecting Tourism, Collage and Activity on Medical Tourism |
| Chapter 9: International Trade | 84–85 87 | Important Aspects of International Trade, Regional Trade Blocs, Figures 9.1 and 9.3 |
| UNIT 4 | ||
| Chapter 10: Human Settlements | 91-102 | Full Chapter |
| Appendix 1 | 103-109 | Full Appendix |
| Note: The questions given in the exercises related to the deleted content of different chapters should not be considered. | ||
India: People and Economy
| Chapter | Page No. | Dropped Topics/ Chapters |
| UNIT 1 | ||
| Chapter 2: Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences | 15–22 | Full Chapter |
| Chapter 3: Human Development | 23–31 | Full Chapter |
| UNIT 2 | ||
| Chapter 4: Human Settlements | 35-37 | Classification of Towns on the Basis of Population Size, Fig.4.5, Tables 4.2 and 4.3 |
| UNIT 3 | ||
| Chapter 7: Mineral and Energy Resources | 78 | Box information, Fig. 7.4 |
| Chapter 8: Manufacturing Industries | 85-103 | Full Chapter |
| UNIT 4 | ||
| Chapter 10: Transport and Communication | 120-121 | Box Information and First Three Lines from page 121 |
| Note: The questions given in the exercises related to the deleted content of different chapters should not be considered. | ||
Practical Work in Geography—Part II
| Chapter | Page No. | Dropped Topics/ Chapters |
| Chapter 2: Data Processing | 22–30 | Measures of Dispersion, Rank Correlation along with All Related Figures |
| Chapter 4: Use of Computer in Data Processing and Mapping | 55-70 | Full Chapter |
| Chapter 5: Field Surveys | 71-84 | Full Chapter |
| Annexure | 101–105 | Full Annexure |
| Note: The questions given in the exercises related to the deleted content of different chapters should not be considered. | ||
Related:
CBSE Class 12 Geography Updated Course Structure 2023-24
Book- Fundamental of Human Geography
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Weightage |
| UNIT 1 | ||
| 1 | Human Geography | 3 |
| UNIT 2 | ||
| 2 | The World Population Density Distribution and Growth | 8 |
| 3 | Human Development | |
| UNIT 3 | ||
| 4 | Primary Activities | 19 |
| 5 | Secondary Activities | |
| 6 | Tertiary and Quaternary Activities | |
| 7 | Transport, Communication and Trade | |
| 8 | International Trade | |
| Map Work (Based onthe identification of features on World Political Map) | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 35 | |
Book- India People and Economy
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Weightage |
| UNIT 1 | ||
| 1 | Population Distribution Density Growth and Composition | 5 |
| UNIT 2 | ||
| 2 | Human Settlement | 3 |
| UNIT 3 | ||
| 3 | Land Resources and Agriculture | 10 |
| 4 | Water Resources | |
| 5 | Mineral And Energy Resources | |
| 6 | Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context | |
| UNIT 4 | ||
| 7 | Transport and Communication | 7 |
| 8 | International Trade | |
| UNIT 5 | ||
| 9 | Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems | 5 |
| Map Work (Based on Marking and labelling on a political Map of India) | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 35 | |
Geography Practical-II
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Weightage |
| 1 | Data-its source and Compilation | 18 |
| 2 | Data Processing | |
| 3 | Graphical representation of Data | 7 |
| 4 | Spatial Information Technology | 5 |
| Practical Record Book and Viva Voce | 5 | |
| Total | 30 | |