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Solutions for Chapter 8: Geography : Nature and Scope
Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 8 of Maharashtra State Board Balbharati for Geography [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board.
Balbharati solutions for Geography [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board 8 Geography : Nature and Scope Intext Questions [Pages 75 - 80]
Let’s recall.
Dear students, you have been studying geography either as a part of Environmental Studies since Standard III or as Social Studies since Standard VI and as an independent subject since Standard XI. Your journey to understand our homeland earth began with the study of the cardinal directions in Standard III. In the consecutive academic years, you learnt various geographical concepts. Now just recall the various concepts that you have learnt till now and make a list of them. Also classify them under different categories given below in the table. One in each category has been done for you as an example.
| Related to Lithosphere | Related to Hydrosphere | Related to Atmosphere | Related to Biosphere | Related to Man and his activities | Other Concepts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | Oceans | Climate | Vegetation | Agriculture | Maps |
Can you tell?
Make a list of skills that you have obtained through your study of Geography. (Hint : You can revisit the learning objectives given in this textbook or earlier textbooks). Some are given here as a hint. See Fig.
Can you tell?
Discuss the following point in class with reference to its importance in the subject matter of Geography.
Environment Vs. Man
Discuss the following point in class with reference to its importance in the subject matter of Geography.
Complete study of India Vs. Study of only agriculture in India
Try this.
Given here are some of the concepts or subject matter we study in Geography. Write the name of subjects or disciplines you think they are also studied in. One has been done for you as an example. Complete the table after discussing in the class in pairs.
| Concepts | Subject in which the concept is also studied |
|---|---|
| Calculations involved in projections, shapes of projections | |
| Means of livelihood: agriculture, industry, trade, etc. | Economics |
| Cost of production, GDP, incomes, resources, scarcity, etc. | |
| Social relations and inequalities | |
| Racial structure of humans, evolution of humans, etc. | |
| Rocks and minerals | |
| Behaviour of humans in different climates and topography | |
| Electoral divisions, voting patterns, types of governments | |
| Biomes, food chain, forests, etc. | |
| Chemical weathering, erosion, acid rain, etc. | |
| Mean, variance, correlation, regression, etc. | |
| Past of different places, their development before attaining the present-day status, etc. |
Try this.
In Fig., a newspaper item is given. A list of job opportunities is given. Go through all the entries and see which ones are suitable for a geographer as a career.
Balbharati solutions for Geography [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board 8 Geography : Nature and Scope Exercise [Page 81]
Identify the correct group:
- Geomorphology
- Climatology
- Biogeography
- Historical Geography
- Cartography
- Survey
- Data collection
- GIS/GPS
- Tourism
- Forest Conservation
- Wildlife Conservation
- Culture Conservation
- Political Geography
- Physical Geography
- Population Geography
- Economic Geography
Give geographical reason:
Human Geography is multidisciplinary in nature.
Give geographical reasons:
Geography is dynamic in nature.
Give geographical reason:
Geography is dualistic in nature.
Write short notes on:
Physical Geography is related to various branches of Science.
Write a short note on branches of geography.
Write a short note on the latest trends in geography.
Write short notes on:
Skills required for studying geography.
Explain how the knowledge of Geography is important in our day-to-day life. Give examples.
Discuss the relationship between Geography and other subjects.
Answer in detail:
Explain the nature of Geography in detail.
Differentiate between physical geography and human geography.
Differentiate between:
Possibilism and Determinism.
Draw a neat and well-labelled diagram:
Relationship between Geography and other subjects.
Draw a neat and well-labeled diagram:
Skills required to study Geography.
Solutions for 8: Geography : Nature and Scope
Balbharati solutions for Geography [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board chapter 8 - Geography : Nature and Scope
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Concepts covered in Geography [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board chapter 8 Geography : Nature and Scope are Overview of Geography : Nature and Scope, Nature of Geography as a Discipline, Scope of Geography, Latest Trends in Geography.
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