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Default Important Topics for Geography Paper II

Important Topics for Geography Paper II




Environmentalism & Possibilism
  1. Define Possibilism
  2. How far has man changed the environment in his favor?
  3. Natural environment affects human activities or Human activities affect the natural environment.
  4. Man-environmental relationship in the light of Physical Determinism and Possibilism.



World Population Distribution
  1. What is meant by “population growth”?
  2. Compare the pattern of population growth between the more developed countries (MDC’S) and less developed countries (LDC’S) since 1950?
  3. Present the spatial distribution of population over the globe
  4. Which factors affect the distribution of population in the world?
  5. Population/Resource regions



Migrations
  1. kinds of migration and
  2. Effects of intra-urban migration.
  3. forced migration across international borders has become exceedingly widespread during the recent past”. Discuss?
  4. Define urbanization.
  5. Critical assessment of process of urbanization in Pakistan since its inception
  6. Compare different urban and rural landscapes with which you are familiar.
  7. Rural to Urban Migration in Pakistan
  8. Causes of rural-urban migration in the world.



Pakistan Social, Human and Economic Geography
  1. Draw a map of Pakistan and show physical features in it.
  2. importance of Pakistan in the current geo-polity pertinent to Global Affairs
  3. In what ways does the import and export trade of Pakistan differ from that of her western neighbors?
  4. Throw light on Pakistan’s transportation Network
  5. Pakistan’s strategic Importance



Industrial Revolution and Industrialization
Q.1 Describe Industrial Revolution. How far it has helped in economic development as well as increasing economy disparity in the world?
Q.2 Summarize Western Europe’s historic contribution to the development of the present world economy.
Q.3 Bring out the importance of the manufacturing belt of USA. What effects does the Appalachia area have on the rest of the country?
Q.4 What is the importance of iron and steel industry? How it plays a major role in the development of any country?



Geography of South Asia
Q.1 Explain Geographical requirements, distribution and production of cotton in South Asia.
Q.2 Give an account of power resources of South Asia with special reference to Pakistan.
Q.3 "South Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are very many". Discuss.
Q.4 Production and trade of rice in the world with specific reference to south Asia
Q.5 Grain farming in South Asia. Did you notice agriculture change in the region recently?
Q.6 The River basins and Coastal Plains of South Asia are reckoned as one of the densely populated areas of the world. Discuss.
Q.7 ‘Agriculture sector is the linchpin of the economy of South Asia.’ Discuss in detail with special reference to Pakistan.
Q.8 Major Industries of South Asia based on Non-Metallic minerals.



Oil Politics
Q.1 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of dependence on oil production by countries of SW Asia and North Africa.
Q.2 Give an account of the Petroleum production in Middle East.’ Also throw light on its economic and political importance.



Water
Q.1 To what extent are water resources likely to act as a limit to economic development in Pakistan?
Q.2 A population map of Asia shows that most people live on or near the river basins and coasts. Give reasons for this distribution.
Q.3 Fresh water shortage is a future threat for Pakistan. Discuss


Agriculture
Q.1 Name the chief agricultural products of South Asia and indicate the chief producing areas on a sketch map.
Q.2 Account for the recent floods in the Indus basin and its impact on agricultural lands and their productivity.


Resources
Q.1 Define Resources. Give most workable classification of resources citing explicit examples
Q.2 "Economic geography is the study of location, distribution and use of scarce resources". Discuss.



Cultural Diffusion
Q.1 What is meant by cultural diffusion?
Q.2 How is the culture of an area affected by landscape



Economic Activities
Q.1 Delineate the hierarchy of economic activities. Give a detailed account of any ONE of the secondary activities in the world?



Misc
Q.1 Is there any relation between the 'Holy Quran and Geography? Explain your ideas in detail.
Q.2 Analytical essay on the politico-economic relationship between MDC’S and LDC’S?
Q.3 How did settlements originate in the world? Describe the central place theory.
Q.4 Compare the economic and social geographies of the Central Asian countries.



Short Notes
  1. Shifting cultivation
  2. Tourism in Pakistan
  3. Manufacturing industries in China
  4. Fisheries in Japan
  5. Recent Trends in International Relations within SAARC
  6. World's major fishing grounds
  7. Trade patterns in China
  8. Singapore--Her Economic success
  9. Urbanization in Latin America.
  10. Gwadar Port
  11. International Trade Pattern
  12. Environmental and Economic importance of Forests
  13. The green Revolution
  14. The Golden Corridor
  15. Energy crisis in Pakistan
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