TLP Geography Optional 2018 [3rd July]: Day 2

We are here once again with the online answer writing initiative for Geography Optional. The initiative will run for 50 days stretched in 10 weeks. On a daily basis, 5 questions shall be posted. Please note that no synopsis or review shall be provided. However, we encourage peer review.

You can download the schedule here.

1. On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of the locations, whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry: (2 x 5 =10 marks)

1. Nilgiri
2. Vidarbha region  
3. Dal lake
4. Nagarjun Sagar
5. Godavari river

2. Briefly explain the following terms in not more than 50 words each: (5 x 5 =25 marks)

1. Locational analysis
2. Welfare approach to geography
3. Quantitative revolution in geography
4. Geography and human welfare
5. Radical geography

3. Examine the applications of behaviouralism in policy making. (20 marks)

4. Discuss in detail the significance of social impact assessment (SIA)? (15 marks)

5. Examine the trends of land use pattern in India. (15 marks)