IGNOU BGGET-142 June 2022 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.What is economic geography ? Write a detailed note on scope and nature of economic geography.

Q2.What is regional disparity ? Explain in detail the regional disparities with suitable examples.

Q3.What is industry ? Explain in detail the agro-based industries with suitable examples.

Q4.Discuss any ten factors affecting industrial location, with suitable examples.

Q5.What are commercial activities ? Discuss various types of commercial activities by citing suitable examples.

Q6.Briefly discuss different modes of transport.

Q7.Highlight the characteristics of water transport in detail.

Q8.What is land use ? Explain in detail the land use classification schemes at national and international levels with suitable examples.

Q9.Define resources. Discuss in detail the three aspects as postulated in the functional theory of resources.

Q10.What is dairy farming ? Write a detailed account on dairy farming in India by citing suitable examples.

Q11.What is mining ? Explain in detail the various methods of mining with suitable examples.

Q12.Answer any five of the following questions in 250 words each : 5x6=30

(a) Explain any two types of traditional approaches of economic geography.

(b) What is territorial division of labour ? Explain with suitable examples.

(c) Discuss any four assumptions adopted by August Losch in his theory of industrial location. BGGET-142 2

(d) Differentiate between wholesale and retail trade by citing suitable examples.

(e) What are minerals ? Briefly discuss with suitable examples.

(f) Differentiate between semi-nomadic herding and transhumance by citing suitable examples.

(g) What is petro-chemical industry ? Briefly explain with suitable examples.

Q13.Answer any five of the following questions in 150 words each : 5x4=20

(a) Differentiate between temporal approach and utility approach of economic geography.

(b) Explain any two economic indicators with suitable examples.

(c) What are metallic minerals ? Discuss three sub-categories of metallic minerals.

(d) Name any two theories of industrial location. Briefly highlight their major features.

(e) What is capital cost ? Explain with suitable examples.

(f) Discuss any one critical issue being faced by Indian food processing industry.

(g) What are tertiary activities ? Briefly discuss with suitable examples.