Assam HS Economic Geography case studies
Assam HS Economic Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Economic Geography is the second-year elective of the Assam Higher Secondary (HS) Commerce and Arts curriculum, examined by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC). It suits HS final-year students who want to understand why economic activity - farming, mining, manufacturing, trade, transport, tourism - is distributed the way it is, and who want that understanding to be usable in later study of economics, geography or commerce at degree level. The Assam HS Economic Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 2,707 words.
1Green Leaf at the Garden Gate: Small Tea Growers in Dibrugarh
In a circle of Dibrugarh district, 1,850 small tea growers, each holding 0.2–0.9 ha, supply green leaf to three bought-leaf factories within 18 km. In 2023 the peak-season leaf price fell from ₹22 to ₹14 per kg within three weeks; growers' average cost of production is ₹16 per kg.
541 words, about 3 min2Where to Squeeze the Pineapple: A Fruit-Processing Location Decision
A cooperative federation plans a 20-tonne-per-day pineapple processing plant producing juice concentrate and slices. Three sites are shortlisted.
522 words, about 3 min3The Beel That Feeds Four Hundred Households
A 350-hectare floodplain beel in Barpeta district, Assam, is connected to the Brahmaputra by a silted channel. About 420 households fish it.
646 words, about 3 min4Reading the Survey: Work in Three Nagaon Villages
In a field study, a class surveyed 600 households in three villages of Nagaon district, Assam. The villages differ: one lies on the highway, one is flood-prone, and one is 9 km from the highway.
492 words, about 2 min5Coal or Solar? A District Energy Choice
A district in eastern Assam has a proven coal block of 1.2 million tonnes suitable for open-cast mining. A proposal would extract 0.4 million tonnes a year for three years, employ 600 people and pay ₹38 crore a year in royalties.
506 words, about 3 min