Assam ASSEB HSLC Elective Geography case studies
Assam ASSEB HSLC Elective Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Assam ASSEB HSLC Elective Geography paper is the optional geography subject taken alongside the compulsory HSLC subjects under the Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB, formerly SEBA). Candidates usually choose it because they intend to continue with geography, environmental science, or social science at higher secondary level, or because they want a scoring elective that rewards clear diagrams and map work. The Assam ASSEB HSLC Elective Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 2,859 words.
1Road cutting through a layered hill slope near Karbi Anglong
A new two-lane road is being cut into a hill slope at 420 m near Karbi Anglong. The 9 m high cut face shows, from bottom to top: 4 m of grey sandstone with ripple marks and thin coal seams; 3 m of red shale with plant fossils; and 2 m of dark, fine-grained rock with vertical cracks.
631 words, about 3 min2Frost risk in a Sonitpur tea garden
The manager of a tea estate in Sonitpur reads a forecast for a clear, calm night in late December. the estate office on a ridge (90 m elevation) records 8°C, and the temperature is expected to fall about 0.6°C per hour until 5 a.m.
601 words, about 3 min3A census ward losing young men in Nagaon district
A census ward in Nagaon district had 12,000 people in 2011 and 13,800 in 2021. In 2021, 1,500 men aged 20–34 were absent from the ward for more than six months, working in Bengaluru and Kerala; in 2011 the figure was 600.
546 words, about 3 min4A char village on the Brahmaputra decides whether to move
A char village in Dibrugarh district has 240 households. In the last 10 years the Brahmaputra’s main channel has shifted 600 m east, and three floods have submerged the village for 4–9 days each.
544 words, about 3 min5Choosing a bicycle route from a contour map
A survey map at 1:50,000 shows villages A and B 8 cm apart. A metalled road runs between them but crosses a ridge at 480 m with steep 25° slopes on both sides.
537 words, about 3 min