KSEAB II PUC Geography case studies
KSEAB II PUC Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The KSEAB II PUC Geography examination is the second-year pre-university board paper taken by students in Karnataka who choose Geography as one of their optional subjects. It is typically written by candidates completing the two-year pre-university course and is used for progression to undergraduate study and for eligibility in competitive examinations. The KSEAB II PUC Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 4,432 words.
1A debris slide on a Western Ghats road cut
The Hulikal ghat road in Uttara Kannada district was widened in 2019. For 1.2 km the alignment was cut into a hillslope of about 32°, leaving an 8 m high, near-vertical cut face.
833 words, about 4 min2Which settlements in a district count as urban?
Four settlements in one Karnataka district were listed in the census; the district's total population is 1,35,000. Settlement A has 5,600 people in 4.0 square kilometres, and 62% of its male main workers are engaged in a steel-rolling unit, transport and trade.
794 words, about 4 min3Cotton monoculture on regur soil near Akola
A farm of 6 hectares near Akola, Maharashtra, has been under continuous cotton for six years. The soil is black (regur), 45–60 cm deep, derived from Deccan basalt, with pH 8.3 and organic carbon of 0.35%.
887 words, about 4 min4Locating a sponge iron plant in Karnataka
A promoter plans a 0.5 million tonne per year sponge iron plant to supply rolling mills in Karnataka. Each tonne of sponge iron requires 1.5 t of iron ore, 0.9 t of non-coking coal and 0.1 t of dolomite, and the process loses about a quarter of the input weight.
929 words, about 5 min5Reading a 1:50,000 toposheet without the sheet
A Survey of India toposheet at 1:50,000 is being interpreted in a practical class. Because the sheet cannot be shown, the features are described in words.
989 words, about 5 min