WBCHSE HS Geography case studies
WBCHSE HS Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
WBCHSE Higher Secondary Geography is the Class XII geography subject examined by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It is taken by HS students - commonly in the humanities and science streams - who want a geography component in their final result, or a foundation for degree-level geography, environmental science, planning, cartography or GIS. The WBCHSE HS Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 3,277 words.
1The Kurseong cut slope: a planar slide on a dip slope
Near Kurseong in the Lesser Himalaya, a 6 m high cut slope was excavated for a new single-lane hill road. The rock is closely jointed phyllite whose foliation dips about 40° towards the road, roughly parallel to the natural hillside.
690 words, about 3 min2Humid coast or dry interior: where should the heat alert go?
In May, the district health office compares two weather stations before issuing a heat alert. Digha, on the coast, records a maximum of 36.4°C, relative humidity 78%, and a sea breeze of 18 km/h; its minimum is 29.1°C.
640 words, about 3 min3Salinity ingress and embankment choice on a Sundarbans island
On an island in the Indian Sundarbans, a mud embankment runs along a tidal creek. Records show a spring tidal range of 4.6 m and a neap range of 2.1 m.
652 words, about 3 min4Out-migration, remittances and a block's investment choice
A block in Nadia district has a population of about 2.4 lakh. A local survey finds 18,000 men aged 20–34 working outside the district, mostly in Kerala and the Gulf, sending remittances.
636 words, about 3 min5When the ward choropleth disagrees with the water office
Class XII students survey household water supply in five municipal wards. They select 12 households per ward by standing at a corner and walking to every third house, interview whoever is at home on a Wednesday between 9 a.m.
659 words, about 3 min