Nalanda Open University
Annual Examination 2017
B.A./B.Sc. Geography (Honours), Part-II
Paper-IV (Economic and Resource Geography)
Time: 3.00 Hrs. Full Marks: 80
Answer Five questions in all, selecting Three from section and Two from section
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Divide the world into agricultural regions and describe their chief characteristics.
2. Describe the chief characteristics and distribution of plantation agriculture in the world.
3. Describe the factors affecting localization of iron and steel industry in the world.
4. Describe the causes of famine and discuss the efforts made to solve them.
5. Give an account of the international trade of wheat.
6. Describe the cotton textile industry of either Japan or India.
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7. Give an account of the various types of soils of the world.
8. Classify the resources and describe them briefly.
9. Discuss the distribution and production of coal in North America.
10. Describe the geographical factors favourable for development of fisheries in the
Northern Hemispheres.