The Class 12 Geography book Practical Work in Geography Part II is the practicals volume of the NCERT Geography set, and this page carries the official NCERT PDF for all four of its chapters.
Each chapter file below is NCERT’s own, hosted on ncert.nic.in, and the whole book runs 64 printed pages, from Data — Its Source and Compilation to Spatial Information Technology.
The download table is the quick part.
Below it lies what the PDF alone does not show: how many pages each chapter runs, which chapters carry the activities, a searchable index of all 38 verified numbered figures with NCERT’s printed captions and page numbers, and where the 60 exercise question parts sit — so you can open the exact chapter you need without hunting through the file.
Class 12 Geography book Practical Work in Geography: official NCERT PDF links
Every file in the table below is NCERT’s own textbook PDF, hosted on ncert.nic.in — open it to read a chapter in the official edition, or download it to revise offline.
| Ch. | Chapter | Pages | Official PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data — Its Source and Compilation | 12 | |
| 2 | Data Processing | 10 | |
| 3 | Graphical Representation of Data | 23 | |
| 4 | Spatial Information Technology | 19 |
Practical Work in Geography at a Glance: Class 12 Geography NCERT PDF
Six numbers describe the whole book, all read from the textbook itself:
- 4 chapters — Data — Its Source and Compilation, Data Processing, Graphical Representation of Data, and Spatial Information Technology
- 64 printed pages across the four chapter PDFs
- 38 verified numbered figures indexed from the textbook
- 4 activities set inside the chapters
- 5 end-of-chapter exercise questions, running to 60 parts — all in the last two chapters
- 0 named sections — the book prints no numbered headings of its own, so chapter headings are the only headings to navigate by
All links on this page go to NCERT’s own files on ncert.nic.in, including the chapter PDFs in the table above.
What is actually inside the book, measured
The directory table further down carries every per-chapter count read from the book. Before you open a chapter PDF, notice where the weight sits:
- The exercise load concentrates in Chapters 3 and 4: Chapter 3 has the longest run (23 pages), and Chapter 4 has the most end-of-chapter questions — 3 questions in 33 parts.
- Chapter 3 also holds 15 of the book’s 38 indexed figures and 2 of its 4 activities — the graphical chapter is where the drawing practice lives.
- Chapters 1 and 2 set no end-of-chapter questions at all; together they run 22 pages, carry 11 indexed figures and set 2 activities.
If you are choosing what to revise tonight, that is the pattern: drawing in Chapter 3, definitional GIS in Chapter 4, and no formal question load in the first two chapters.
Chapter 1: Data — Its Source and Compilation (pp. 1–12)
Data — Its Source and Compilation is the opening chapter of the book and the one that explains where geographical data comes from: the need for data and its presentation, then the sources of data.
The division runs between primary data — personal observations, questionnaires or schedules, and other methods — and secondary data drawn from published sources such as government and United Nations publications.
- Need of Data — why geography is built on measurement and records.
- Presentation of the Data — the forms data is set out in before it is analysed.
- Sources of Data — the book’s overall division of data into primary and secondary.
- Sources of Primary Data — data collected first-hand:
- Personal Observations — observing and recording data for yourself.
- Questionnaire/Schedule — gathering responses on a prepared form.
- Other Methods — the remaining ways primary data is generated.
- Secondary Source of Data — data that already exists, collected by someone else.
- Published Sources — the printed records a geographer consults, beginning with Government Publications.
The chapter carries 1 activity and 8 indexed figures, including the frequency distribution polygon (p. 10) and the three ogive figures — less than, more than, and both together — on page 11.
Chapter 2: Data Processing (pp. 13–22)
Data Processing is the calculations chapter — the statistics in the book live here. It covers measures of central tendency: computing the mean, median and mode for ungrouped and grouped data. It closes with a comparison of the mean, median and mode, the part that ties the three together.
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Computing Mean from Ungrouped Data
- Direct Method
- Indirect Method
- Computing Mean from Grouped Data
- Computing Median for Ungrouped Data
- Computing Median for Grouped Data
- Computing Mode for Ungrouped Data
- Comparison of Mean, Median and Mode
With 1 activity, only 3 indexed figures — the normal distribution curve (p. 21), positive skew (p. 21) and negative skew (p. 22) — and no end-of-chapter exercise questions, the practice sits inside the methods, so work each one by hand as you read.
Chapter 3: Graphical Representation of Data (pp. 23–45)
Graphical Representation of Data is the longest chapter in the book — 23 pages — and the one an examiner is most likely to ask you to reproduce. It teaches the general rules for drawing graphs, diagrams and maps: selection of a suitable method, selection of suitable scale and design. It then applies the rules to line graphs and bar diagrams.
- Representation of Data
- General Rules for Drawing Graphs, Diagrams and Maps
- Selection of a Suitable Method
- Selection of Suitable Scale
- Design
- Construction of Diagrams
- Line Graph
- Construction of a Line Graph
- Bar Diagram
The chapter sets 2 activities and carries 15 indexed figures — from the construction of a line graph, flow maps, and the map of Delhi to the drawing of isopleths — with 2 exercise questions in 27 parts.
Chapter 4: Spatial Information Technology (pp. 46–64)
Spatial Information Technology introduces GIS — geographic information systems — and builds the subject in order: the forms of geographical information, the advantages of GIS over manual methods, the components of GIS, the spatial data formats of raster and vector, and the sequence of GIS activities from spatial data input to entering attribute data.
- Forms of Geographical Information
- Advantages of GIS over Manual Methods
- Components of GIS
- Spatial Data Formats
- Raster Data Format
- Vector Data Format
- Sequence of GIS Activities
- Spatial Data Input
- Creating Digital Data Sets by Manual Input
- Entering the Attribute Data
With 12 indexed figures — the basic components of GIS, the raster grid structure, the vector coordinate-pair model, overlay operations and buffers — and no activities, it still holds the book’s largest exercise block: 3 exercise questions in 33 parts.
Chapter directory: what the columns count
| Ch. | Chapter | Sections | Activities | Figures | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data — Its Source and Compilation | — | 1 | 8 | — |
| 2 | Data Processing | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 3 | Graphical Representation of Data | — | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 4 | Spatial Information Technology | — | — | 12 | 3 |
The counts in the table above are read from the book itself. In the columns, a section is one of NCERT’s numbered headings inside a chapter; a figure is a numbered figure indexed from the textbook; a question is an end-of-chapter exercise; an activity is a practical task set in the text.
This book has no named syllabus sections, so chapter headings are the only headings to navigate by. Every figure caption in the table above can be checked in the index below.
Figure index: what the diagrams actually show
All 38 verified numbered figures indexed from this textbook are listed below with NCERT’s printed captions and the page each one begins on. Asterisks inside the captions are NCERT’s own footnote markers, kept as printed.
Use the table to search by caption — an ogive, one of the skew curves, a flow map or a GIS buffer — then open that chapter’s PDF above.
| Figure | NCERT caption (quoted) | Page | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fig. 1.1 | Methods of Data Collection | 3 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.2 | Field Scientist taking Measures of Crop Health | 4 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.3 | Some of the Government Publications | 4 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.4 | Some of the United Nations Publications | 5 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.5 | Frequency Distribution Polygon | 10 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.6 | Less than Ogive | 11 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.7 | More than Ogive | 11 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 1.8 | Less than and more than Ogive | 11 | Chapter 1 |
| Fig. 2.1 | Normal Distribution Curve* | 21 | Chapter 2 |
| Fig. 2.2 | Positive Skew* | 21 | Chapter 2 |
| Fig. 2.3 | Negative Skew | 22 | Chapter 2 |
| Fig. 3.1 | Construction of a Line Graph | 25 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.2 | ** Annual Growth of Population in India 1901-2011 | 26 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.3 | ** Sex-Ratio of Selected States 1961-2011 | 27 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.4 | Average Monthly Rainfall of Thiruvananthapuram | 28 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.5 | Temperature and Rainfall in Delhi | 29 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.6 | Literacy Rate in India, 1951-2011 | 30 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.7 | Gross Electricity Generation in India | 31 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.8 | Direction of Indian Exports 2026-27 | 32 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.9 | Map of Delhi | 34 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.10 | Traffic (Railway) Flow Map of Delhi | 34 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.11 | Ganga Basin | 35 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.12 | Construction of a Flow Map | 35 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.13 | Population of India, 2001 | 38 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.14 | Literacy Rate, 2001 | 40 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 3.15 | Drawing of Isopleths | 43 | Chapter 3 |
| Fig. 4.1 | ** The Point, a Line and an Area Feature | 47 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.2 | Basic Components of GIS | 49 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.3 | Generic Structure for a Grid | 50 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.4 | Effect of Grid Size on Data in Raster Format | 50 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.5 | The Vector Data Model is based around Coordinate Pairs | 51 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.6 | Representation of Spatial Entities in Raster and Vector Data Formats** | 52 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.7 | Simple Overlay Operation | 57 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.8 | ** Urban Land Use in Aligarh City, Uttar Pradesh during 1974 and 2001 | 58 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.9 | ** Urban Land Transformations in Aligarh City during 1974-2001 | 58 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.11 | Buffers of Constant Width Drawn around a Point, Line and a Polygon | 60 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.12 | Location Map of the Cities of Western Uttar Pradesh | 60 | Chapter 4 |
| Fig. 4.13 | Buffers of Specified Distances around Hospitals | 60 | Chapter 4 |
Where to go from here: the Class 12 Geography book name and its parts
Searches for the class 12 geography book name usually end in confusion, because the answer is three books, not one. The full Class 12 Geography set is Fundamentals of Human Geography, India People and Economy and Practical Work in Geography Part II — the book covered on this page. Each is a separate NCERT textbook with its own PDF on ncert.nic.in.
To find the other two, start from the Class 12 books hub.
How to use the Class 12 Geography NCERT book PDF: an order of work
The book is short enough to read straight through, but for revision this order moves from the lightest read to the heaviest question load:
- Chapter 1, Data — Its Source and Compilation — the shortest read (12 pages) and the conceptual base: where data comes from, and the primary/secondary division.
- Chapter 2, Data Processing — the calculations chapter. It sets no end-of-chapter questions, so practise each method (mean, median, mode) by hand as you read, and give the closing comparison your attention.
- Chapter 3, Graphical Representation of Data — the longest chapter (23 pages), where the drawing skills sit. If the exam asks you to draw, this is the chapter to reproduce.
- Chapter 4, Spatial Information Technology — definitional content: GIS components, raster and vector formats, the GIS activity sequence. It holds the most exercise questions (3, in 33 parts) and revises fast.
Textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical — check the current official syllabus before deciding what to skip.
Chapter pages in this series
Each chapter of this book also has its own study page on this site; the list below shows which are ready to open.
| Ch. | Chapter page |
|---|---|
| 1 | Data — Its Source and Compilation (coming soon) |
| 2 | Data Processing (coming soon) |
| 3 | Graphical Representation of Data (coming soon) |
| 4 | Spatial Information Technology (coming soon) |
Related NCERT Class 12 resources
- All NCERT books by class — the full directory of NCERT textbooks.
- NCERT Class 12 books — every Class 12 subject in one hub.
- The companion textbooks — Fundamentals of Human Geography and India People and Economy — are separate NCERT books, each with its own PDF on ncert.nic.in.
Sources and data verification
- The figures, captions and page references on this page describe the NCERT Class 12 Geography textbook Practical Work in Geography Part II, official edition on ncert.nic.in.
- This page covers that book only; it does not cover Fundamentals of Human Geography or India People and Economy.
- The listing is maintained for the current session using the NCERT information available to us.
- NCERT settles textbook editions and PDFs; CBSE settles curriculum, syllabus and examinations. A chapter being in the textbook does not prove it is examinable this session.
Frequently asked questions about this book
How many chapters are in the Class 12 Geography Practical Work in Geography book?
Four: Data — Its Source and Compilation (pp. 1–12), Data Processing (pp. 13–22), Graphical Representation of Data (pp. 23–45), and Spatial Information Technology (pp. 46–64). That is 64 printed pages in total.
Is the NCERT Class 12 Geography Practical Work PDF official and free?
Yes. Every link in the download table above points to NCERT’s own files on ncert.nic.in, and NCERT textbooks are free to read, download and save.
Which chapter covers mean, median and mode in this book?
Chapter 2, Data Processing (pp. 13–22) — the calculations chapter. It covers measures of central tendency — mean, median and mode — for ungrouped and grouped data, and ends with a comparison of the three.
Which chapter covers GIS, raster and vector data formats?
Chapter 4, Spatial Information Technology (pp. 46–64). It introduces GIS — its components and advantages over manual methods — and explains spatial data formats, including raster and vector.
Where do the exercise questions in this book sit?
All of them are in the last two chapters: Chapter 3 has 2 exercise questions (27 parts) and Chapter 4 has 3 (33 parts). Chapters 1 and 2 set no end-of-chapter questions.
Reference: NCERT Class 12 Geography textbook, official edition on ncert.nic.in. Figure captions and section titles quoted from the textbook; page references are to the official PDF.