CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 Geography is available here. This syllabus is recently released by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and is applicable for the academic session 2018 – 2019.
Class 11 students having Geography as one of their subjects should learn important details from this syllabus. In the syllabus, students will get complete details about the
• Course structure
• Map work and diagram
• Practical work
The important portion of CBSE Class 11 Geography Syllabus is given below:
One Theory Paper | 70 Marks | 3Hours
| Part A | Fundamentals of Physical Geography | 35 Marks |
| Unit-1: Geography as a discipline | 30 | |
| Unit-2: The Earth | ||
| Unit-3: Landforms | ||
| Unit-4: Climate | ||
| Unit-5: Water (Oceans) | ||
| Unit-6: Life on the Earth | ||
| Map and diagram | 5 | |
| Part B | India-Physical Environment | 35 Marks |
| Unit-7: Introduction | 30 | |
| Unit-8: Physiography | ||
| Unit-9: Climate, vegetation and soil | ||
| Unit-10: Natural hazards and disasters | ||
| Map and Diagram | 5 | |
| Part C | Practical Work | 30 Marks |
| Unit-1: Fundamentals of Maps | 10 Marks | |
| Unit-2: Topographic and Weather Maps | 15 Marks | |
| Practical Record Book and Viva | 5 Marks |
Part A: Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Unit-1: Geography as a Discipline
Geography as an integrating discipline, as a science of spatial attributes.
Branches of Geography; Physical Geography and Human Geography.
Scope and Career Options
Unit-2: The Earth
Origin and evolution of the earth; Interior of the earth.
Wegener's continental drift theory and plate tectonics.
Earthquakes and volcanoes: causes, types and effects.
Unit-3: Landforms
Rocks: major types of rocks and their characteristics
Geomorphic processes: weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition; soil-formation.
Landforms and their evolution- Brief erosional and depositional features
Unit 4: Climate
Atmosphere- composition and structure; elements of weather and climate.
Insolation-angle of incidence and distribution; heat budget of the earth-heating and cooling of atmosphere (conduction, convection, terrestrial radiation and advection); temperature- factors controlling temperature; distribution of temperature-horizontal and vertical; inversion of temperature.
Pressure-pressure belts; winds-planetary, seasonal and local; air masses and fronts; tropical and extra tropical cyclones.
Precipitation-evaporation; condensation-dew, frost, fog, mist and cloud; rainfall-types and world distribution.
Climate and Global Concerns.
Unit 5: Water (Oceans)
Basics of Oceanography
Oceans - distribution of temperature and salinity.
Movements of ocean water-waves, tides and currents; submarine reliefs.
Ocean resources and pollution.
Unit 6: Life on the Earth
Biosphere - importance of plants and other organisms; biodiversity and conservation; ecosystem and ecological balance.
Map work on identification of features based on 1 to 6 units on the outline/Physical/Political map of the world.
Part – B: India - Physical Environment
Unit-7: Introduction
Location, space relations, India's place in the world.
Unit-8: Physiography
Structure and Relief; Physiographic Divisions.
Drainage systems: Concept of river basins, Watershed; the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers.
Unit-9: Climate, Vegetation and Soil
Weather and climate - spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure winds and rainfall, Indian monsoon: mechanism, onset and withdrawal, variability of rainfalls: spatial and temporal; use of weather charts.
Natural vegetation-forest types and distribution; wild life; conservation; biosphere reserves.
Soils - major types (ICAR's classification) and their distribution, soil degradation and conservation.
Unit-10: Hazards and Disasters: Causes, Consequences and Management
Floods, Cloudbursts
Droughts: types and impact
Earthquakes and Tsunami
Cyclones: features and impact
Landslides
Map Work of features based on above units for locating and labelling on the Outline/Political/Physical map of India.
Part – C: Practical Work
Unit-1: Fundamentals of Maps
Geo spatial data, Concept of Geographical data matrix; Point, line, area data.
Maps -types; scales-types; construction of simple linear scale, measuring distance; finding direction and use of symbols.
Map projection- Latitude, longitude and time, typology, construction and properties of projection: Conical with one standard parallel and Mercator's projection. (only two projections)
Unit 2: Topographic and Weather Maps
Study of topographic maps (1 : 50,000 or 1 : 25,000 Survey of India maps); contour cross section and identification of landforms-slopes, hills, valleys, waterfall, cliffs; distribution of settlements.
Aerial Photographs: Types and Geometry-vertical aerial photographs; difference between maps and aerial photographs; photo scale determination. Identification of physical and cultural features.
Satellite imageries, stages in remote sensing data-acquisition, platform and sensors and data products, (photographic and digital).
Use of weather instruments: thermometer, wet and dry-bulb thermometer, barometer, wind vane, rain gauge.
Practical Record Book and Viva Voce
Viva to be based on Practical Unit I and II only.
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