CBSE Class 11 Geography Syllabus 2018 – 2019

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

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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