COURSE STRUCTURE

Class XI GEOGRAPHY

One Theory Paper 3 Hours 70 Marks

Part A. Fundamentals of Physical Geography 35 (Marks)

Unit-1: Geography as a discipline 3

Unit-2: The Earth 5

Unit-3: Landforms 8

Unit-4: Climate 10

Unit-5: Water (Oceans) 4

Unit-6: Life on the Earth 3

Unit-7: Map work 2

Part B. India- Physical Environment 35 (Marks)

Unit-8: Introduction 3

Unit-9: Physiography 10

Unit-10: Climate, vegetation and soil 10

Unit-11: Natural hazards and Disasters 9

Unit-12: Map Work 3

Part C. Practical Work 3 Hours 30 Marks

Unit-1: Fundamentals of Maps 10

Unit-2: Topographic and Weather Maps 15

Unit-3 : Practical Record Book & Viva 5

Part A: Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Periods 75)

Unit-1: Geography as a Discipline (Periods 3)

Geography as an integrating discipline, as a science of spatial attributes;

Branches of geography; importance of physical geography

Unit-2: The Earth (Periods 10)

Origin and evolution of the earth; Interior of the earth; Wegener’s continental drift theory and plate tectonics; earthquakes and volcanoes.

Unit-3: Landforms (Periods 18)

Rocks: major types of rocks and their characteristics;

Landforms and their evolution

Geomorphic processes-weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition; soil-formation

Unit 4: Climate (Periods 30)

_ 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); temperaturefactors controlling temperature; distribution of temperature-horizo

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