Syllabus for Geography Class X

Class X Geography Syllabus

1.    PHYSICAL

1.1    LITHOSPHERE

1.1.1    Landforms and their classification

1.1.2    Mountains-fold, block, volcanic and relict mountains

1.1.3    Plateaus-dissected, intermontane and lava plateaus

1.1.4    Plains-alluvial flood plains, deltaic plains and coastal plains

1.1.5    Weathering of the earth's crust-mechanical and chemical, their causes and effects -formation of soil.

1.1.6    Works of rivers, glaciers and winds as agents of erosion and deposition

1.2.      ATMOSPHERE

1.2.1    Composition of the atmosphere

1.2.2    Major factors influencing air temperature and pressure, temperature and belts of the world.

1.2.3    Mechanism and types of winds, humidity and precipitation ( inter relationship among different elements of weather and climate wherever possible.

1.3       HYDROSPHERE

13.1     Ocean Currents

1.3.2    Tides

2.    REGIONAL

2.1    India

2.1.1      Physical Geography of India

2.1.1.1   Relief- Physiographic divisions with salient features

2.1. 1.2  Drainage - major rivers and their characteristics

2.1.1.3   Climate - climatic regions, seasons, vagaries of monsoon - drought and flood

2.1.1.4   Natural vegetation and soil-major types and characteristics

2.1.2      Economic geography of India

2.1.2.1   Agriculture - importance and forms of irrigation major crops : food crops - rice ,wheat, plantation crops- tea and coffee, fibre crops- cotton and jute.

Industries : Textiles - cotton and jute; Iron and steel; Engineering - locomotives and automobiles-
petro- chemical.

2.2    Asia

2.2.1    An outline of physical features- relief, drainage, climate and natural vegetation

Desk Work: Drawing of map, identification of important places and natural/resource region or centres, sketches of physical features as per Syllabus of class X.

Applicable for Examinees of Secondary Examination :-
Selected topics from the syllabi of the classes VI,VII,VIII

1. West Bengal

2. Nile Basin

3. Lake Region of USA.

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