Cbse Board Geography Syllabus
Cbse Board Geography Syllabus
Unit 1: Human Geography: Nature and Scope
Unit 2: People
Population -- distribution, density and growth
Population change-spatial patterns and structure; determinants of population change;
Age-sex ratio; rural-urban composition;
Human development - concept; selected indicators, international comparisons
Unit 3: Human Activities
Primary activities - concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence
agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agricultural and allied activities - some
examples from selected countries
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Secondary activities-concept; manufacturing: types - household, small scale, large scale;agro
based and mineral based industries; people engaged in secondary activities - some examples
from selected countries. Tertiary activities-concept; trade, transport and communication;
services; people engaged in tertiary activities - some examples from selected countries
Quaternary activities-concept; knowledge based industries; people engaged in quaternary
activities - some examples from selected countries
Unit 4: Transport, Communication and Trade
Land transport - roads, railways; trans-continental railways.
Water transport- inland waterways; major ocean routes.
Air transport- Intercontinental air routes.
Oil and gas pipelines.
Satellite communication and cyber space.
International trade-Bases and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade,role
of WTO in International trade.
Unit 5: Human Settlements
Settlement types - rural and urban; morphology of cities (case study); distribution of mega
cities; problems of human settlements in developing countries.
Unit 6: Map Work on identification of features based on above units on the outline
Political map of World.
Part B. India: People and Economy
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Unit 7: People
Population : distribution, density and growth; composition of population - linguistic,
religious;sex, rural-urban and occupational- population change through time and regional
variations;
Migration: international, national-causes and consequences;
Human development: selected indicators and regional patterns;
Population, environment and development.
Unit 8: Human Settlements
Rural settlements - types and distribution;
Urban settlements - types, distribution and functional classification.
Unit 9: Transport, Communication and International Trade
Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways and airways: oil and gaspipelines;
national electric grids; communication networkings - radio, television, satellite and internet.
International trade- changing pattern of India's foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and
airports,
Unit 10: Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems (One case study to be
introduced for each topic)
Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal.Urbanisation, rural-urban migration; problems
of slums.Land Degradation.
Unit 11: Map work on locating and labeling of features based on above units on outline
political map of India


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