Curriculum & Syllabus for Classes IX & X
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Curriculum & Syllabus for Classes IX & X |
Published by the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur
[6 PERIODS]
Elements of map making and map reading; Use of globe; Map; Atlases.
II. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
[2O PERIODS]
a) The Atmosphere:
Insulation's; Heat Zones; Seasonal Cycle; Evaporation; Condensation Precipitation; Weather and Climate; Factors determining the climate of a place; Climate and man.
b) The Lithosphere:
External processes; Weathering and denudation; Agents; Running water; Underground Water; Glacier; Wind; Waves.
c) The Hydrosphere : Salinity; Currents; Relief of Ocean floor.
III. NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR UTILIZATION[8 PERIODS] Classification of Resources :Land resources Soil resources ; Water resources;
Animal Resources Forest Resources ; Wildlife IV. INTERACTION OF MAN WITH ENVIRONMENT[23 PERIODS] a) Human Population:Distribution of population; Growth of Population; Density of population; man and food supply. b) Human Occupations :Primary Occupations: Food gathering; Hunting and fishing; animal rearing and farming; Lumbering; Mining. Secondary Occupation: Industries. Tertiary Occupation: Trade; Transport; Communication and other services. c) Environment Degradation:Nature of human intervention causing environmental degradation; Depletion of resources and environmental pollution; Need and efforts to improve the quality of environment. d) The Natural Regions:Concept of natural regions; Major natural regions of the world. 3. Distribution of Marks :
SOCIAL SCIENCE - II (GEOGRAPHY)( CLASS-X )1. Name of the text bookGeography Book - IIPublished by the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur 2. Course Content1. INDIA[18 PERIODS] Physical Features; Climate; Natural Vegetations and Wild Life. a) India and the Indian Sub-Continent : Location, size, shape and political division. Relief and major physical divisions. b) Climate Diversity and Monsoonal Unity of India: Climate, Natural Vegetation and Wild Life; Conservation of Wild Life. II. NATURAL RESOURCES[2O PERIODS] a) Water Resources : Uneven and undependable natural of rainfall ; the twin problems of flood and famines; Flood Control; Irrigation and Drainage ; Sources of irrigation; River Valley and multi-purpose project. b) Mineral and Power Resources: Minerals - metallic and non metallic; Mineral Fuels; Hydro-electricity and their exploration, distribution and extraction; Power development, wise-use and conservation of mineral and power resources. c) Land use : Forest lands, pastures and farms lands, settlements and other uses; Soil, Forest and cattle wealth, Fisheries. d) Agriculture : Geographical factors influencing Indian Agriculture, terrain, soil, temperature, rainfall-amount and seasonal distribution, problem of drought, Irrigation and flood control. Kharif crops and Rabi crops, Important food crops and cash crops, plantation farming III. DEVELOPING OUR RESOURCES[22 PERIODS] a) Industrial development : Industries then and
now, Cottage Industries, Village Industries, Handicraft and their regional b) Pattern of transport and Communication: Main
features of rail transport pattern ; Road Pattern ; Inland water ways ; Ports
IV. MANIPUR[10 PERIODS] Position and size ; Structure Relief and Drainage ; Climate ; Soil and
natural vegetation ; Agriculture ; Minerals ; Industries , V. EXERCISE ON DRAWING OF OUTLINE MAP/SKETCH OF INDIA AND FILLING DETAILS THEREIN[5 PERIODS] 3. DESIGN OF QUES'TION PAPER FOR H.S.L.C. EXAMINATIONSubject: Social Science Paper-11 (Geography); Class: X., Time: 2 hours; Marks 45 1. Weightage to Objectives:
2. Weightage to Forms of Questions:
3. Weightage to Content
4. Scheme of Section : No Section 5. Scheme of option : Internal option may be given in (E) type questions provided they test the same objective.
Abbreviations: K(Knowledge),U(Understandiiig),A(Application),S(Skill),E (Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type), 0 (Objective Type). |