GEOGRAPHY

TERM-I (CLASS- X) GEOGRAPHY

No. of
Months Course description Learning Outcome Activities Portion for Assessments
periods
April Resources & Types of Resources • On a political map of India 04
Development identify the major soil
• Development of Resources PT-1 – 17 JULY 2021
types.
• Resource Planning in India • Resources &
• Land Resources Development with
map work
• Land Utilization
• Water (theory only)
• Land Use Pattern in India
• Land Degradation and Conservation
Measures

May Resources & • Soil as a Resource 02

Development
• Classification of Soils
• Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

June Agriculture • To understand types of farming. 02

• To know cropping pattern and
cropping seasons- Kharif , Rabi and
Zaid

July Revision of PT-1 exams 02

August Agriculture • Major Crops – Rice, wheat , millets, • To identify on a political 04

pulses, cotton, jute, tea, coffee, maize, map of India: Locating/
 No. of
Months Course description Learning Outcome Activities Portion for Assessments
periods
sugarcane, etc Labelling/ Identification
• Technological and Institutional • Major areas of wheat and
Reforms rice.
• Impact of Globalization on • Largest/ major producers
Agriculture of sugarcane, tea, coffee,
rubber, cotton and jute
On a political map of
September Water Resources • Water Scarcity and The Need for 02
India:Locating/ Labelling/
Water Conservation and Management
Note: The theoretical Identification
aspect of chapter ‘Water • Multi-Purpose River Projects and Dams:
Resources’ to be assessed Integrated Water Resources a. Salal
in the Periodic Tests only Management b. Bhakra Nangal
and will not be evaluated c. Tehri
• Rainwater Harvesting
in Board Examination. d. Rana Pratap Sagar
However, the map items e. Sardar Sarovar
of this chapter as listed f. Hirakud
will be evaluated in g. Nagarjuna Sagar
Board Examination. h. Tungabhadra

September Revision of Term -1 02

October All Maps Revision of 02

Term-1 portion

TERM – 1 GEOGRAPHY PORTION

• Resources and Development
• Water Resources- Note: The theoretical aspect of chapter ‘Water Resources’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests only and will not be evaluated in
Board Examination. However, the map items of this chapter as listed will be evaluated in Board Examination
• Agriculture
MAP WORK – Identification/ Location/ labelling
• Chapter 1: Resources and Development a. Major soil Types
• Chapter 3: Water Resources Dams: a. Salal b. Bhakra Nangal c. Tehri d. Rana Pratap Sagar e. Sardar Sarovar f. Hirakud g. Nagarjuna Sagar h.
Tungabhadra
• Chapter 4: Agriculture a. Major areas of Rice and Wheat b. Largest / Major producer States of Sugarcane, Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cotton and Jute

TERM II (CLASS – X) GEOGRAPHY

Months Course description
November Minerals and Energy
Resources
Note: The theoretical
aspect of chapter
‘Minerals and Energy
Resources’ to be assessed
in the Periodic Tests only
and will not be evaluated
in Board Examination.
However, the map items
of this chapter as given in
the Map List will be
evaluated in Board
Examination
No. of Portion for Assessments
Learning Outcome Activities
periods & Topics of SCMs
• Minerals and Energy Resources On a political map of India 02
• What is a mineral? • Power Plants-(Locating
and Labelling only)
• Mode of occurrence of Minerals
Thermal Power plants
• Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Minerals
• Namrup
• Non-Metallic Minerals
• Singrauli
• Rock Minerals
• Ramagundam
• Conservation of Minerals
Nuclear power plants-
• Energy Resources
• Narora
• Conventional and Non Conventional
• Kakrapara
• Conservation of Energy Resources
• Tarapur
• Kalpakkam.
 No. of Portion for Assessments
Months Course description Learning Outcome Activities
periods & Topics of SCMs
November Manufacturing Industries • To know meaning & importance of 02
industries
• To know factors of industrial location
• To know classification of industries

December Manufacturing Industries • To understand major Indian industries • On the political map of
India locate and label the
• To understand problems of Indian 03
following:
industries
• Cotton Textile Industries:
• Spatial distribution
a. Mumbai b. Indore c.
• Contribution of Industry to National Surat d. Kanpur e.
Economy Coimbatore
• To explain environmental degradation • Iron and Steel Plants: a.
due to unplanned industrial growth. Durgapur b. Bokaro c.
• Control of Environmental Jamshedpur d. Bhilai e.
Degradation Vijaynagar f. Salem
• Software Technology
Parks: a. Noida b.
Gandhinagar c. Mumbai
d. Pune e. Hyderabad f.
Bengaluru g. Chennai h.
Thiruvananthapuram

January Life Lines of National • Transport – Roadways, Railways, Major Ports: (Locating and 04
Economy Pipelines, Waterways, Airways Labelling)
• Communication a. Kandla b. Mumbai c.
Marmagao d. New
Mangalore e. Kochi f.
 No. of Portion for Assessments
Months Course description Learning Outcome Activities
periods & Topics of SCMs
Tuticorin g. Chennai h.
Vishakhapatnam i. Paradip
j. Haldia
International Airports:
a. Amritsar (Raja Sansi) b.
Delhi (Indira Gandhi
International) c. Mumbai
(Chhatrapati Shivaji) d.
Chennai (Meenam Bakkam)
e. Kolkata (Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose) f.
Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)

February Life Lines of National • International Trade 02

Economy
• Tourism as a Trade

Revision of Term-2

TERM – 2 GEOGRAPHY PORTION

• Minerals and Energy Resources- Note: The theoretical aspect of chapter ‘Minerals and Energy Resources’ to be assessed in the Periodic Tests
only and will not be evaluated in Board Examination. However, the map items of this chapter as given in the Map List will be evaluated in Board
Examination
• Manufacturing Industries
• Life Lines of National Economy
MAP WORK- Location/ labeling/ Identification
Minerals and Energy Resources Power Plants-(Locating and Labelling only) a. Thermal • Namrup • Singrauli • Ramagundam b. Nuclear • Narora •
Kakrapara • Tarapur • Kalpakkam
Manufacturing Industries (Locating and Labelling Only) Cotton Textile Industries: a. Mumbai b. Indore c. Surat d. Kanpur e. Coimbatore Iron and
Steel Plants: a. Durgapur b. Bokaro c. Jamshedpur d. Bhilai e. Vijaynagar f. Salem Software Technology Parks: a. Noida b. Gandhinagar c. Mumbai d.
Pune e. Hyderabad f. Bengaluru g. Chennai h. Thiruvananthapuram
Lifelines of National Economy Major Ports: (Locating and Labelling) a. Kandla b. Mumbai c. Marmagao d. New Mangalore e. Kochi f. Tuticorin g.
Chennai h. Vishakhapatnam i. Paradip j. Haldia International Airports: a. Amritsar (Raja Sansi) b. Delhi (Indira Gandhi International) c. Mumbai
(Chhatrapati Shivaji) d. Chennai (Meenam Bakkam) e. Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) f. Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)