Online teachers training program

Class X Geography Semester II

March 14, 2022
Resource person: Mrs. Sunita Dwivedi

Sharing increases our knowledge and widens our horizon

What we have been doing so far before the pandemic
changed due to a paradigm shift.
We adapted to changes with a lot of E-learning.
We need to re-train ourselves with updated information in
an engaging way so that the children are able to connect
with us.

We need to:
Today’s session was for:

• BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE OF THE

SYLLABUS
• CLARITY IN MAP MARKING
• TIPS TO AVOID MAJOR AND MINOR MISTAKES
• WHAT A GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE.
Question No. 1. Map of India
Specimen paper was discussed:

Himalayas: It should not cut through the rivers. While

marking we should take the middle Himalayas, though
there are three ranges.
River Ganga: The main river to be marked from source
right up to the mouth where it is joining the sea.
Chennai – Port city to be marked in a manner such that the
dot does enter the water body.
Western Ghats: To be close to the sea, not to cut the rivers.
Malabar coast: It is a narrow coastal area, to be shaded
likewise.
Karakoram pass: Two vertical lines or inverted bracket to
be used.
Black soil: While marking soil, the region to be marked
should be lesser than the actual area as shown in the book.
Only ¾ to be correctly shaded.
Standard Meridian: Three points to be kept in mind.
Allahabad, Godavari delta, eastern coastal area of Sri Lanka,
all to be joined by a straight line.
Jharia coal field: To be marked in between the formed
Damodar river.
Political map of India though will not be tested, to be
discussed with regard to states and location as well as
while teaching agriculture and mineral.
Points on map marking discussed and clarified:
1. Labeling to be done in block letters in pen or pencil as
far as it is neatly done.
2. Rivers to be marked from the source to the mouth.
Eg. Chambal (from source to the main river)
3. North east monsoon winds to be marked with arrows on
the water body (Bay of Bengal) and not on the land.
3. No separate marks are allotted for colours, simple pencil
shading is fine if marked correctly, though green can be
used for plains, blue for rivers, orange or brown for
plateau.
4. Mumbai High to be marked slightly to the north west of
Mumbai.
5. One densely populated area in north India and one in
South India to be taught. (Kerala and Tamil Nadu both
would be accepted)
6. Questions on map work would be direct as mentioned in
the scope eg. Mumbai.
7. Variations of 1 mm in marking is always accepted if
marked at the correct place.
8. For Andaman sea, ¾ of the area to be correctly marked.
9. Two arrows to be used for showing monsoon winds.
10. Coromandel coast to be marked as (coastal plain in the
plain area)
11. Direction of hills and mountains not to be mentioned in
the map marking.
12. Labelling to be done not numbers to be written.
13. Standard meridian, not necessarily in broken line. If
colour used, to be in red.
14. While marking Deccan plateau, the entire region to be
marked, a little lesser area may be marked to minimize the
chances of going wrong.
15. Direction of flow of river is not required to be shown in
map work.
16. No part marking is allotted in map pointing.
17. Arrow head to be to the place.
18. Western Ghats to be marked continuous though there
are passes.
19. Jharia to be marked in between the forked end of river
Damodar (though situated on the bank of the river).
20. Sparsely populated regions in the north can be marked
as Ladak as well as Thar desert. Either Sikkim or Arunachal
Pradesh is accepted as sparsely populated staes.
21. Labeling of rivers to be only in India and can be done by
use of arrow heads.
22. No sparsely populated area in South area to be asked.
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Question and answers session
(Following points were emphasized)
1. There may be picture-based question (rice or wheat
cultivation)
2. Largest producers to be learnt depending on reports of
Current financial year and government report.
3. On distribution of mineral what may be asked?
(i) name of any two states where a mineral is found.
(ii) Name of a mining area
(iii) Largest producer
May be asked.
4. Two important states to be taught and discussed with
regard to mineral distribution.
5. Question on Golden quadrilateral may be: What is GQ,
How important is it, NSEW corridor, cities it connects, how
important it is for India may be tested.
6. Industrial regions are not in syllabus
7. Names of National and international airports not to be
taught.
8. Areas for non conventional sources to be emphasized
not states.
9. Knowledge of what is a conventional source of energy
and nonconventional source of energy to be taught.
Adv and disad Coal, petroleum and natural gas
10. IT is a part of electronic industry.
11. One mining area to be learnt in one state.
12. Subcategory and type to be taught in energy resource.