Wisdom World School, Kurukshetra

Session -2022-23
Lesson Plan: Physical Features of India
(11-07-2022-16-07-2022)
Grade – IX Geography (Chapter-2)

Unit Geography
Periods Required 6-7 Periods of 35 Minutes each.
Expected skill Listening, communication, comprehension, correlation, analyse, synthesis, problem. Solving
development and critical thinking, leadership.
Pre-requisite for ttthe This lesson requires
Chapter 1. What are the main landforms which they see nearby?
2. What they know about interior of earth?
3. What are the major landforms of India and what are their main features?
Objective Students will be able to:

Explain the importance of Himalayas;

Explain the latitudinal & longitudinal divisions of Himalayas;
Explain the formation of Himalayas.
Describe the formation of Northern plains;
Explain the formation of northern plains longitudinal wise & latitudinal wise.
Define sand dunes.
Explain the characteristics of Indian desert, coastal plains & Islands.
Illustrate the different divisions of coastal plains & islands.

Learning KNOWLEDGE- Students will learn about

Outcomes The different physiographical divisions of India.
The geological process involved in the formation of different physical features.
Students will get aware through discussion about location, formation ,importance
and different economic activities.
The process of formation of different physiographic divisions.
 SKILLS-
Students will develop citizenship through understanding and appreciating
the diversity in the land of the country with its underlying unity.
Students would be able to enhance their creativity by creating mind map
for entire chapter.
Students would be able to enhance their communication skills by collaboration work.
Students would be able to enhance their creativity by creating mind map for entire
chapter.
Students will develop character and citizenship through learning various facts about
India, by marking latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India.
Teaching
Methodology  Chapter will be introduced through simple questionnaire like (5-10 minutes)
Day-1  Why India is called a Subcontinent?
 How are Himalayas formed?
 Why Himalayas are called young fold mountains?
 Name the 3 major divisions of the Himalayas from north
to south.
 Name the division of Himalayas from west to east.
 Name some important peaks of Himalayas.
 Name some famous valley of Himachal?
 After getting satisfactory answers the educator will start the chapter through a
video. (11-20 minutes)
 Important points related with the video well be discussed. (21-27 minutes)
 Chapter (Topic: The Himalayas) will be introduced through NCERT reading
and explanation by the educator.

Day-2  Recapitulation will take place from video that was shown last day. (0-5
Minutes)
 Teacher will ask frequent questions to keep the students attentive and to know
their understanding level.
 Describe any 5 characteristics of the great Himalayas?
  Write note on Purvanchal?
 Differentiate between Himandri, Himachal & Shivaliks.
 Name the 3 parallel ranges of the Himalayas. What are their distinguishing
features?
Various mountain ranges found in Himalaya should be shown to the students
by teacher on map
 Then topic The Northern Plains will be taken up with the help of NCERT
Book and map given on Page No 8 and 9 (25 minutes)
 Teacher will explain the formation, its latitudinal &longitudinal divisions &
its characteristics.
 Quick recap will be taken up of random questions related with the current
topic. (5 minutes)
Day-3  Recapitulation will be taken up through random questions. (5 Minutes) like:-
Q1. Give 5 main characteristics of northern plains in India?
Q2. What is the latitudinal division of northern plains?
Q3. What is the longitudinal division of northern plains?

 Then new topic The Peninsular Plateau will be taken up with special emphasis
on Map Work, Do you Know and Find out topics.
 Teacher will explain the formation & characteristics of peninsular plateau,
different parts of peninsular plateau & differentiate between Western ghats &
Eastern ghats. (30 Minutes)
 Recapitulation of topic and last day Homework will take place through Rapid
Day-4 Questioning like: (05-10 minutes)
 Q1. How is peninsular plateau formed?
 Q2. Differentiate between western & eastern ghats?
 Q3. Name the 2 broad divisions of peninsular plateau?

 New topic The Indian Dessert, Coastal Plain, The Island will be taken up
through the book. (25-30 Minutes)
 Educator will guide the pupils to prepare for the Periodic Test-1. (05 Minutes)
 Day-5  Recapitulation by the educator through Video and PPT will be taken up. They
will be guided to write answers in their own words. (20 Minutes)
 Map work will be discussed through blank map of Political India either on
wall or on soft copy as per educators’ convenience. (10 Minutes)
 Doubts of students related to chapter will be taken up.(5 minutes.)
 Revision of the entire PT-1 syllabus through oral drill will be taken up.
Day-6  After taking oral drill Class test will be conducted. ( 10+20 Minutes)
ASSESSMENT 1. Proposed Questions (must include the questions asked in the classroom and the ones
given as class-work in the notebook)
2. Proposed questions to be asked are already mentioned in flow of the content.
3. Evaluation/Assessment
4. Oral Recapitulation – Recalling the previous concepts through pre reading assessment.
Common Common Misconceptions: Addressing the misconceptions:
Doubts
Students will get confused between Teacher will explain in a much simpler
latitudinal & Longitudinal division of form.
Himalayas.
Meghalaya hills is a part of Peninsular Summarizing the key points of topic
Plateau taught.
Students will get confused between Bhangar Teacher will explain in a much simpler
& Khadar. form.

Curiosity 1. The topography of our country varies from one place to another, why?
Questions ANSWER GUIDE:
Compare the sea levels of Arunachal Pradesh and Tamilnadu.
What are the other factors responsible for the formation of a relief feature?

2. How do we say that each physiographic division of India complements the other and makes
the country developed?
ANSWER GUIDE:
 How are mountains helpful?
How do physical features such as plateau, plains, coastal plains, islands etc. contribute to
the development of a country?

Focus Points Focus Spot:

Extent of Himalayas.
Why:
Students struggle to estimate the extent of Himalayas as they get confused between the location
and direction of the three different parallel ranges namely, Himadri, Himachal and Siwalik
which constitutes the vast structure of the Himalayas.
Impact:
Students will face difficulty in understanding the properties of the parallel ranges and often
interchange their location while discussing the extent of Himalayas.
Focus Spot:
Division of Northern Plains.
Why:
Students find it difficult to comprehend the divisions of northern plains as they get perplexed
between the riverine terms like ‘bhabar’, ‘terai’, ‘bhangar’ and ‘khaddar’.
Impact:
Students will face difficulty in understanding the different properties of the riverine soil and the
outline of river flow. Thus, they will have a hard time comprehending the extent and division of
the northern plains.