T RIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION S YLLABUS ( effective from 2014) SUBJECT : G EOGRAPHY ( Class X I)

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1 T RIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION S YLLABUS ( effective from 2014) SUBJECT : G EOGRAPHY ( Class X I)

2 Total - G EOGRAPHY C OURSE STRUCTURE C LASS XI (Theory) O ne Paper Time : 3 Hours Marks : 70 U nit Title Marks I G eography as a Discipline II III IV V T he Earth E arthquake and Volcanoes G eomorphic processes and Resultant landforms H ydrosphere V I Biosphere 7 VII VIII IX X E conomic Resources Utilization Resources : Fi shing 6 U tilization Resources : Forestry 7 M ineral and Power Resources T otal 70-1

3 Unit-I: Geography as a Di scipline ( 6 periods) Definition Geography, Different approaches in Geography, Relation Geography with other S ubjects. B ranches Geography: P hysical a nd Human F uture Scope different branches o f Geography Unit-II: The Earth. ( 1 periods) O rigin t he Earth ( Tidal h ypothesis) I nterior the Earth Rocks: Types, Origin and C haracteristics Wegener s C ontinental D rift theory P late Tectonic Unit- III: Earthquake and Volcanoes ( 1periods) E arthquake: Causes, E ffects and W orld Ea rthquake Zo nes. S eaquake and Tsunamis Volcano: Types, Causes, Re sulting landforms a nd Wo rld distribution. Unit-IV: Geom orphic processes and Resultant l andforms Definition and types G eomorphic p rocess C lassification and Ch aracteristics Endogenetic a nd E xogenetic processes. La ndforms due to Endogenetic processes Foldi ng : Mechanism, Types fold - Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, I soclinal, and Overt hrust. F aulting: M echanism, Types o f fault - N ormal, Reverse, Thrust and Step. Monoclinal, Recumbent Unit-V: Hydrosphere Topography Ocea n floor B ottom relief : Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oc ean Ocean deposits : Or igin and Classification Ocean as a st orehouse resources T emperature and S alinity Ocean water Temperature - Importance, process heating and cooling, factors variation, distribution temperature o f oc ean. S alinity Concept, Importance, Causes variation and D i stribution. O cean Currents: Causes, Importance and Distribution - P acific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean. - 2

4 Unit-V I: Biosphere ( 1periods) N ature a nd components Biosphere Co ncept and I mportance E cosystem T ypes E cosystem: Terrestrial ( F orest, Grassland, Desert) Aquatic ( I nland, Marine) Concept Food Chain, Food We b and Energy flow in Ecosystem Unit-V II: Economic Resources ( 1periods) C oncept and Definition Resource Characteristics R esource C lassification Resource R esource c reating factors ( Man, Nature, Culture) Unit-V III Utilization Resources: Fishing ( 1 periods) C oncept Fishing F actors controlling t he development Commercial Fishing Grounds W orld di stribution C onservation fish C ommercial Fishing Grounds Unit-I X U tilization Resources: Forestry F or est r esource: Utility, Types and Di stribution (Equatorial, Trop ical, Mediterranean, T emperate). C onservation forest resources Forest resources o f Tripura Unit- X M ineral a nd Power Resources T ypes Mineral resources D istribution Mineral a nd Power r esources: Iron ore, Copper, Manganese, Mica, N atural gas, U ranium and Thorium. M in eral resources Tripura T ypes Energy R esource : Conventional and Non-Co nventional T ypes Conventional E nergy: T hermal, Hydroelectric a nd Nuclear energy. C onservation Power Power re sources Tripura r esources Coal, Pe troleum, - 3

5 P RACTICAL P eriods 30 T hree h ours M arks 30 M ap and Scale : Types Map, Construction linear scale. 3 M ap Projection : C onstruction, Properties Simple Conical Projection with one standard parallel and C ylindrical E qual Area Pr ojection. C artograms : Preparation Line graph, Bar g raph, Flow diagram. 4 Drawing Isol ines : Isotherm, I sohyet, Isobar, Contour. 3 O bservation and Recording various weather elements with the help following instrumen ts : a ) b ) Six s Maximum and Minimum Th ermometer W et and Dry Bulb Th ermometer ( Hygromete r) Drawing Temperature- R ainfall graph : E quatorial, Monsoon, Mediterranean, Desert, Polar regions. Laboratory Note Book and Viva- Vo ce = - 4

6 U NIT WISE QUESTION TYPES WITH MARKS DISTRIBUTION U nit T ittle M CQ/VSA 1 mark I Geography as S A I 2 marks S A II 3 marks G EOGRAPHY CLASS- X I L A marks T otal a Di scipline I I I II T he Earth E arthquake and Volcanoes I V G eomorphic processes Re sultant landforms and V V I V II H ydrosphere B iosphere E conomic Resources V III Utilization F ishing Resources: I X Utilization Resources: F orestry X Mineral R esources and Power Total n o Question ( 3+ ) = 11 T otal Marks N.B. 1. Internal choice : There is no overall choice in the paper. However, there is an internal choice in o ne question 2 marks w eightage, t wo questions 3 marks weightage and three questions marks w eightage. 2. I n 3. c ase SA II & LA types total allotted marks in each may be sub-d ivided i nto parts, if necessary. Questions should be set covering each unit. -