CBSE Syllabus of Class 11 Geography 2019-20

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CBSE Syllabus for Class 11 Geography 2019-20 contains all the topics of this session. myCBSEguide provides you latest Syllabus for Class 11 Geography in PDF format for free download. Geography for pursuing their academic interest and, therefore, need a broader and deeper understanding of the subject. For others, geographical knowledge is useful in daily lives because it is a valuable medium for the education of young people. The Geography syllabus is divided into 10 units that carry 70 marks, and 30 marks are allotted for practicals. CBSE Students can download class 11 Syllabus PDF format is now available in myCBSEguide mobile app.

CBSE Syllabus for class 11 Geography 2019-20

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CBSE Syllabus Class 11 Geography

Total Marks: 70
Time: 3 Hours

Part	Units	No. of Periods	Marks
A	Fundamentals of Physical Geography	87	35 Marks
	Unit-1: Geography as a discipline	06	30
	Unit-2: The Earth	11
	Unit-3: Landforms	20
	Unit-4: Climate	30
	Unit-5: Water (Oceans)	10
	unit-6: Life on the Earth	07
	Map of diagram	05	5
B	India-Physical Environment	78	35Marks
	Unit-7: Introduction	04	30
	Unit-8: Physiography	28
	Unit-9: Climate, vegetation and soil	28
	Unit-10: Natural hazards and disasters	14
	Map and Diagram	04	5
	Total	165	70 Marks
C	Practical Work	50	30 Marks
	Unit-1: Fundamentals of Maps	20	10 Marks
	Unit-2: Topographic and Weather Maps	30	15 Marks
	Practical Record Book and Viva		5 Marks

Course Content

Part: Fundamentals of Physical Geography (87Periods)
Unit 1: Geography as a Discipline (06 Periods)

Geography as an integrating discipline, as a science of spatial attributes
Branches of Geography: Physical Geography and Human Geography
Scope and Career Options (Non-evaluative)

Unit 2: The Earth (11 Periods)

Origin and evolution of the earth; interior of the earth
Wegener’s continental drift theory and plate tectonics
Earthquakes and volcanoes: causes, types and effects

Unit 3: Landforms (20 Periods)

Rocks: major types of rocks and their characteristics
Geomorphic processes: weathering; mass wasting; erosion and deposition; soil-formation
Landforms and their evolution- Brief erosional and depositional features 20 Periods

Unit 4: Climate (30 Periods)

Atmosphere- composition and structure; elements of weather and climate
Insolation-angle of incidence and distribution; heat budget of the earth-heating and cooling of atmosphere (conduction, convection, terrestrial radiation and advection); temperature- factors controlling temperature; distribution of temperature-horizontal and vertical; inversion of temperature
Pressure-pressure belts; winds-planetary, seasonal and local; air masses and fronts; tropical and extratropical cyclones
Precipitation-evaporation; condensation-dew, frost, fog, mist and cloud; rainfall-types and world distribution
Climate and Global Concerns 30 Periods

Unit 5: Water (Oceans) (10 Periods)

Basics of Oceanography
Oceans – distribution of temperature and salinity
Movements of ocean water-waves, tides and currents; submarine reliefs
Ocean resources and pollution

Unit 6: Life on the Earth (07 Periods)

Biosphere – importance of plants and other organisms; biodiversity and conservation; ecosystem and ecological balance

Map work on identification of features based on 1 to 6 units on the outline Physical/Political map of the world. (05 Periods)

Part B: India-Physical Environment (78 Periods)
Unit 7: Introduction

Location, space relations, India’s place in the world

Unit 8: Physiography (28 Periods)

Structure and Relief; Physiographic Divisions
Drainage systems: Concept of river basins, watershed; the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers

Unit 9: Climate, Vegetation and Soil (28 Periods)

Weather and climate – spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure winds and rainfall, Indian monsoon: mechanism, onset and withdrawal, variability of rainfalls: spatial and temporal; use of weather charts
Natural vegetation-forest types and distribution; wildlife; conservation; biosphere reserves
Soils – major types (ICAR’s classification) and their distribution, soil degradation and conservation

Unit 10: Hazards and Disasters: Causes, Consequences and Management (14 periods)

Floods, Cloudbursts
Droughts: types and impact
Earthquakes and Tsunami
Cyclones: features and impact
Landslides

Map Work of features based on above units for locating and labelling on the outlinePolitical/Physical map of India (04 Periods)

Part C: Practical Work (50 Periods)
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Maps (20 Periods)

Geo spatial data, Concept of Geographical data matrix; Point, line, area data
Maps -types; scales-types; construction of simple linear scale, measuring distance; finding direction and use of symbols
Map projection- Latitude, longitude and time, typology, construction and properties of projection: Conical with one standard parallel and Mercator’s projection. (only two projections)

Unit 2: Topographic and Weather Maps (30 Periods)

Study of topographic maps (1 : 50,000 or 1 : 25,000 Survey of India maps); contour cross-section and identification of landforms-slopes, hills, valleys, waterfall, cliffs; distribution of settlements
Aerial Photographs: Types and Geometry-vertical aerial photographs; difference between maps and aerial photographs; photo scale determination. Identification of physical and cultural features
Satellite imageries, stages in remote sensing data acquisition, platform and sensors and data products, (photographic and digital)
Use of weather instruments: thermometer, wet and dry-bulb thermometer, barometer, wind vane, rain gauge

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