CBSE Class 11 Geography Syllabus 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2 | New Syllabus PDF

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

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

• Rocks: major types of rocks and their characteristics

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

• Drainage systems: Concept of river basins, watershed; the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers

• Atmosphere- composition and structure; elements of weather and
• climate
• Insolation-angle of incidence and distribution; heat budget of the earth heating and cooling of the 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 extra-tropical cyclones
• Precipitation-evaporation; condensation-dew, frost, fog, mist and
• cloud; rainfall types and world distribution

• Movements of ocean water waves, tides, and currents; submarine
• reliefs
• Ocean resources and pollution

• Biosphere – the importance of plants and other organisms; biodiversity and conservation.

• 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 (ICAO’s classification) and their distribution, soil degradation, and conservation

Part

Units

No. of

Periods

Marks

A

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

89

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 and diagram

05

5

B

India-Physical Environment

78

35 Marks

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

167

70 Marks

C

Practical Work in Geography Part I

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