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Syllabus Geography Senior Secondary NIOS

Geography (316) Syllabus

 

Course Structure of Geography

 

DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS

 

Module

Marks

1.

The Earth – A Living Planet

03

2.

The Domain of Air on the Planet Earth

08

3.

The Domain of Water on the Planet Earth

04

4.

Changing Face of the Planet Earth

12

5. Life on the Earth

08

6.

Physical Setting in India

08

7.

Natural Resources and their

07

 

Development in India

 

8.

Man-made Resources and their development in India

12

9.

Human Resource and their

08

 

Development in India

 

10. Optional Module

 

A. Teaching of Geography at

 

Primary Level

 

 

OR

 

B. Geography of Tourism in India

10

OR

 

C. Field Work in Geography

 

11. Map and its Elements

05

 

12.

Map Interpretation

05

13.

Statistical Diagram

     05

14.

Practical Record Book & Viva Voce

05

Total

100

 

Please, follow the links below for details:

 

English Medium

 

Book 1

 

·                 Module 1: The Study of Geography as a Discipline

o                         Lesson 1. Nature of Geography as a discipline

·                 Module 2: Changing Face of the Earth

o                         Lesson 2. Earth's interior and its Material

o                         Lesson 3. Dynamic surface of the earth

o                         Lesson 4. Evolution of Land forms due to internal forces

o                         Lesson 5. The work of running water and underground water

o                         Lesson 6. The work of moving ice, wind and sea waves

o                         Lesson 7. Major landforms and their economic significance

·                 Module 3: The Domain of the Water on the Earth

o                         Lesson 8. Ocean: sub marine relief and circulation of ocean water

·                 Module 4: The Domain of Air on the Earth

o                         Lesson 9. Structure and composition of atmosphere

o                         Lesson 10. Insolation and temperature

o                         Lesson 11. Atmospheric pressure and winds

o                         Lesson 12. Humidity and precipitation

o                         Lesson 13. Weather and climate

·                 Module 5: The Domain of Life on the Earth

o                         Lesson 14. Biosphere

o                         Lesson 15. Biomes

 

Book 2

 

·                 Module 6: The Physical setting of India

o                         Lesson 16. India-Physical Features

o                         Lesson 17. Climate of India

o                         Lesson 18. Natural Disasters

·                 Module 7: Natural resource and their Development in India

o                         Lesson 19. Our Resources

o                         Lesson 20. Land, Soil and Vegetation Resources in India

o                         Lesson 21. Our Water Resources

·                 Module 8: Economic Activities and Infrastructural development in India

o                         Lesson 22. Land Use and Agriculture

o                         Lesson 23. Development of Mineral and Energy Resources

o                         Lesson 24. Industrial Development

o                         Lesson 25. Transport, Communication and Trade in India

·                 Module 9: Human Resource Development in India

o                         Lesson 26. Population Density, Distribution and Growth in India

o                         Lesson 27. Population Composition in India

o                         Lesson 28. Human Development

o                         Lesson 29. Human Settlement

 

Book 3

 

·                 Module 10A: Local area Planning

o                         Lesson 30. Local area Planning  

o                         Lesson 31. Data collection, Processing and Analysis  

o                         Lesson 32. Recommendations through case studies  

·                 Module 10B: Geography of Tourism in India

o                         Lesson 30. Tourism-Concept, Resources and Development  

o                         Lesson 31. Development of Infrastructure and Growth of Tourism  

o                         Lesson 32. Prospects and Problems of Tourism  

 

 

 

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