On this page we have uploaded MBOSE Class 11 syllabus for Geography released by www.mbose.in. The syllabus provided here is Meghalaya State Board. Download the 2024-25 syllabus pdf as well.
Meghalaya State Board has published subject wise syllabus for this year Class 11 students in its official portal www.mbose.in. Here we have published Class 11 MBOSE Syllabus 2024-25 for Geography subject. For more information regarding Meghalaya Class 11 2024 Exam Date, Exam Pattern, Time, Date, How to prepare follow our website.
Board |
Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) |
Topic |
Syllabus |
Subject |
Geography |
Theory |
70 |
Practical |
30 |
Total Marks |
100 Marks |
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GEOGRAPHY
CLASS – XI
Theory Syllabus
A.) FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(35 MARKS)
Unit I:
Geography as a Discipline (3 marks)
- Geography as an integrating Subject, as a science of spatial attributes.
- Branches of Geography: Importance of Physical Geography.
Unit II:
The Earth (6 marks)
- Origin and Evolution of the Earth; Interior of the Earth; Wagener‘s Continental Drift Theory and Plate Tectonics; Earthquakes and volcanoes.
Unit III:
Landforms (6 marks)
- Rocks and minerals – Major types of rocks and their basics characteristics Geomorphic processes – Weathering, Mass wasting, Erosional and Depositional work of running water and wind.
Unit IV:
Climate (10 marks)
- Atmosphere – Composition and structure; elements of weather and climate.
- Insolation – Angle of incidence and distribution; Heating and cooling of the atmosphere (conduction, convection, terrestrial radiation and advection); temperature – horizontal and vertical.
- Pressure-Pressure belts; wind planetary, seasonal and local; tropical and extra tropical (temperature) cyclones.
- Precipitation – evaporation, condensation – rainfall types
- World Climate – greenhouse effect, global warming and climatic changes
Unit V:
Water (Oceans) (4 marks)
- Hydrological Cycle
- Oceans – Submarines relief, distribution of temperature and salinity.
Unit VI:
Life on Earth (6 marks)
- Biosphere – Importance of plants and other organisms; ecosystems, energy flow; biodiversity and conservation; ecological balance.
B.) INDIA – PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
(35 MARKS)
Unit I:
Introduction (4 marks)
- Location – space relation and India‘s place in the world
Unit II:
Physiography (10 marks)
- Brief geological history of India
- Physiographic Divisions
- Drainage systems: concept of water sheds: the Himalayan and the Peninsular
Unit III:
Climate, Vegetation and Soil (14 marks)
- Weather and Climate – spatial and temporal; distribution of temperature; pressure; winds and rainfall; Indian monsoons – mechanism, onset and variability; Climatic types (Koeppen‘s)
- Natural vegetation (ICAR‘s classification) and their distribution; soil degradation and conservation.
Unit IV:
Natural Hazards and Disasters: (7 marks)
Causes, Consequences and Management
- Floods and Droughts
- Earthquakes, Tsunami
- Cyclones
- Landslides
PRACTICAL SYLLABUS
Unit I:
Fundamental of Maps (8 marks)
- Scales – types; construction of linear scales, measuring distance, finding direction and use of symbols.
- Contours and cross profiles of gentle slope and steep slope, convex and concave slope, conical hill, v – shaped valley.
- Representation of Data – construction of diagrams: bars, circles and flow charts.
Unit II:
Topographic and Weather Maps (8 marks)
- Study of Topographic maps under the heads – relief, drainage, natural vegetation, distribution of settlement, contour and cross profile of the landform in the specific map provided to the students.
- Use of weather charts: describing pressure, wind and rainfall distribution
Unit III:
Aerial Photographs and Satellite images (6 marks)
- Aerial photographs: types and geometry – vertical aerial photographs, difference between maps and aerial photographs; photo scale determination
- Satellite images: stages in remote sensing data acquisition, platform & sensors and data products (photographic and digital)
Practical Record Book (5 marks)
Viva Voce (3 marks)