Grade 10

CONTOUR MAPS AND MAP WORK

1. Identification of simple landforms marked by contours, spot heights, surveyed trees, bench marks and colour tints or other symbols on a topographical survey of India map.
2. Measuring distances using the scale given therein and marking directions between different locations, using eight cardinal points and indicated bearings.
3. Marking the site of prominent villages and/or towns, types of land use and means of communication with the help of the index given at the bottom of the sheet.
4. Identification of drainage and settlement patterns.
5. Map Work
locate and label on an outline map , the following items - mountains, plateaus, plains,
rivers, seas, towns, passes, coastal features, mineral and crop locations, rainfall,
winds/climatic regions and soil types.


GEOGRAPHY (Regional)

Position and extent
Physical features - the distribution of rivers, mountains, plateaus and plains and their human significance.
Climate
Soil Types
Minerals
Agriculture
Industries - Iron and Steel, Heavy Engineering, Petrochemical, Electronics.
Energy resources - conventional and non-conventional.
Agro based industries