Grade 11

Earth's Interior

(i) Composition and structure.

(ii) Rocks.

Changing Face of the Earth

Land forms and Processes of Gradation

(i) Endogenous processes and associated landforms – mountains, plateaus and plains

and types of stuctural plains as an outcome.

(ii) Vulcanicity – materials and processes. Major volcanic forms.

(iii) Earthquakes.

(iv) Exogenetic process and associated landforms.

(v) Soil.

(vi) Fluvial processes and associated landforms.

(vii) Aeolian processes and associated landforms.

(viii) Glacial processes and associated landforms.

(ix) Work of ground water and associated landforms. Water conservation.

(x) Marine proceses and associated landforms.

Atmosphere

(i) Composition and structure of atmosphere.

(ii) Atmospheric temperature.

(iii) Atmospheric pressure.

(iv) Atmospheric moisture.

The Realms of Water

(i) Submarine relief and deposists of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans .

(ii) Ocean water - salinity, temperature, density.

(iii) Ocean water movements .

Biosphere – Life on the Earth

(i) Nature of Biosphere, concept of ecosystems, components of ecosystem.

(ii) Major biomes of the Tropics.

World Climatic types

Low Latitude climates (i) Equatorial

(ii) Monsoon and tradewind littoral

(iii) Wet - dry tropical (vi) Dry tropical (desert).

Mid latitude climates - (i) Mediterranean

(ii) Marine west coast (iii) Dry sub tropical

(vi) Moist subtropical (v) Moist continental

(vi) Dry midlatitude (cold deserts).

High latitude climates - (i) Boreal (ii) Tundra

(iii) Ice sheet. Highland climates.

MAN - ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Sustainable Development and Natural Resources (Sample Studies)

(i) Agricultural development in the Mississippi region of the USA .

(ii) Animal rearing and development of the dairy industry in New Zealand .

(iii) Mining and its management – Ruhr and Chattisgarh collieries.

(iv) Oceanic resources – minerals, energy, biotic resources – Indian Ocean .

Natural hazards, their causes and management

(i) Hazards of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

(ii) Identification of major drought prone areas.

(iii) Areas prone to floods / landslides – South Asia .

Map Work

On the outline map of the world: locating and labelling (for the examinations, some aspects