Syllabus of Geography Senior Secondary NIOS
Syllabus of Geography Senior Secondary NIOS
Geography (316) Syllabus
Course Structure of Geography
| 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 or C. Field Work in Geography |
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| 11. | Map and its Elements | 05 |
| 12. | Map Interpretation | 05 |
| 13. | Statistical Diagram | 05 |
| 14. | Practical Record Book & Viva Voce | 05 |
| Total | 100 | |
English Medium
Book 1
Module 1: The Study of Geography as a Discipline
- Lesson 1. Nature of Geography as a discipline
Module 2: Changing Face of the Earth
- Lesson 2. Earth's interior and its Material
- Lesson 3. Dynamic surface of the earth
- Lesson 4. Evolution of Land forms due to internal forces
- Lesson 5. The work of running water and underground water
- Lesson 6. The work of moving ice, wind and sea waves
- Lesson 7. Major landforms and their economic significance
Module 3: The Domain of the Water on the Earth
- Lesson 8. Ocean: sub marine relief and circulation of ocean water
Module 4: The Domain of Air on the Earth
- Lesson 9. Structure and composition of atmosphere
- Lesson 10. Insolation and temperature
- Lesson 11. Atmospheric pressure and winds
- Lesson 12. Humidity and precipitation
- Lesson 13. Weather and climate
Module 5: The Domain of Life on the Earth
- Lesson 14. Biosphere
- Lesson 15. Biomes
Book 2
Module 6: The Physical setting of India
- Lesson 16. India-Physical Features
- Lesson 17. Climate of India
- Lesson 18. Natural Disasters
Module 7: Natural resource and their Development in India
- Lesson 19. Our Resources
- Lesson 20. Land, Soil and Vegetation Resources in India
- Lesson 21. Our Water Resources
Module 8: Economic Activities and Infrastructural development in India
- Lesson 22. Land Use and Agriculture
- Lesson 23. Development of Mineral and Energy Resources
- Lesson 24. Industrial Development
- Lesson 25. Transport, Communication and Trade in India
Module 9: Human Resource Development in India
- Lesson 26. Population Density, Distribution and Growth in India
- Lesson 27. Population Composition in India
- Lesson 28. Human Development
- Lesson 29. Human Settlement
Book 3
Module 10A: Local area Planning
- Lesson 30. Local area Planning
- Lesson 31. Data collection, Processing and Analysis
- Lesson 32. Recommendations through case studies
Module 10A: Local area Planning
- Lesson 30. Local area Planning
- Lesson 31. Data collection, Processing and Analysis
- Lesson 32. Recommendations through case studies
Module 10B: Geography of Tourism in India
- Lesson 30. Tourism-Concept, Resources and Development
- Lesson 31. Development of Infrastructure and Growth of Tourism
- Lesson 32. Prospects and Problems of Tourism