Syllabus 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 | 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