MAP SYLLABUS FOR CLASS IX SA I

CHAPTER 1: India - Size & Location

For locating and labelling : Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian of India, Southern most point of India, Southern most point of mainland of India, Northern most point of India, Eastern most meridian of India, Western most Meridian of India.

CHAPTER 2 : Physical Features of India

(a) For locating & labelling

(i) Mt. peaks : K2, Kanchenjunga, Nanda Devi, Anai Mudi and Nanga Parbat

(ii) Passes : Bomdi-La and Shipkila.

(iii) Hills : Garo, Khasi, Jaintia, Naga Hills, Mizo Hills and Nilgiri

(b) For identification :

(i) Mountain ranges : The Karakoram, Zaskar, Shivaliks, Aravali, Vindhya, Satpura,Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats,

(ii) Plateaus : Deccan plateau, Chotanagpur plateau and Malwa plateau.

(iii) Coastal strips : Coromandel, Northern Circar, Malabar and Konkan.

Chapter 3 : Drainage

(a) For Locating & labelling :

(i) Lakes : Chilka, Pulicat, Kolleru, Vembanad and Sambhar.

(b) For identification :

(i) Rivers : Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Satluj, Narmada, Tapi, Mahanadi, Godavari,Krishna and Kaveri.

The map question will consist of

(1) Two items for identificaton.

and

(2) Two items for locating and labelling to be marked in the same map

Note : Items for locating and labelling may also be asked for identification.