Overview

Geography subject in class XI helps a student in understanding the principles and practices of the subject in a better way thereby paving the way forward for excellent in-depth command for language. The students can also seek help from Geography home tutors who help students in redressing all their concerns. The Geography home tuitions for class XI helps in promotion of knowledge on longitude, latitude, and other terminologies.

Description

Session wise Curriculum:

The Geography home tutors follow the guidelines of respective boards and keep the syllabus of the NCERT and CBSE in mind while teaching the kids.The subject is being taught to students going along with the school syllabus given by different boards. Tentative session wise complete Geography course for class XI is as following:

Part A: Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Geography as a Discipline
Geography as an integrating discipline, as a science of spatial attributes
Branches of Geography; PhysicalGeography and Human Geography
Scope and Career Options
The Earth
Origin and evolution of the earth; Interior of the earth.Wegener's continental drift theory and plate tectonics.Earthquakes and volcanoes: causes, types and effects
Landforms
Rocks: major types of rocks and their characteristics
Landforms and their evolution
Geomorphic processes: weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition; soil-formation

Units/chapters covered 5-8

Climate
Atmosphere- composition and structure;elements of weather and climate
Insolation-angle of incidence and distribution; heat budget of the earth-heating and cooling of atmosphere (conduction, convection, terrestrial radiation and advection); World climates-classification (Koeppen and Thornthwaite), Global warming and climatic changes
Climate and Global Concerns
Hydrosphere
Basics of Oceanography
Oceans - distribution of temperature and salinity
Movements of ocean water-waves, tides and currents; submarine reliefs
Biosphere: importance of plants and other organisms; biodiversity and conservation; ecosystem and ecological balance
Map work on identification of features based on 1 to 6 units on the outline/Physical/Political map of the world

Part - B: India - Physical Environment

Location, space relations, India's place in the world
Physiography
Structure and Relief; Physiographic Divisions
Drainage systems: Concept of river basins, Watershed; the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers
Climate, Vegetation and Soil
Weather and climate - spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure winds and rainfall, Indian monsoon: mechanism, onset and withdrawal, variability of rainfalls: spatial and temporal; use of weather charts; Climatic types (Koeppen)
Natural vegetation-forest types and distribution; wild life; conservation; biosphere reserves
Soils - major types (ICAR's classification) and their distribution, soil degradation and conservation
Hazards and Disasters: Causes, Consequences and Management

Part - C: Practical Work

Floods, Cloudbursts
Droughts: types and impact
Earthquakes and Tsunami
Cyclones: features and impact
Landslides
Map Work of features based on above units for locating and labelling on the Outline/Political/Physical map of India

Part - C: Practical Work

Fundamentals of Maps
Geo spatial data, Concept of Geographicaldata matrix; Point, line, area data
Maps - types; scales-types; construction of simple linear scale, measuring distance; finding direction and use of symbols
Topographic and Weather Maps
Study of topographic maps
Aerial Photographs: Types and Geometry-vertical aerial photographs; difference between maps and aerial photographs; photo scale determination. Identification of physical and cultural features
Satellite imageries
Use of weather instruments: thermometer, wet and dry-bulb thermometer, barometer, wind vane, rain gauge