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NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 1 - Resources & Development
Expected - 2 Marks: [1 Mark + 1 Mark]
• Conservation of resource is vital for development.” Give example to support the statement
• “Degradation of land is a cause of worry.” Give one reason to support the statement
• Name of the states having black soil or name of the crop which is mainly grown in it.
• Steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas
• Map work: Major Soil Types (Identification only)
NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 2 - Forest and Wildlife Resources
[This chapter in not mentioned in latest CBSE Syllabus of Class 10 Social Science Board Exam 2019]
• Biodiversity
• Forests: Reserved, Protected, Unclassed
• Species: Extinct, Rare, Endangered, Vulnerable, Endemic
NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 3 - Water Resources
Expected - 3 Marks
• “Multi- purpose projects and large dams have come under great scrutiny.” Identify the problems caused by the setting up of these projects and dams.
• “India is heading towards water scarcity.” Trace the possible solutions to tackle this problem.
• Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water
• Map work: Water Resources (Locating and Labelling)
Major Dams (8 Dams Mentioned in the Syllabus): Salal, Bhakra Nangal, Tehri, Rana Pratap Sagar, Sardar Sarovar, Hirakud, Nagarjuna Sagar, Tungabhadra (Along with rivers)
NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 4 – Agriculture
Expected - 3 Marks
• Establish the difference between Commercial farming and Subsistence farming with the help of a suitable example
• Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice
• Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth
• Map work:
(a) Major areas of Rice and Wheat
(b) Largest/Major producer states of Sugarcane; Tea; Coffee; Rubber; Cotton & Jute
NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 5 – Mineral and Energy Resources
Expected – 1 Mark
Map work: (Identification only)
(I) Iron ore mines: Mayurbhanj, Durg, Bailadila, Bellary, Kudremukh
(II) Mica mines: Ajmer, Beawar, Nellore, Gaya, Hazaribagh
(III) Coal mines: Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, Talcher, Korba, Singrauli, Singareni, Neyvali
(IV) Oil Fields: Digboi, Naharkatia, Mumbai High Bassien, Kalol, Ankaleshwar
(V) Bauxite Deposits: The Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills, The plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni, Orissa Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district
(VI) Mica deposits: The Chota Nagpur plateau, Koderma Gaya-Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand, Ajmer, Nellore mica belt
NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 6 – Manufacturing Industries
Expected - 8 Marks: [5 Marks + 3 Marks (Map work)]
• Why are maximum Jute textile mills located in the Hugli Basin
• Factors affecting location of the industry: Physical, Human
• Map work: (Locating and Labelling Only)
• Cotton Textile Industries: Mumbai, Indore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kanpur, Coimbatore, Madurai
• Iron and Steel Plants: Burnpur, Durgapur, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Raurkela, Bhilai, Vijaynagar, Bhadravati, Vishakhapatnam, Salem
• Software Technology Parks: Mohali, Noida, Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram
NCERT Class 10 Geography: Chapter 7 – Lifelines of National Economy
Expected - 6 Marks: [5 Marks + 1 Mark (Map work)]
• “Advancement of international trade of a country is an index to its economic prosperity”. Elaborate with examples
• What is meant by trade? What is the difference between international and local trade?
• Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation and its economy?
Map work: (Identification Only)
• Golden Quadrilateral, North-South Corridor, East-West Corridor.
• National Highways:
• NH-1, NH-2, NH-7
• Locating and Labelling - Major Ports: Kandla, Mumbai, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Marmagao, New Mangalore, Kochi, Tuticorin, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Haldia,Kolkata
• International Airports:
• Amritsar (Raja Sansi), Delhi (Indira Gandhi International), Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji), Thiruvananthapuram (Nedimbacherry), Chennai (Meenam Bakkam), Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose), Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)