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GEOGRAPHY at School Level

Various State and Nationalized Board have designed the course structure of GEOGRAPHY at school level in such a way that interest can grow among the students and which will encourage them in higher studies also. Some of them are as follows...

W.B.B.S.E.

The Board of Secondary Education was established in 1951 under an Act of the State Legislature called West Bengal Secondary Education Act of 1950. The Board was subsequently renamed as West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1964. With the increase in the number of recognized schools, the examinees appearing in secondary examination have increased.

Board has modified its courses time to time in accordance with the changing aspect of the discipline. GEOGRAPHY syllabus has also modified and become scientific, self explanatory and modernized.

Geography and Environment

class - X

1. Exogenetic Process and resulted Landorms ( River, Glacier, Wind )

2. Atmosphere

3. Hydrosphere ( Ocean Currents, Tide )

4. Waste Management

5. India ( Physical and Economic features)

6. Satellite Imagery and Topographical map

7. Map (India)

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W.B.C.H.S.E.

The Govt. of West Bengal has established the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Act in 1975. The Higher Secondary Education serves as step towards higher education for young persons in the country.

In this context the Council has been making a sustained effort to update course structure (GEOGRAPHY) in context of the very competitive global environment.

THEORY

A. Physical Geography

1. (a) Geomorphic Processes - Exogenetic and associated landforms

    (b) Work of Ground water and associated landforms

    (c) Marine processes and associated landforms

2. Cycle of Erosion

3. Drainage Pattern

4. Soil

5. Atmosphere

6. Biodiversity

7. Man Environment Interaction

B. Economic Geography

1. Primary Economic Activity-Agriculture

2. Secondary Economic Activity- Industry

3. Tertiary Economic Activity

4. Quaternary Economic Activity

5. Quinary Economic Activity

6. Population Settlement

7. Regional Economic Development

PRACTICAL

1. Map Projection

2. Topographical Map Interpretation

3.Statistical Analysis

4. Practical Note Book and Viva Voice

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C.B.S.E.

The Central Board of Secondary Education is now the main National board of India which was reconstituted in the year of 1962 after extending its jurisdiction covering U.P., Ajmer, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior by merging U P Board and Rajputana Board.

The main objective of the Board is to provide stress free, child centered and holistic education to all children without compromising its quality. GEOGRAPHY is also emphasized as discipline by adopting innovative methods to achieve academic excellence in conformity with psychological, pedagogical, social principles as well as to achieve quality benchmarks in school education consistent with national goals.

XII - standard

Part/Unit                                               Chapter

A                                                    Fundamentals of Human Geography

Unit-1                                               Human Geography

Unit-2                                               People

Unit-3                                               Human Activities

Unit-4                                               Transport, Communication and Trade

Unit-5                                               Human Settlements

                                                          Map Work

B                                                    India: People and Economy

Unit-6                                               People
Unit-7                                               Human Settlements
Unit-8                                               Resources and Development
Unit-9                                               Transport, Communication and International Trade
Unit-10                                             Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems
                                                          Map Work
C                                                    Practical Work
Unit-1                                               Processing of data and Thematic Mapping
Unit-2                                               Field Study and Spatial Inormation Technology
Unit-3                                               Practical Note Book and Viva Voice
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