Geography is a very important subject that is devoted to the study of air, water, climate, environment, soil, vegetation and phenomena of the Earth and other planets.
Geography is the study of the description of the earth’s surface. A course in Geography at the senior secondary level helps students analyse the basic terminologies of Geography, the Earth’s surface, phenomena on the earth, physical and human environment, the purpose of geography, identifying physical and cultural features on a map, study and representation of data of maps and more.
The syllabus for the senior secondary level – Geography is divided into twelve units and thirty-two chapters including the practicals. Among which the first nine units with twenty-nine chapters are compulsory and the last two units with six chapters are optional. The total duration of the lesson plan is 248 hours, which has been distributed according to the topics, subtopics and practical Geography.
NIOS Senior Secondary Course Syllabus for Geography
Students should analyse the syllabus properly before starting their preparations.
Check the links below for more information about each chapter in the NIOS senior secondary course syllabus for group B – Geography.
To view the chapter details, click on the relevant link:
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Unit 1:The Study of Geography as a Discipline |
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Chapter 1: Nature of Geography as a Discipline |
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Unit 2: Changing Face of the Earth |
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Chapter 2: Earth’s Interior and its Material |
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Chapter 3: Dynamic Surface of the Earth |
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Chapter 4: Evolution of Landforms due to Internal Forces |
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Chapter 5: The Work of Running Water and Underground Water |
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Chapter 6: The Work of Moving Ice, Wind and Sea Waves |
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Chapter 7: Major Landforms and their Economic Significance |
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Unit 3: The Domain of the Water on the Earth |
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Chapter 8: Ocean: Submarine Relief and Circulation of Ocean Water |
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Unit 4: The Domain of Air on the Earth |
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Chapter 9: Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere |
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Chapter 10: Insolation and Temperature |
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Chapter 11: Atmospheric Pressure and Winds |
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Chapter 12: Humidity and Precipitation |
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Chapter 13: Weather and Climate |
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Unit 5: The Domain of Life on the Earth |
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Chapter 14: Biosphere |
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Chapter 15: Biomes |
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Unit 6: Physical Setting of India |
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Chapter 16: India – Physical Features |
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Chapter 17: Climate of India |
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Chapter 18: Natural Disasters |
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Unit 7: Natural Resources and Their Development in India |
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Chapter 19: Our Resources |
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Chapter 20: Land, Soil and Vegetation Resources in India |
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Chapter 21: Our Water Resources |
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Unit 8: Economic Activities and Infrastructural Development in India |
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Chapter 22: Land Use and Agriculture |
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Chapter 23: Development of Mineral and Energy Resources |
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Chapter 24: Industrial Development |
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Chapter 25: Transport, Communication and Trade in India |
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Unit 9: Human Resource and their Development in India |
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Chapter 26: Population Density, Distribution and Growth in India |
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Chapter 27: Population Composition in India |
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Chapter 28: Human Development |
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Chapter 29: Human Settlement |
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Optional Units |
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Unit 10: Local Area Planning |
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Chapter 30: Local Area Planning |
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Chapter 31: Recommendations through Case Studies |
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Chapter 32: Data Collection, Processing and Analysis |
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Unit 11: Geography of Tourism in India |
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Chapter 30: Tourism – Concept, Resources and Development |
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Chapter 31: Development of Infrastructure and Growth of Tourism |
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Chapter 32: Prospects and Problems of Tourism |
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Unit 12: Practical Geography |
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Map and its Elements |
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Map Interpretation |
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Statistical Diagrams |
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Practical Record and Viva Voice |
We at BYJU’S provide the detailed curriculum for the NIOS senior secondary course and the mark-wise weightage for every chapter to have a good idea of the exam pattern.
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