CISCE ICSE Class 8 Geography Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CISCE Syllabus 2025-26 ICSE Class 8: The CISCE ICSE Class 8 Geography Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 has been released by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, CISCE. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2025-26 CISCE ICSE Class 8 Geography Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CISCE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed CISCE ICSE Class 8 Geography Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
CISCE ICSE Class 8 Geography Revised Syllabus
CISCE ICSE Class 8 Geography Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Representation of Geographical Features | |
| 2 | Population Dynamics | |
| 3 | Migration | |
| 4 | Urbanisation | |
| 5 | Natural and Man-made Disasters | |
| 6 | Asia: the Largest Continent | |
| 7 | India: Geographical Features | |
| 8 | India: Human Resources | |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
- On the Basis of Topographical Sheet
- Interpret Contours on the Sheet (Height, Shape)
- Patterns of Settlement
- Compact settlements
- Dispersed settlements
- Temporary settlements
- Permanent settlements
- Linear settlements
- Rectangular settlements
- Circular settlements
- Star like pattern of settlement
- Wet Point Settlement
- Dry Point Settlement
- Distribution of the Population in the World
- Overpopulation and Under Population
meaning with examples of countries from the world. Impact of overpopulation and underpopulation on society.
- Factors Affecting the Population of a Place
birth, and death rate, immigration, and emigration.
- Composition of the Population
Age and sex, rural and urban; population pyramid.
- Migration
- On the basis of Region:
A. Internal migration
B. External Migration - Classification by Duration:
A. Short-term
B. Long-Term
- On the basis of Region:
- Types of Migration
- Impact of Migration on the Socio-economic Structure of the Society
(examples from India and the world).
- Brain Drain
- introduction
- causes of brain-drain
- positive and negative impacts of the brain- drain.
- Urbanisation in India
- Urbanization
- Distinct Phases of Urban Growth in India
- Positive and Negative Impacts of Urbanisation
- Satellite Cities
- Concept of Smart Cities
- Natural and Manmade Disasters
- Disaster Management
- Introduction
- Importance
- Role of the Government in Disasters and Its Management
- Case Studies
- Floods in Assam/Bihar (Causes, effects, impacts on life and environment).
- Earthquake in Nepal (2014): (Causes, effects, impacts on life and environment).
- Oil Spills-Coastal areas of the United States: (Causes, effects, impacts on life and environment).
- Asia: Location and Extent
- Parts of Asia
- East Asia, North Asia, Central Asia, South-East Asia, SouthCentral Asia, Western Asia
- Asia Physiography
- The Northern lowlands
- The Central highlands
- The Southern Plateaus
- The Great Plains
- The Island Groups
- Asia: Climate
- Factors affecting Climate of Asia
- Types of Climate:
Tundra
Temperate
Tropical
Desert
Equatorial.
- Asia: Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
- Tundra, Taiga, Tropical Deciduous, Thorny, Equatorial
- Indian - Location, Size and Extent
- Indian : Location, Size and Extent
- Indian Standard Time (IST)
- Political Divisions of India
States/ UTs and Capitals.
- Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India
- National parks, biosphere reserve, wildlife sanctuaries.
- Climate and Natural Vegetation
- Factors affecting climate, Monsoon.
- Types of Natural vegetation: Tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, thorny, Tidal Forest, Montane forest.
- Role of Human Resources in Economic Development
- Introduction
- Human Resources
- Importance of Human Resources
- Human Capital Formation
- Role of Human Resources
- Key Point Summary
- Role of Health and Education in Developing Human Resources
- Skilled and Unskilled Human Resource
- Impact of skilled human resource on the socio-economic development of the country (examples from India)
