CISCE Syllabus For Class 9 Geography: Knowing the Syllabus is very important for the students of Class 9. Shaalaa has also provided a list of topics that every student needs to understand.
The CISCE Class 9 Geography syllabus for the academic year 2023-2024 is based on the Board's guidelines. Students should read the Class 9 Geography Syllabus to learn about the subject's subjects and subtopics.
Students will discover the unit names, chapters under each unit, and subtopics under each chapter in the CISCE Class 9 Geography Syllabus pdf 2023-2024. They will also receive a complete practical syllabus for Class 9 Geography in addition to this.
CISCE Class 9 Geography Revised Syllabus
CISCE Class 9 Geography and their Unit wise marks distribution
CISCE Class 9 Geography Course Structure 2023-2024 With Marking Scheme
# | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
---|---|---|
1 | Our World | |
2 | Structure of the Earth | |
3 | Hydrosphere | |
4 | Atmosphere | |
5 | Pollution | |
6 | Natural Regions of the World | |
7 | Map Work | |
Total | - |
Syllabus
- Earth as a Planet
- Two movements of Earth: Rotation and Revolution movement.
- The Shape of the Earth
- Earth as the Home of Humankind and the Conditions that Exist
- Earth Grid (Geographic Grid)
- Concept of Latitudes
- Latitudes
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Important lines of latitude: Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frigid Zone.
- Concept of Longitudes
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- The Great Circles
- The Earth’s Rotation and Revolution
- Revolution of the Earth
- Revolution of the earth and its inclined axis – effects: the variation in the length of the day and night and seasonal changes with Equinoxes and Solstices.
Earth as a planet
The shape of the earth. Earth as the home of humankind and the conditions that exist.
Geographic grid - Latitudes & Longitudes
- (a) Concept of latitudes: main latitudes, their location with degrees, parallels of latitude, and their uses.
- (b) Concept of longitudes - Prime Meridian, time (local, standard and time zones,
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and International Date Line (IDL). Eastern and
Western hemisphere. - (c) Using latitudes and longitudes to find location. Calculation of time.
- (d) Great Circles and their use.
Rotation and Revolution
- Rotation – direction, speed, and its effects (occurrence of day and night, the sun rising in the east and set in the west, Coriolis effect)
- Revolution of the earth and its inclined axis – effects: the variation in the length of the day and night and seasonal changes with Equinoxes and Solstices.
- Earth’s Structure
- Crust
- Mantle
- Core
- Landforms of the Earth
- Mountains
fold, residual, and block.
- Plateaus
- Plateaus : Deccan Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau.
- Plains
- Formation and characteristics
- Types of plains
- Distribution of plains in the world
- Plains of North America
- Gangetic plains of India
- Location on world map
- Rock and it's Types
- Rock Cycle
- Types of Volcanoes
- Types of valcano:
1) Active Valcano
2) Dormant Valcano
3) Extinct Valcano - Types of volcano on the basis of eruption:
1) Central-type or conical volcano
2) Fissure-type volcanoes
- Types of valcano:
- Distribution of Volcanoes in the World
- Circum Pacific Belt
- Mid continental belt
- Mid Atlantic Belt
- Effect of Volcanoes
- Earthquake and its causes
- Effects of Earthquake
- Earthquake Zones of the World
- Weathering
- Weathering
- Types of Weathering
1) Chemical Weathering
2) Physical Weathering
3) Biological Weathering - Special Effects of Weathering
- Significance of Weathering
- Physical Weathering
- Exfoliation
- Granular Disintegration
- Block Disintegration
- Chemical Weathering
- Chemical weathering
- Reasons for chemical weathering
1. Carbonation
2. Solution
3. Oxidation
- Biological Weathering
- Biological weathering
- Reasons for Biological weathering
- Denudation
Meaning and agents of denudation; work of
river and wind. - Stages of a River Course and Associated Land Forms
- V-shaped valley
- waterfall
- meander
- delta
- Wind
(i) Earth’s Structure
Core, mantle, crust – meaning, extent, and
composition.
(ii) Landforms of the Earth
Mountains, plateaus, plains (definition, types
and their formation):
Mountains – fold, residual, and block.
Plateaus – intermont and volcanic.
Plains – structural and depositional.
Examples from the world and India.
(iii) Rocks- the difference between minerals and rocks,
types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary,
metamorphic, their characteristics and
formation; rock cycle.
(iv) Volcanoes
Meaning, Types – active, dormant, and extinct.
Effects – constructive and destructive.
Important volcanic zones of the world.
(v) Earthquakes
Meaning, causes, and measurement.
Effects: destructive and constructive.
Earthquake zones of the World
(vi) Weathering and Denudation
Meaning, types, and effects of weathering.
Types: Physical Weathering – block and
granular disintegration, exfoliation;
Chemical Weathering–oxidation, carbonation,
hydration and solution;
Biological Weathering – caused by humans,
plants and animals.
Meaning and agents of denudation; work of
river and wind.
Stages of a river course and associated land
forms – V-shaped valley, waterfall, meander
and delta.
Wind – deflation hollows and Sand dunes
- Hydrosphere
- Layers of Hydrosphere
- Importance of Hydrosphere
- Tides
- Importance of Tides
- Ocean Currents
- Their circulation pattern and effects. (Specifically of Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift, Labrador Current, Kuro Shio, and Oya Shio.)
- Types of Ocean Currents:-
- Based on depth
- Surface currents
- Deep water currents
- Based on temperature
- Cold currents
- Warm currents
- Major Ocean Currents
- Effects of Ocean Currents
Hydrosphere
Meaning of hydrosphere.
Tides - formation, and pattern.
Ocean Currents – their circulation pattern and effects. (Specifically of Gulf Stream, North
Atlantic Drift, Labrador Current, Kuro Shio, and Oya Shio.)
- Composition of the Atmosphere
- Gases
- Water Vapour
- Dust Particles
- Layers of Atmosphere
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Ionosphere
- Exosphere
- Ozone in the Stratosphere
- Depletion
- Global Warming
- Global Warming
- Causes of Global warming
- Effect of Global Warming
- Insolation
- Terrestrial Radiation
- Factors Affecting Temperature
- latitude
- altitude
- distance from the sea
- the slope of the land
- winds
- ocean currents
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Demonstration of Atmospheric Pressure
- Pressure Belts
- Factors Affecting Direction and Velocity of Wind
- Permanent Winds
Permanent winds – Trades, Westerlies and Polar Easterlies.
- Wind
- Periodic Winds
Periodic winds - Land and Sea breezes, Monsoons.
- Local Winds
- Local winds - Loo, Chinook, Foehn, and Mistral.
- Variable Winds
Variable winds - Cyclones and Anticyclones.
- Periodic Winds
- Jet Streams
- Humidity
- Change of State of Matter
- Precipitation
- Precipitation
- Forms of precipitation / Condensation
1. Snow
2. Hailstones
3. Rainfall
- Rainfall and It's Types
- Rainfall
- Types of Rainfall
1. Convectional Rainfall
2. Orographic Rainfall
3. Cyclonic Rainfall
(i) Composition and structure of the atmosphere.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere and
Exosphere; Ozone in the Stratosphere, its
depletion. Global warming and its impact.
(ii) Insolation
• Meaning of insolation and terrestrial
radiation.
• Factors affecting temperature: latitude,
altitude, distance from the sea, the slope of
land, winds, and ocean currents.
(iii) Atmospheric Pressure and Winds.
• Meaning and factors that affect atmospheric pressure.
• Major pressure belts of the world.
• Factors affecting direction and velocity of wind – pressure gradient, Coriolis Effect.
• Permanent winds – Trades, Westerlies and Polar Easterlies.
• Periodic winds - Land and Sea breezes, Monsoons.
• Local winds - Loo, Chinook, Foehn, and Mistral.
• Variable winds - Cyclones and Anticyclones.
• Jet Streams- Meaning and importance.
(iv) Humidity
• Humidity – meaning and difference between relative and absolute humidity.
• Condensation – forms (clouds, dew, frost, fog, and mist).
• Precipitation - forms (rain, snow, and hail).
• Types of rainfall – relief/orographic, convectional, cyclonic/ frontal with examples from the different parts of the world.
- Pollution and Its Types
- Pollution
- Pollutant
- Types of pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Health hazards due to noise pollution
- Air Pollution and Its Causes
- Air Pollution
- Causes of Air pollution
- Sources of Air Pollution
- Water Pollution and Its Causes
- Water Pollution
- Causes of Water Pollution
- Sources of Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Causes of Soil Pollution
- Sources of Soil Pollution
- Radiation
- Effects of Pollution
Effects - on the environment and human health.
- Preventive Measures of Pollution
Pollution
(a) Types - air, water (fresh and marine), soil, radiation, and noise.
(b) Sources
• Noise: Traffic, factories, construction sites, loud speakers, airports.
• Air: vehicular, industrial, burning of garbage.
• Water: domestic and industrial waste.
• Soil: chemical fertilizers, bio medical waste, and pesticides.
• Radiation: X- rays; radioactive fallout from nuclear plants.
(c) Effects - on the environment and human health.
(d) Preventive Measures
Carpools, promotion of public transport, no-smoking zone, restricted use of fossil fuels,
saving energy, and encouragement of organic farming.
- Natural Regions of the World
- Location, area, climate, natural vegetation, and human adaptation.
Natural Regions of the World
Location, area, climate, natural vegetation, and human adaptation.
Equatorial region
Tropical grasslands
Tropical Deserts
Tropical Monsoon
Mediterranean
Temperate grasslands
Taiga and Tundra
On an outline map of the World, candidates will be required to locate, mark, and name the following:
- The major Natural Regions of the world - Equatorial, Tropical Monsoon, Tropical
Deserts, Mediterranean type, Tropical grasslands, Temperate grasslands, Taiga and
Tundra. - The Oceans, Seas, Gulfs and Straits - all Major Oceans, Caribbean Sea, North Sea,
Black Sea, Caspian Sea, South China Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria,
Hudson Bay, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Guinea, Bering Strait, Strait of
Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca. - Rivers – Mississippi, Colorado, Amazon, Paraguay, Nile, Zaire, Niger, Zambezi,
Orange, Rhine, Volga, Danube, Murray, Darling, Hwang Ho, Yangtse Kiang, Ob,
Indus, Ganga, Mekong, Irrawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates. - Mountains – Rockies, Andes, Appalachian, Alps, Himalayas, Pyrenees, Scandinavian Highlands, Caucasus, Atlas, Drakensburg, Khinghan, Zagros, Urals, Great Dividing Range.
- Plateaus – Canadian Shield, Tibetan Plateau, Brazilian Highlands, Patagonian Plateau, Iranian Plateau, Mongolian Plateau.