Maharashtra State Board 9th Standard Geography Syllabus - Free PDF Download
Maharashtra State Board Syllabus 2025-26 9th Standard: The Maharashtra State Board 9th Standard Geography Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 has been released by the MSBSHSE, Maharashtra State Board. 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 Maharashtra State Board 9th Standard Geography Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new Maharashtra State Board syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed Maharashtra State Board 9th Standard Geography Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
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Maharashtra State Board 9th Standard Geography Revised Syllabus
Maharashtra State Board 9th Standard Geography Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distributional Maps | |
| 2 | Endogenetic Movements | |
| 3 | Exogenetic Processes Part - I | |
| 4 | Exogenetic Processes Part - II | |
| 5 | Precipitation | |
| 6 | Properties of Sea Water | |
| 7 | International Date Line | |
| 8 | Introduction to Economics | |
| 9 | Trade | |
| 10 | Urbanisation | |
| 11 | Transport and Communication | |
| 12 | Tourism | |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
1 Distributional Maps
- Distributional Maps
- Dot Method
- Choropleth Method
- Isopleth Method
- Geographical Field Visit
2 Endogenetic Movements
- Endogenetic Processes (Internal Movements)
- Slow Movements
- Mountain-building Movements (Orogenic)
- Fold mountains
- Block mountains
- Rift valleys
- Continent-building (Epeirogenic) Movements
- Mountain-building Movements (Orogenic)
- Sudden Movements
- Earthquake
- Introduction
- Focus and Epicenter
- Intensity of Earthquakes
- Types of Seismic Waves
- Measuring Earthquakes
- Causes and Effects of Earthquakes
- Precautions During an Earthquake
- Earthquake Resistant / Proof Buildings
- Modern Equipment for Earthquake Detection
- Seismogram
- Earthquake and its causes
- Volcano
- Introduction
- Causes and Effects
- 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:
- Effect of Volcanoes
- Distribution of Plates, Earthquake Zones, and Volcanoes in the World
3 Exogenetic Processes Part - I
- Exogenetic Processes
- Weathering
- Weathering
- Types of Weathering
1) Chemical Weathering
2) Physical Weathering
3) Biological Weathering - Special Effects of Weathering
- Significance of Weathering
- Mechanical Weathering
- Mechanical weathering
- Reasons for mechanical weathering
1. Temperature
2. Frost
3. Crystal growth
4. Release of pressure
5. Water
- Chemical Weathering
- Chemical weathering
- Reasons for chemical weathering
1. Carbonation
2. Solution
3. Oxidation
- Biological Weathering
- Biological weathering
- Reasons for Biological weathering
- Mass Movements (Mass Wasting)
- Mass movements (Mass Wasting)
- Types of mass wasting
1. Rapid mass movements
a) Slumping
2. Slower mass movements
a) Rockfall
b) Landslides
c) Solifluction
- Erosion
4 Exogenetic Processes Part - II
- Exogenetic Processes
- Work of Rivers and Landforms
- Erosional work of rivers
- Transportation and deposition by rivers
- Work of Glaciers and Landforms
- Erosion work by glaciers
- Transportation and deposition by glaciers
- Work of the Wind and the Landforms Production
- Erosional work of wind
- Depositional work of winds
- Work of Sea Waves and the landforms
- Erosional work of sea waves
- Depositional work of sea waves
- Work of Groundwater and Landforms Production
5 Precipitation
- Rainfall and It's Types
- Rainfall
- Types of Rainfall
1. Convectional Rainfall
2. Orographic Rainfall
3. Cyclonic Rainfall
- World Distribution of Rainfall
- Rain Gauge
- Fog, Dew, and Frost
- Effects of Precipitation
6 Properties of Sea Water
- Properties of Sea Water
- Temperature of Sea Water
- Salinity of the Sea Water
- Density of Sea Water
- Distribution of Temperature, Salinity and Density of Seawater According to Depth
7 International Date Line
- Introduction of International Date Line
- Solution to the Confusion of Days
- International Date Line
- International date line
- The importance of IDL
8 Introduction to Economics
- Types of Economy
- Capitalistic economy
- Socialistic Economy
- Mixed Economy
- Functions of an Economy
9 Trade
- Concept of Trade
- Introduction
- Evaluation of Trade System
- Features
- Types of Trade
- Key Point Summary
- Balance of Trade
- International Trade Organisations
- Concept of Marketing
- Introduction
- Definition
- Importance of Marketing
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Introduction
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Importance to the Society
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Importance to the Firm
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Importance to the Consumers
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10 Urbanisation
- Urbanisation in India
- Urbanization
- Distinct Phases of Urban Growth in India
- Reasons for Urbanisation
- Main Reasons for Urbanisation:
1. Industrialisation
2. Trade
3. Mechanisation and technology
4. Transport and communication
5. Migration
- Main Reasons for Urbanisation:
- Advantages of Urbanisation
- Advantages of urbanisation :
1. Social harmony
2. Modernisation
3. Amenities and facilities
- Advantages of urbanisation :
- Problems of Urbanisation
- Problems of Urbanisation :
1. Slums
2. Traffic jams
3. Pollution
4. Crime
- Problems of Urbanisation :
11 Transport and Communication
- Types of Business Services
- Communication
- Importance of Transportation
12 Tourism
- Tourism
- Types of Tourism
- Importance of Tourism Development in India
- Tourism and economic development
- Tourism and environmental development
- Tourism and health
- Tourism and social development
