Geography (English Medium) ICSE Class 10 CISCE Syllabus 2025-26

• Maps
• Cartography

• Measurement of Distance
• Measurement of Direction
• Measurement of Area

• Large scale maps: Cadastral maps and Topographical maps
• Small scale maps: Wall maps and Atlas
• Types of Atlas: School Atlas, Advanced Atlas, Regional Atlas and National Atlas
• Physical maps: Relief maps, Geological maps, Climatic maps and Soil maps
• Cultural maps: Political maps, Population maps, Economic maps and Transportation maps 
• Thematic Map: Choropleth Mapping, Isoline Maps and Dot Density Map

1. Four-figure reference
2. Six-figure reference

• Contours
• Some basic features of contour lines

• Vertical Interval 
• Horizontal Equivalent
• Gradient
• Calculation of Gradient of a Landscape

1. Triangulated Height
2. Spot Heights
3. Bench Marks
4. Relative Height

• Slops: Steep Slope, Gentle Slope, Concave Slope, Convex Slope, Hill.
• Valleys: ‘V’-shaped Valley, ‘U’-shaped Valley, Hanging Valley, Gorge or Canyon
• Drainage systems: Dendrltic Drainage Pattern, Trellised Drainage Pattern, Radial Drainage Pattern, Disappearing Streams
• Ridge
• Water Divide
• Escarpment

• Hindi Terms Used in Survey Maps
• Colours in Contour maps

• Verbal Scale
• Numerical Scale
• Linear Scale

1. A Statement
2. Linear or Graphic Scale
3. Representative Fraction

1. To measure distance along a straight line
2. To measure distance along curves
3. Area by the Grid Square Method

• Marking directions between different locations
• Bearing - Using eight cardinal points

1. Natural Features
2. Man-made Features

1. Relief features
2. Drainage Pattern
3. Vegetation and Climate

1. Relief features and land use
2. Settlements
3. Occupation

• Area, District, Location, Physical Features, Drainage Pattern, Climate and Vegetation, Settlement, Transport and communication, Occupation of the people

• Area, District, Location, Physical Features, Drainage Pattern, Climate and Vegetation, Settlement, Transport and communication, Occupation of the people

• Mountains : Himalayas, Karakoram, Aravali, Vindhyas, Satpura, Western and Eastern Ghats, Nilgiris, Garo, Khasi, Jaintia, etc.
• Peaks : Mount Godwin Austin (K2), Kanchenjunga, etc.
• Passes : Karakoram, Nathu-La Passes, etc.
• Plateaus : Deccan Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau.

• Gangetic Plains
• Coastal Plains : Konkan, Kanara, Malabar, Coromandel, Northern Circars

• Thar (The Great Indian Desert)

• Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, Satluj, Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi, Chambal, Betwa, Damodar, Tapti, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauveri, Tungabhadra.
• Water Bodies: Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Andaman Sea, Chilka Lake, Wular Lake.

• Indian : Location, Size and Extent
• Indian Standard Time (IST)

1. Direction of Monsoon Winds (South West Monsoons)
2. Direction of Monsoon Winds (North East Monsoons)

• Indian : Location, Size and Extent
• Indian Standard Time (IST)

• Ganga Plains
• Brahmaputra Plains
• Rajastan Plains
• Punjab Plains

1. The western coastal plains
2. The eastern coastal plains

1. Soil erosion by water
2. Soil erosion due to human action
3. Erosion by wind

• Rainwater Harvesting
• Objectives of Rainwater Harvesting
• Need of Water Harvesting
• Water Harvesting Mechanism
• Storing water for direct use

Uses and Distribution of Ion ore

Uses and Distribution of Manganese

Uses and Distribution of Copper

Uses and Distribution of Bauxite

• Introduction
• Coal
• Types of Coal

• Distribution

• Introduction
• Characteristics of CNG

• Bhakra Nangal Dam
• Hirakud Dam
• Sardar Sarovar Project

• Generation of Solar Energy
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Cooker
  • Solar Water Heater
• Advantages

• Introduction
• Wind Turbine
• Wind Power
• Uses of Wind Energy

• Introduction
• Biogas Production Process

• Subsistence Farming
• Commercial Farming
• Shifting Agriculture
• Intensive Farming
• Extensive Farming
• Plantation Farming
• Mixed Farming
• Organic Farming
• Cooperative Farming

• rice, wheat, millets and pulses.

• rice, wheat, millets and pulses.

• rice, wheat, millets and pulses.

• rice, wheat, millets and pulses.

• Sugarcane
• Cotton
• Jute
• Oil Seeds

sugarcane and oilseeds (groundnut, mustard and soybean)

sugarcane and oilseeds (groundnut, mustard and soybean)

sugarcane and oilseeds (groundnut, mustard and soybean)

sugarcane and oilseeds (groundnut, mustard and soybean)

cotton, jute, tea and coffee.

cotton, jute, tea and coffee.

cotton, jute, tea and coffee.

cotton, jute, tea and coffee.

• The Specificity of Indian Industrialisation
• Industrialisation in the Early Years of Indian Independence
• Globalisation, Liberalisation and Changes in Indian Industry

• On the Basis of Raw Material
• On the Basis of Nature of Products
• On the Ba.sis of Investment and Turnover
• On the Basis of Ownership
• On the Basis of Location and Market
• On the Basis of Finished Product or Function

• Mumbai-Pune, Hooghly, Bengaluru-Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chota Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam-Guntur, Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut.

• Introduction
• Industrial Development

• National and State highways, Golden quadrilateral, NSEW corridor

• Advantages of Transport
• Disadvantages of Transport

• Effects of Global Warming
• Sources of Green House Gases Emission (Natural and Anthropogenic)
• Strategies to deal with Global Warming
• Ozone depletion
• Effects of Ozone depletion

• Acid rain
• Effects of Acid rain