CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CISCE Syllabus 2024-25 ICSE Class 6: The CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for the examination year 2024-25 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 2024-25 CISCE ICSE Class 6 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 6 Geography Syllabus for 2024-25 is below.
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Revised Syllabus
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography and their Unit wise marks distribution
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Course Structure 2024-25 With Marking Scheme
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Syllabus
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for Chapter 1: Representation of Geographical Features
- Maps - Our Companions
- Introduction of Maps
- Historical Uses of Maps
- Representation of Landforms on Maps
- Benefits of Using Maps
- Importance of Maps
- Types of Maps Based on Scale
- Large-scale Maps
- Cadastral maps
- Topographical maps
- Small-scale Maps
- Wall Maps
- Atlas Maps
- Scale Meaning and Uses
- Direction: Eight Cardinal Points
- Symbols
- Diagrams (With Brief Explanation)
- Rivers
- Meander
- Anticline
- Syncline
- Tributaries
- Distributaries
- Delta
- Block Mountain
- The Role of Standard Signs and Symbols in Map Interpretation
- Types of Maps Based on Scale
- Large-scale Maps
- Cadastral maps
- Topographical maps
- Small-scale Maps
- Wall Maps
- Atlas Maps
- Scale Meaning and Uses
- Symbols
- Direction: Eight Cardinal Points
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for Chapter 2: Landforms
- Types of Landforms
- Conical Hill
- Plateau
- Mountains and Valleys
Processes of formation of mountains and valleys - endogenous and exogenous.
- Mountain Types - Folding
Formation of mountains
- Folding mountain
Young Fold Mountain
- Meaning of characteristics
- Distribution of young fold mountains in the world
- Rockies
- Andes
- Alps
- Great dividing Range
- Himalaya and Atlas mountains
Old Fold Mountain
- Meaning and Characteristics
- Distribution of old fold mountain in the world
- Urals
- Appalachians
- Aravalis
Location on the world map
- Mountain Types - Faulting
Faulting Mountain
- Meaning
- Formation and characteristics of block mountain
- distribution of block mountains in the world
- Black forest
- Vosges
- Vindhyas
- Importance of Mountains
- Mountain Types - Volcanic
Formation and characteristics (Mountain Kilimanjaro in Africa and mountain Fujiyama in Japan)
- Valleys: Formations and Characteristics
Distribution of rift valleys in the world - Rhine, Narmada, Nile
- Plateaus
- Plateaus : Deccan Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau.
- Plains
- Gangetic Plains
- Coastal Plains : Konkan, Kanara, Malabar, Coromandel, Northern Circars
- Landforms and People
Landforms - impact on the life of people. (comparison between life in the mountains and life in the plains)
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for Chapter 3: Water Bodies: Oceans, Seas, Lakes and Rivers
- Oceans
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Southern Ocean
Characteristics and Importance
- Sea
Distribution of marginal and inland seas (Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Dead sea)
- Lakes
Distribution of major lakes in the world their characteristics and importance (Baikal, Five Great lakes of the U.S.A, Lake Omega, Lake Titicaca, Lake Victoria and Chilka lake)
- Rivers
Distribution of major rivers in the world, their characteristics, and importance
- Mackenzie
- St. Lawrence
- Mississippi
- Amazon
- Nile
- Rhine
- Danube
- Indus
- Ganga
- Yangtze
- Huang Ho
- Ob
- Murray
- Water Pollution and Its Causes
- Water Pollution
- Types of Water Pollutants
- Causes of Water Pollution
- Reasons of Water Pollution
- Locating Oceans, Seas, Lakes and Rivers on the World Map
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for Chapter 4: Agriculture
- Introduction to Different Types of Agriculture
- Types of Farming
- Subsistence Farming
- Intensive Farming
- Shifting Cultivation
- Commercial Farming
- Extensive grain farming
- Plantation farming
- Market gardening
- Horticulture/Floriculture
- Subsistence Farming
- Food Crops and Cash Crops
Meaning with Example
- Wheat
- Rice
- Cotton
- Jute
- sugarcane
- Food Crops and Cash Crops
Meaning with Example
- Wheat
- Rice
- Cotton
- Jute
- sugarcane
- Types of Farming
- Commercial Farming
- Extensive grain farming
- Plantation farming
- Market gardening
- Horticulture/Floriculture
- Commercial Farming
- Locate Major Crop Producing Region on the World Map
- Green Revolution
A brief idea of how helped in agriculture development.
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for Chapter 5: Minerals
- Mineral Resources
- Classification of Minerals
- Distribution of Minerals and Ores
- Types of Mining
- Conservation of Minerals
- Location of Above Minerals on the World Map
CISCE ICSE Class 6 Geography Syllabus for Chapter 6: Study of Continents : North America and South America
- A Brief Idea of the Formation of Continents
- North America : Location
- North America : Boundaries
- North America : Political Divisions (Countries and Capitals)
- North America : Major Physical Features
- A Brief Idea of the Formation of Continents
- North America : Climate
- North America: Natural Vegetation
- North America: Wildlife
- North America: Mineral and Power Resources
- A Brief Idea of the Formation of Continents
- South America: Location
- South America: Boundaries
- South America: Political Divisions
- South America: Major Physical Features
- A Brief Idea of the Formation of Continents
- South America: Climate
- South America: Natural Vegetation
- South America: Wildlife
- South America: Mineral and Power Resources
