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SYLLABUS BREAK UP ( 2016-2017 )
GEOGRAPHY
CLASS- VIII
The Earth Our Habitat
NCERT Team Members
NCERT Publication
I TERM ( 80 Days Approx. )
1st Formative Test
( Pen and Paper)
DATE
11.07.16
CH.-01
Resources
04 Pds.
Natural Resources and Value of Resources
Types of Resources-Natural: Actual and Potential
Resources, Renewable and Non Renewable,
Ubiquitous and Localised, Human Resources
Man-made Res., Conservation of Resources,
Sustainable Development
2nd Formative Test
(Quiz/ Activity)
12.08.16
To be
planned
by the
teacher
CH.-02
Minerals and Power Resources
Minerals, Types of Minerals,, Mining and its
types, Distribution of Minerals in continents,
Mineral Resources of India, Uses of Mineral and
Conservation, Power Resources: Conventional
and Non Conventional, Renewable Resources
and Use of Energy Resources
Half Yearly
Examination
#
2nd
week of
Sep.
06 Pds.
Land Resource: Land Use, Land Degradation,
Land Conservation, Soil Resource: Factors of
Soil Formation, Soil Profile, Soil Degradation
and Soil Conservation Measures Water Resource,
Problems of water, Water Scarcity and Water
Conservation, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife,
Distribution of Natural Vegetation, Conservation
of Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
CH.03
Upto Half Yearly
Examination
Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and
Wildlife Resources
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CH.01 TO CH.-03 and Map Work
Activities and Map Work related to chapters will be taken simultaneously.
08 Pds.
II TERM ( 80 Days Approx.)
3rd Formative Test
( Pen and Paper)
DATE
05.12.16
CH.-04
Agriculture
06 Pds
Agriculture, Factors affecting agriculture, Types
of Ag: Subsistence Farming, Commercial
Farming, Major Crops: Rice, Wheat, Millets,
Maize, Cotton, Jute, Tea, Coffee and their
requirements, Case Studies: India and USA
4th Formative Test
(Quiz/ Activity)
03.02.17
To be
planned
by the
teacher
CH.-05
08 Pds
Introduction of industry, Classification of
Industries, Types of Industries, Factors Affecting
Location of Industries, Industrial System,
Industrial Regions, Industrial Disaster,
Distribution of Major Industries, Iron & Steel
Industry: Jamshedpur & Pittsburgh, Textile
Industry: Ahmedabad and Osaka
IT Industry: Silicon Valley, US and Bengaluru
CH.-06
Upto Annual
Examination
Industry
Human Resources
06 Pds.
Introduction, Distribution of Population,
Influencing Factors: Geographic, Human, Growth
of Population, Characteristics of Population: Age,
Sex, Literacy, Rural-Urban Divide, Migration
Extra
Topic
Disaster Management Natural and
Human-Made Disaster
Introduction, Earthquake, Volcanic Eruptions,
Cyclones, Floods, Droughts, Coping and
Preparedness and Natural Disaster Mitigation
Nuclear Disaster, Chemical Disaster, Biological
Disaster, Fires, Environmental Disasters
Annual
Examination
#
1st week
of Mar.
CH.04 TO CH.-06 with extra topic and Map
Work
Activities and Map Work related to chapters will be taken simultaneously.
05 Pds.