Social Science Revised Syllabus for the year 2020-2021
PODAR
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VADODARA REVISED
SYLLABUS FOR GRADE IX SUB:
SOCIAL SCIENCE AS
PER THE GUIDELINES OF CBSE |
Unit
1: India and the contemporary world - 1 |
History |
1. The French Revolution. 2. Socialism in Europe and
Russia. 3. Nazism and the Rise of
Hitler. |
Unit
2: Contemporary India 1 |
Geography |
1. India Size and Location. 2. Physical features of India. 3. Drainage Important Note: Only map items
as given in the map list from this chapter to be evaluated in the
examination. 4. Climate. 5. Natural Vegetation and
Wildlife. |
Unit:
3 Democratic Politics - 1 |
Political
Science |
1. What is Democracy? Why
Democracy? 2. Constitutional Design. 3. Electoral Politics. 4. Working of Institutions. |
Unit:
4 Economics |
Economics |
1. The story of Village
Palampur. 2. People as Resource. 3. Poverty as a Challenge. |
List of Map Items are as follows:
Subject History
Chapter 1: The French Revolution
Outline Political Map of France (For locating and labeling / Identification)
· Bordeaux
· Nantes
· Paris
· Marseilles
Chapter
2: Socialism in Europe and Russian Revolution
Outline political map of world (For locating and labeling identification)
· Major countries of the First World War. (Central Powers and Allied Powers)
· Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
· Allied Powers - France, England, Russia, U.S.A.
Chapter-3: Nazism and Rise of Hitler
Outline Political Map of World (For locating and labeling / Identification)
· Major countries of Second World War
· Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, Japan
· Allied Powers – UK, France, Former USSR, USA
· Territories under German expansion (Nazi Power)· Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia shown in the map), Denmark, Lithuania, France, Belgium.
SUBJECT – GEOGRAPHY
(Outline Political Map of India)
Chapter
-1: India-Size and Location
· India-States with Capitals, Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian (Location and Labelling)
Chapter -2: Physical Features of India
· Mountain Ranges: The Karakoram, The Zasker, The Shivalik, The Aravali, The Vindhya, The Satpura, Western & Eastern Ghats
· Mountain Peaks – K2, Kanchan Junga, Anai Mudi
· Plateau - Deccan Plateau, Chotta Nagpur Plateau, Malwa Plateau
· Coastal Plains - Konkan, Malabar, Coromandal & Northern Circar (Location and Labelling)
Chapter - 3: Drainage
Note: Only map items of this chapter as listed below to be evaluated in Examination.
Rivers: (Identification only)
· The Himalayan River Systems-The Indus, The Ganges, and The Satluj
· The Peninsular rivers-The Narmada, The Tapi, The Kaveri, The Krishna,
· The Godavari, The Mahanadi
· Lakes: Wular, Pulicat, Sambhar, Chilika
Chapter - 4: Climate
· Areas receiving rainfall less than 20 cm and over 400 cm (Identification only)
Chapter - 5: Natural Vegetation and Wild Life
· Vegetation Type: Tropical Evergreen Forest, Tropical Deciduous Forest, Thorn Forest, Montane Forests and Mangrove- For identification only
· National Parks: Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambor, Shivpuri, Kanha, Simlipal & Manas
· Bird Sanctuaries: Bharatpur and Ranganthitto
· Wild Life Sanctuaries: Sariska, Mudumalai, Rajaji, Dachigam (Location and Labelling)