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)


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