CLASS VIII FORTNIGHTLY SYLLABUS 08-09 GEOGRAPHY S.no Fortnight Days Main topic Sub topic No ND April- Ch Introductionmeaning 06 3 TH April Resources & interdependence of resource, utility, value, Patent,imp of time & technology Types of natural, classificationlevelof development & use, origin Types natural classification on basis of stock & 6 th April-7 TH April distribution Reason for uneven distribution, Human made 6
, human Conserving Exercise/ subject enrichment 3 st May- 8 th May Ch - Land, soil, water, natural vegetation and wild life 4 Ch - Land, soil, water, natural vegetation and wild life Introduction land imp, pop distribution Land use pattern Types of landprivate, common property Reasons for degradation Conservation Landslides def, causes, prevention, recent examples Soil- defsoil,weathering Composition, soil profile, factors for ASSIGN CYCLE -4/4 PT - 7/05 CH, only land 9
Summer vacation Project formation Soil degradation, conservation Exercise /q based on landslide. Chapter cont Water imp, distribution, water cycle Problems of water availabilityquantity and quality Newspaper articles on recent landslide in India. Water water everywhere, not a drop to drinkto prepare power point presentations - 3 min. The students will present their work on the smart boards. PTM on th May 08 Summer Vacations from 9 th May to st July 0 3
S.no Fortnight Days Main topic Sub topic No 4 nd 3 th July 0 Ch - Forest fires 06 cycle water, Exercise - based on natural questions newspaper vegetation articles on and wild life forest fires, water shortage, landslides Conservation of water. Natural vegetation & wildlifemeaning of biosphere, ecosystem, imp of each Newspaper article study on forest fires, landslides 5 6 th July- 3 st July 3 Ch 3- Minerals & power Distribution of natural vegetation Conservation of natural vegetation and wildlife Introduction meaning, imp, types of minerals, extraction 3 8 4
Distribution of 3 minerals world with map work S.no Fortnight Days Main topic Sub topic No Distribution of minerals India and map work 6 st Aug- 8 th Aug 3 Uses of minerals Conservation of minerals 8 7 0 th Aug- 4 th Sept Power imp, conventional firewood, coal Petroleum, natural gas, 0 hydel power Non conventional need Solar energy, wind, nuclear, geothermal 6 Completion of syllabus 4 th September 08 Revision 6 th Sept- Sept ( 5days) Mid term exam from th Sept to nd Sept PTM 3 TH Oct. 5
S.no Fortnight Days Main topic Sub topic No 8. 4 TH Sept- 7 Chapter 4- Introduction 3 0 7 th Oct Agriculture,farm system Types of 3 Asssign farming cycle - Subsistence 7/0 - farming ch 4 Commercial 3 farming Major cropsrice, wheat DUSSHERA BREAK 8 TH OCT- ST OCT Map work 9 ND Oct- 3 rd Nov 0 CH 4- Agriculture cont Major cropsmillets, maize 6 Crops- cotton, Map workjute, tea Agriculture development Exercise DIWALI BREAK 8 TH OCT- ST OCT 0 th Nov-4 th Nov 3 A farm in India 8 A Farm in USA Comparison Exercise 6
Chapter 5- Industries 3 rd Dec- 5 th Dec Chapter 5- Industries 7 th Dec- 9 th Dec 0 Chapter 5 Industries WINTER BREAK 3 ST DEC- 9 TH JAN Introduction, classification on basis of raw material, size, ownership Factors affecting location in detail Industrial system, industrial region Industrial disaster Distribution of major industries TISCO, Pittsburgh Cotton textile - Ahmedabad, with map 4 6 3 Map work 6 ASSIGN CYCLE 8/ Map based identification and location Map work S.no Fortnight Days Main topic Sub topic No 3 0 TH Jan 5 TH Chapter 5- Information 6 PT 4/ Jan industries technology Exercise Chapter 6- Introduction, Human distribution of 7
population 4 8 th Jan 8 th Feb 0 Chapter 6- Density of pop, 6 Human factors affecting Population change Patterns Population composition 5. th Feb- 0 th Feb 9 Population pyramid 5 Exercise. Questions from smart board Completion of syllabus by 0 February 09 Revision st Feb- 8 th Feb Annual exams st March- 5 th March 09 PTM FOR CLASS VIII- 30 TH MARCH 8
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