Geography XI Part-I

By Dr. Aprana Pandey | DESS, NCERT, New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 4034

You have studied Geography as one of the components of social sciences up to secondary stage. Now, you will study Geography as an independent subject and learn about the physical environment of the earth, human activities and their interaction. We live on the surface of the earth. Our lives are affected by our surroundings in many ways. We depend on the resources to sustain ourselves in the surrounding areas. In Geography, you learn about the diverse lands and people. You should be curious to know about all the phenomena which vary over space. You should also be interested in understanding the changes which have taken place over time. Geography equips you to appreciate diversity and investigate into the causes responsible for creating such variations over time and space. This variation provides a clue to the understanding of the relationship between the physical environment and social & cultural features. Geographers not only study the variations in the phenomena over the earth’s surface but, also study the associations with the factors which cause these variations. They further try to study the relationship within these factors. A geographer explains the phenomena in a cause-and-effect relationship. This not only helps in interpretation but, also in foreseeing the phenomena in the future. Geographical phenomena, both physical and human, are not static but highly dynamic. This is the result of interaction between ever changing earth and human beings. This course on “Fundamentals of Physical Geography”, deals with the Origin and Evolution of the Earth, Landforms and their evolution, Climate, Submarine relief, Movement of ocean water, Biosphere and many more from class XI Geography course. Dr. Aparna Pandey Professor, Department of Education in Social Sciences (DESS), NCERT will be interacting with you during the course. Each module of the course will have five quadrants: e-Tutorial (Video/Audio), e-text, Web resources, Self Assessment questions (MCQs, right wrong, one word answers etc.) and transcription of the video. Hope you will enjoy the course, wish you all the best.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	24 weeks
Category :	School
Credit Points :	2
Level :	School
Start Date :	15 May 2020
End Date :	29 Oct 2020
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2020
Exam Date :	15 Oct 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week	Module
Week 1	Introduction to the Course Geography as a Discipline – Part 1 (kegy_20101) Branches of Geography – Part 2 (kegy_20102)
Week 2	The origin and evolution of the earth – Part 1 (kegy_20201)
Week 3	Assignment Chapter 1 & Chapter 2
Week 4	Interior structure of Earth– Part 1 (kegy_20301) Volcano and Volcanic Landforms – Part 2 (kegy_20302)
Week 5	Distribution of oceans and continents – Part 1(kegy_20401)
Week 6	Assignment Chapter 3 & Chapter 4
Week 7	Branches of Geography – Part 1 (kegy_20501)
Week 8	Geomorphic Processes: Endogenic, Exogenic and Weathering – Part 1 (kegy_20601) Mass Movements – Part 2 (kegy_20602)
Week 9	Assignment Chapter 5 & Chapter 6
Week 10	Landforms – Landforms and their evolution – Part 1 (kegy_20701) Landforms – Groundwater – Part 2 (kegy_20702)
Week 11	Landforms – Glacial Landforms – Part 3 (kegy_20703) Landforms – Landforms Formed by Waves and Currents – Part 4 (kegy_20704)
Week 12	Arid Topography (Action of Winds) – Part 5 (kegy_20705)
Week 13	Composition and structure of atmosphere – Part 1 (kegy_20801)
Week 14	Assignment Chapter 7 & Chapter 8
Week 15	Solar Radiation and Heat Budget – Part 1 (kegy_20901) Temperature – Part 2 (kegy_20902)
Week 16	Atmospheric circulation and weather systems – Part 1 (kegy_21001)
Week 17	Atmospheric circulation and weather systems – Part 2 (kegy_21002)
Week 18	Assignment Chapter 9 & Chapter 10
Week 19	Water in Atmosphere – Part 1 (kegy_21101) Assignment Chapter 11
Week 20	World Climate – PIntroduction to the Courseart 1 (kegy_21201) World Climate – Part 2 (kegy_21202) Assignment Chapter 12
Week 21	Hydrological Cycle and Relief of the Ocean Floors – Part 1 (kegy_21301) Temperature And Salinity of Ocean Water – Part 2 (kegy_21302)
Week 22	Movements of the Ocean Water – Part 1 (kegy_21401) Assignment Chapter 13 & Chapter 14
Week 23	Life on the Earth – Part 1 (kegy_21501) Assignment Chapter 15
Week 24	Biodiversity and Conservation – Part 1 (kegy_21601) Assignment Chapter 16

Books and references

NCERT "Fundamental of Physical Geography" for Class - XI

url:- http://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?kegy2=0-16

Instructor bio

Dr. Aprana Pandey

DESS, NCERT, New Delhi

Dr. Aprana Pandey is working as a Professor in Department of Education in Social Sciences (DESS), NCERT, New Delhi. Her areas of specialiation includes Geography education, urban and regional planning, environmental studies, Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS).