Map of India

According to 2022-23 syllabus

Icse x

Sanjeev Padvi

B.Sc. B.Ed. M.div.m.th

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Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, Satluj, Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi, Chambal, Betwa,
Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauveri,
Tungabhadra.
Water Bodies: Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Andaman Sea, Chilka
Lake, Wular .
Pass: Karakoram and Nathu La. 2 Longitude and latitude : Standard
Meridian (82° 30’E) and Tropic of cancer
Direction of Winds: South West Monsoons (Arabian Sea and Bay of
Bengal Branches), North East Monsoons.
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Distribution of Minerals: Oil - Mumbai High (Offshore Oil Field), Coal –
Jharia. Iron Ore: Singhbhum
Soil Distribution – Alluvial, Red Soil and Black Soil.
Cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi
and Allahabad.
Distribution of Population (Dense and sparse).
Mountains and Peaks: Karakoram, Himalayas, Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpuda,
Western and Eastern Ghats, Nilgiri. Kanchanjunga and K2
Thar Desert.
SAMPLE MAP WORK
Colours used:
1.Water bodies: Blue,
Mountains brown.
Plains: Green.
Plateau: and Desert:
Yellow.
Cities: Red.
Tropic of Cancer,
Standard meridian ,
minerals, passes and
peaks: Black
Soils: Alluvial Soil: grey.
Black Soil: Black and Red
soil: red,
Other features: Colour
of one’s choice except
the ones used above.
.
Arrow should be
pointing towards the
feature.

2. River must be drawn

entirely but labelling
should be within the
Indian territory.

3. Generally the labelling

is done in CAPITAL
LETTERS.

4. Instead of writing the

number of the question,
entire name of the
feature must be written.

5. INDEX is not needed.

 1. Entire river must
be drawn.

2. However, the
Flow of he river
Yamuna must be marked
within the Indian
territory.
Coastal cities must
be marked by
touching the coast
of India.

2. They should not

cross the border.

3. They should not

be without
touching the
border.
 Jharia is the
largest coal field in
Minerals in India
India.

Singhbhum is the
largest iron mine in
India.

Mumbai High is
the largest oil field
in India.

Digboi is Not in
syllabus
 1. Northern Circar
is to the north of
Krishna and
Coromandal to its
south.
2. Gangetic plains
should not cross
Damodar near its
source.
3. Malabar is to the
south of Kaveri.
4. Konkan extends
to the south of
Coastal
Plains Tungabhadra
Satpuda,
Karakorum, Nilgiri
should not touch
rivers.
Vindhya, western
ghats should not
cross the rivers.
The Eastern gHats
in not a continuous
range.
Deccan plateau lies
to
the south of Tapi,
north of Kaveri, east
of western ghats and
west of eastern ghats.

2. Chhota Nagpur
plateau as shown in
council model
answer
 Density of Population For densely populated
region density of 800
Northern
per sq is considered.

Bihar 1102
North west WB 1029
Kerala 859
UP 828
For sparse
density of close to 50
is considered.

Sparsely Populated
Densely Populated ARUNACHA 13
region L
Jammu & K 57
Mizoram 52
The standard meridian
passes by touching the
delta of Godavari, the
eastern coast of sri lanka,
Prayagraj city and cutting
the river indus.

2. Tropic of cancer should

not enter the gulf of
Kutch and touch river
Narmada.
Andaman sea should not
extent in NE till
Thailand.

2. Use blue colour to

mark water bodies

3. Gulfs should not

extend too much as per
the analysis report of the
council.
1. Western disturbance
not in syllabus.

2. Ne monsoon winds
run parallel to east coast
and should not be
directed only towards
India.

3. Arrow must be
shown.
 1. Red soil practically
encircles black soil.
Soils of India
2.Laterite soil NOT IN
North west SYLLABUS.
North
North east

EastCoastal Alluvial

west
South east

Red Soil
South west