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Map Work. 

Asia

Physical Features

i. Mountains: Urals, Altai, Yablonoi, Khingan, Stanovoi, Caucasus, Armenian Highland, Elbruz, Zagros, Tien Shan, Kunlun, Himalaya, Yoma.

ii. Plains and Plateaus: Northern Lowlands, Mongolian Plateau, Plateaus of Arabia, Plateau of Iran, Tarim Basin, Tibetan Plateau, Indo-Gangetic Plains, Shan Plateau and Great North China Plain.

iii. Rivers and Seas: Ob, Yenesi, Lena, Euphrates, Tigris, Irrawady, Mekong, Sikiang, Yangtse, Hwang-Ho, Amur, Black Sea, Caspain Sea, Sea of Aral, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, South China Sea, Arabian Sea.

iv. Main Countries of the continent: Particularly the South East Asian Archipelago.

v. Climatic and Vegetation Belts: Artic, Cold Temperate, Temperate Desert, Hot Desert, Tropical Monsoon, and Equatorial Climate.

South Asia

Physical Features

i. Mountains: The Himalaya, Pamirs, Hundukush, Sulaiman, Karakoram, Deccan Plateau, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Aravalli Hills, Satputra and Mahadeo Hills, Nilgris, Thar Desert, Rann of Kutch, Khyper and Bolan Passes, Khasi and Garo Hills.

ii. Rivers: Indus, Chenab, Sutlej, Ganga, Gomti, Kali Gandaki, Koshi, Yamuna, Ganga, Chambal, Son, Damodar, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Narmada, Tapi, Godawari, Krishna and  Padma.

iii. Distribution of Agricultural Products.

iv. Distribution of Population.

v. Chief Cities.

Bhutan

Physical Features.

i. Mountains: JumKolhari, Jowo Durshing, Gangkar Phuensum, Masang Gang, Tsenda Gang, Jiwuchu Drakey.

ii. Passes: Zele La, Tremo La, Ya La, Mon La Karchung, Lhodrak La, Karchung La, Me La, Bod La, Thrumshing La, Yutong La, Pele La, Dochu La, and Jele La.

iii. Rivers: Wnag Chu, Amo Chu, Punatsang Chu, Pho Chu, Mo Chu, Mangde Chu, Chamkhar (Bumthang) Chu, Kuri Chu, Dangme Chu, Kholong Chu and Nyera Ama Chu.

iv. Important Places and Dzongs: Daifam, Manas, Punakha, Damphu (Tsirang), Zhemgang, Samtse, Tsimalhaka, Haa Dzong, Gasa Dzong, Daga Dzong, Lhuentse Dzong, Yangtse Dzong and Pema Gatshel Dzong.

Study of Topo Sheets.

Concept of Contours; symbols; recognition of simple land forms (valleys, spurs, ridges, plateaus, waterfalls, cliffs, gaps, mounds); finding height and direction; meaning of scale and its representation; measuring distances; grid reference (four figure grid and six figure grid reference); drainage patterns (dendritic, trellis and radial); Identification and description of the features of rivers, man- and relief features; means of transport in relation to relief.

Types of settlements; their growth in relation to their environment and position; inferring the occupation of people; location of natural vegetation types, cultivated areas and irrigation. 

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1. Map of Asia
2. Map of South Asia
3. Map of Bhutan