Frank Modern Certificate Geography for Class X (Part II)

Frank Modern Certificate Geography, Part II, a textbook for Class X, is the new colour edition which is thoroughly revised and upgraded. The series is written in strict conformity with the syllabus prescribed by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examinations, to be held in and after the year 2013. The series also conforms to the scope of the syllabus prescribed by the CISCE.

This new colour edition has an appealing 4-colour layout with enhanced and upgraded maps, diagrams, photographs, charts, graphs and tables to support the text and facilitate solid understanding of the subject. The maps, sketch maps and tables, etc have been accurately updated to make them topical and at the same time appeal to the aesthetic and scientific eye of the youth of today. It also allows the pupils to improve their spatial skills. The lessons have been updated to provide the latest geographical phenomenon. A few interesting and supplementary details have been introduced so as to maintain the continuity of ideas and stimulate a desire for probing deeper into the subject, for, geography is a living subject!

Key Features:

• The course content is carefully graded and covers the content and organization of topics as per the syllabus.
• Gives updated information, data and latest geographical phenomenon.
• Liberal use of 4-colour maps, photographs, diagrams, sketches, plans, illustrations, etc makes the study of geography more interesting and helps students develop spatial skills such as interpretation of maps, tables, graphs, etc.
• Fact File entries provide additional interesting information to capture and sustain the child's interest.
• Meaningful exercises based on the ICSE examination guidelines, at the end of each chapter, test the learning outcome and comprehension of the subject and reinforce learning.
• Includes a separate section, Sample Papers: Survey Maps, and a section on the detail of Internal
• Assessment which form an integral part of the final assessement in geography.

The book has been innovatively designed to make the study of geography more interesting. It is hoped that it will help students to acquaint themselves with the latest syllabus and enable them to tackle the ICSE examinations successfully.

Table of Contents

• Map Study: Interpretation of Topographical Maps
• Maps of India
• Location, Extent and Physical Features of India
• Climate of India
• Soils in India
• Natural Vegetation of India
• Water Resources
• Minerals in India
• Agriculture in India
• Food Crops (Rice, Wheat, Millets, Pulses)
• Commercial or Cash Crops
• Distribution of Crops and their Requirements
• Industries in India (Mineral Based)
• Agro-Based Industries
• Transport
• Waste Management-I
• Waste Management-II
• Project Work 1: Environment
• Project Work 2: Transport in India
• Model Test Paper (Solved) (Based on the examination paper of the year 2009)