Map of India
According to 2022-23
ICSE syllabus
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Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, Sutlej, Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi, Chambal,
Betwa, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishna, Cauveri, Tungabhadra. (16 Rivers)
Water Bodies: Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Andaman Sea,
Chilka Lake, Wular . (Two gulfs. One sea and 2 lakes)
Pass: Karakoram and Nathu La.
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1 Longitude and 1 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.
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. (8 cities)
Distribution of Population (Dense and sparse).
Mountains : Karakoram, Himalayas, Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpuda,
Western and Eastern Ghats, Nilgiri.(8 mountains and 2 passes)
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Thar Desert.
Colours used:
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3. Plains: Green.
4. Plateau: and Desert: Yellow.
5. Cities: Red.
6. Tropic of Cancer, Standard meridian , minerals, passes and peaks:
Black
7. Soils: Alluvial Soil: Grey.
Black Soil: Black
Red soil: Red.
8. Other features: Colour of one’s choice except the ones used above.
Points to remember.
1. 1. While writing the name of a feature that is while
labelling , we generally use capital letter.
2. 2. Arrow must be pointing towards the feature.
3. 3. use universally accepted colours while showing the
features.
4. 4. Do not draw the legend.
5. 5. Write the full name of the feature and not the alphabet
associated with it in the question.
6. :
SAMPLE MAP WORK
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Rivers
1. Entire river must be drawn.
2. However, the Flow of he river must be marked within the
Indian territory.
Yamuna
1. Entire river
must be drawn.
2. However, the
Flow of he river
Yamuna must be
marked within
the Indian
territory.
Major cities
1. 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.
Mineral resources
Jharia is the
largest coal
field in India.
Singhbhum is
the largest
iron mine in
India.
Mumbai High is
the largest oil
field in India.
Digboi is Not in
syllabus
Digboi is Not in
syllabus
Plains
1. Coromandal lies to the south of river
krishna.
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
Tungabhadra
Gangetic plain
Konkan, Malabar and Coromandal
Mountains
1. Use brown colour to show mountains.
2. Do not cut the river while drawing the mountain
ranges.
3. While marking Satpuda mountain, do not touch the
rivers.
4. The Eastern gHats in not a continuous range.
MOUNTAINS
Plateau
Deccan plateau lies to
the south of NARMADA,
north of Kaveri, east of western ghats and west of
eastern ghats.
Population
distribution
For densely
populated region
density of 800 per
sq is considered.
Bihar 1102
WB 1029
Kerala 859
UP 828
For sparse
density of close
to 50 is
considered.
ARUNACHAL 13
Jammu & K 57
Mizoram 52
MOUNTAINS
Longitude and latitude
1. 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.
Water bodies
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.
winds
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.
soils
1. Red soil
practically
encircles black
Soils of India
soil.
North west
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North IN SYLLABUS.
east
East
Coastal Alluvial
west
South east
Red Soil
South west