CHSE Odisha Elective Geography study plan

Draw and label the internal structure of the Earth and contrast continental and oceanic crust, stating two evidence lines for plate tectonics

Classify plate boundaries into divergent, convergent and transform types, and match each with one landform example such as mid-ocean ridge, trench or transform fault

Explain the denudation cycle by separating weathering, mass wasting, erosion and deposition, giving one Odisha or Indian example for each process

Sketch the longitudinal profile of a river and label the erosional and depositional features found from source to mouth

Interpret the composition and vertical structure of the atmosphere, naming the lapse rate and one characteristic phenomenon of each layer

Explain the mechanism of insolation variation with latitude, season and angle of incidence, and compute the noon sun angle for a given latitude and date

Distinguish cyclones, anticyclones, land and sea breezes, and monsoons by pressure pattern, wind direction and seasonal timing

Classify clouds and rainfall types (convectional, orographic, cyclonic) and relate each to Indian rainfall distribution

Describe ocean currents and tides, distinguishing spring and neap tides and naming two currents affecting the Indian coast

Define population density, growth rate, birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate and sex ratio, and compute each from a small data table

Interpret the demographic transition model stage by stage and place India and Odisha in the appropriate stage with reasons

Summarise Malthusian and demographic transition arguments on population-resource balance and state one criticism of each

Describe rural-urban migration push and pull factors and connect them to trends in Odisha's urban growth

Explain population pyramid shapes for a young growing population and an ageing population, and read one pyramid of India

Classify resources as renewable, non-renewable and potential, and place ten named Indian resources into the correct class

Map the distribution of iron ore, coal, bauxite, manganese and mica in India, marking the main Odisha belts

Compare subsistence, commercial, plantation and shifting cultivation by inputs, scale and output

Explain the locational factors of the iron and steel and cotton textile industries and apply them to one Indian plant location

Trace the iron and steel value chain from ore to finished product and identify one downstream industry in Odisha

Describe India's physiographic divisions and locate the Eastern Ghats, Chota Nagpur Plateau and coastal plains on a sketch map

Explain the Indian monsoon mechanism, including the role of the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau and the Bay of Bengal branch, and relate it to Odisha's rainfall regime

Outline the drainage of Odisha, naming the Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Subarnarekha and Rushikulya and their broad courses

Summarise Odisha's climate hazards, soils and forest cover, and link each to agriculture or settlement patterns

Compare Odisha's coastal, central and southern regions by relief, soil and dominant crop

Read and interpret topographical sheets by identifying contour patterns for hill, valley, spur, cliff and gentle slope

Compute map scale conversions between representative fraction, statement and graphical scale for three worked examples

Calculate straight-line distance, gradient and area from a map using the given scale

Take bearings with a prismatic compass and record them in a field book in the standard tabular format

Describe the chain and tape survey procedure for a small plot, listing instruments and two error sources

Distinguish natural hazards from disasters and classify disasters into geological, climatic, hydrological and biological types

Explain cyclone formation conditions and the Odisha cyclone record, listing three structural and three non-structural mitigation measures

Describe flood causes in the Mahanadi delta and outline early warning, embankment and land-use responses

Explain coastal erosion and salinisation processes and one adaptation measure for the Odisha coast

Outline the roles of NDMA, the state disaster management authority and local bodies in a disaster cycle

Assemble the field study record with aim, location, methodology, observation tables, analysis and conclusion in the prescribed order

Write up one project report linking a local resource or land-use issue to syllabus concepts, citing collected data

Revise the five heaviest topics from domains 1 and 3 using self-made summary sheets and attempt 40 mixed objective questions

Rehearse map and survey practicals under timed conditions and correct two recurring errors

Compile an error log of weak areas and schedule two review passes before the exam