Page 5 - ICSE GEOGRAPHY

Preface

Viva ICSE Geography for classes 6 to 8, conforms to the new curriculum released by the Council for the
Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) in November 2016.

Th e primary objective of this series is to enable the learners to appreciate the world around them and
to understand that the earth is the habitat of humans and other life forms. It also familiarises them
with their own region and makes them understand how interdependent we are, from local to the

global level and to study the developments of one region in relation to other parts of the world.

Th is series has been designed to present the concepts in a simple yet engaging manner. Each chapter
has exercises and activities that would make learning more meaningful and enable the learners to
make connections with the wider world.

Key Features of the Series

 Presents the lessons in an engaging and easy-to-understand language

 Appropriate pictures, photographs and maps to make the concepts clearer
 A glossary of difficult words is included on the same page it appears in to allow at-a-glance reading

 Important Terms and Place from all the chapters to facilitate further understanding and knowledge
 Model Test Papers designed to prepare the learners for the ICSE Std. X Board Examinations

 Mind Maps of all chapters to enable quick revision
 Components of the series

• Let’s Discuss are in-text questions for discussions to gauge whether the topic has been grasped.

• Fact Corner is information based on the topic but beyond the syllabus presented in boxes.
• Let’s Recall recapitulates all the important topics covered in the chapter.

• Let’s Learn provides varied types of questions ranging from choosing the
right option, gap fills, to brief and detailed answers, comparisons and
map work.

• Let’s Do covers classroom session activities, projects to be done
independently, and discussions on topics of global concern.

Note: Th e boundaries of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir
and Ladakh depicted in the maps given on page 110, 124, 130 and 183 are
representational and not actual. According to the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act, 2019, the former state is now bifurcated into two Union
Territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As a result, India now has 28
states and 9 Union Territories, as opposed to the previous 29 and 7.