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AcademicMAP WORK
INSOCIAL SCIENCE
FOR
CLASS VIII
Strictly according to new curriculum prescribed by NCERT New Delhi
By
J.P. SINGHAL SHILPI JAINFormerly Deputy Education Officer M.Com., B.Ed.Directorate of Education, Delhi
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AMW8-0102-150-ACADEMIC MAPWORK S SC VIII C—5703/012/10Typeset at Excellent Graphics, Delhi Printed at Ajit Printers, Delhi
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CONTENTS
OUR PASTS–III (Part I & Part II) (HISTORY)(Pages 1–65)
1. How, When and Where .......................................................................................................................................... 32. From Trade to Territory ........................................................................................................................................ 83. Ruling the Countryside ....................................................................................................................................... 184. Workers Harvesting Indigo in Early 19th Century Bengal .............................................................................. 205. Production Process of Indigo ............................................................................................................................... 226. Making Indigo in a Caribbean Slave Plantation ............................................................................................... 247. Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age .................................................................................................. 268. When People Rebel .............................................................................................................................................. 319. Colonisation and the City.................................................................................................................................... 37
10. Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners .................................................................................................... 4511. Civilising the ‘Native’ Educating the Nation ..................................................................................................... 4712. Women, Caste and Reform .................................................................................................................................. 5013. The Changing World of Visual Art ..................................................................................................................... 5214. The Making of the National Movement (1870–1947) ........................................................................................ 5615. India after Independence .................................................................................................................................... 58
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT (GEOGRAPHY)(Pages 67–152)
16. Resources.............................................................................................................................................................. 6917. Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources ....................................................................... 7318. Forest Fire ............................................................................................................................................................ 8119. Mineral and Power Resources ............................................................................................................................ 8220. Agriculture ......................................................................................................................................................... 10821. Industries ........................................................................................................................................................... 13122. Human Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 148
NOTIFICATION
The following pertain to all maps:
1. Based upon Survey of India maps with the permission of the Surveyor General of India.
2. The responsibility for the correctness of internal details rests with the publisher.
3. The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from theappropriate base line.
4. The administrative headquarters of Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab are at Chandigarh.
5. The interstate boundaries amongst Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya shown on these maps are asinterpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but have yet to be verified.
6. The external boundaries and coastlines of India on the maps agree with the Record/Master Copy certifiedby the Survey of India, Dehra Dun.
7. The interstate boundaries between Uttarakhand-Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand-Bihar and Chhattisgarh-MadhyaPradesh have not been verified by the Governments concerned.
8. The information in the maps given inside is for understanding the fact and has no political value.
9. The spellings of names in these maps have been taken from various sources.
PREFACE
Dear Teachers and Students !
Under the National Curriculum Framework 2005, the National Education Policy 1986, has been reviewed withthe major objective of amalgamating the children’s environment with the school environment. This will certainlyremove the gap between the two and students will learn living in their own surroundings.
Keeping this in view, the policy makers have revised the syllabus and certain aspects of teaching-learningprocesses have been adopted. This book ‘‘Academic Map Work in Social Science for Class VIII’’ has been prepared inview of the new aspects.
The syllabus of Social Science contains three components—History, Geography and Political Science. Thequestion paper contains 29 questions comprising very short, short, long and map work questions.
Marking scheme for map work questions is as follows:History—2 marks, Geography—4 marks.This book covers these six marks. Map work book has been divided accordingly.
Map work for study.Map work for examination:— Identification of already marked items on the maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and India.— Location and labelling of items on the outline political map of India.
This book will serve the needs of both the teachers and students as all the items have been included in thisbook, making a complete book for 6 marks on map work. Students are expected to obtain 6 marks on map questionsif they practice map work given in this book.
At the end, it is hoped that this book would prove to be a complete book for both the teachers and the students.All suggestions are highly solicited.
—AUTHORS
OUR PASTS–III (PART I & PART II) (HISTORY)
HISTORY 3
HOW, WHEN AND WHERE–1
FOR OBSERVATION
Observe the figure given below carefully.
ACTIVITY
Write your observations in the box below in four sentences:
4 MAP WORK IN SOCIAL SCIENCE - VIII
HOW, WHEN AND WHERE–1
ACTIVITY
Look carefully at the figure given below and write a paragraph explaining how this image projects an imperialperception.
Paragraph
HISTORY 5
HOW, WHEN AND WHERE–2
FOR OBSERVATION
Observe the figure given below carefully.
Mapping and Survey Operations in Progress in Bengal, a Drawing by James Prinsep, 1832
ACTIVITY
Write your observations in four sentences below:
6 MAP WORK IN SOCIAL SCIENCE - VIII
HOW, WHEN AND WHERE–2
ACTIVITY
Mapping and Survey Operations in Progress in Bengal, a Drawing by James Prinsep, 1832
Note how all the instruments that were used in surveys are placed in the foreground to emphasise the scientific natureof the project. Now write a paragraph below:
HISTORY 7
HOW, WHEN AND WHERE–3
FOR OBSERVATION
Observe the figure given below carefully.
The Rebels of 1857
Images need to be carefully studied for they project the viewpoint of those who create them. The image given above can befound in several illustrated books produced by the British after the 1857 rebellion. The caption at the bottom says: ‘‘Mutinoussepoys share the loot’’. In British representations the rebels appear as greedy, vicious and brutal. How do you react to thiscaption ? Write below:
8 MAP WORK IN SOCIAL SCIENCE - VIII
FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY–1
FOR OBSERVATION
Observe the following map showing major centres of routes.
Africa
BritishIsland
IndiaCalcutta
BombayBombay
MadrasMadras
CantonCanton
St. Helena
Cape ofgood hope
Routes to India in the Eighteenth Century
ACTIVITY
Write below the major centres of routes shown on the above map:
HISTORY 9
FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY–1
ACTIVITY
Routes to India in the Eighteenth Century
Write the main ports which joined the routes in the 18th century on the above map. List them below in the spaceprovided for the purpose.
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FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY–2
FOR OBSERVATION
Observe the following figure carefully and read the description given below the figure.
Cornwallis Receiving the Sons of Tipu Sultan as Hostages by Daniel Orme, 1973
• The company forces were defeated by Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan in several battles. But in 1792, attacked by the com-bined forces of the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Company, Tipu was forced to sign a treaty with the Britishby which two of his sons were taken away as hostages. British painters always liked painting scenes that showed thetriumph of British power.
Academic Map Work in Social ScienceClass 8th
Publisher : Laxmi Publications ISBN : 9788190856089 Author : J. P. Singal, ShilpiJain
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