Important maps in Class 10 CBSE
Maps in lower classes - In class 6, I was introduced to the concept of map marking. This was introduced to give students, a clear idea where a particular place is located in the state/country. Mostly, from class 6, I was told to mark places in the Indian political and river map. Maps in class 10 – Till class 9, the number of places that needed to be marked in the exams were limited. I memorized the location of the places and reproduced the same in my exams. But, in class 10, there were a lot of places, which I needed to memorize, in order to mark the same, in the board exams. Types of maps – In class 10, there were two types of maps. The first kind required me to write the name of the place, with the location of the place and a hint related to the place given. The second kind required me to mark the given place on a map. There were no international maps, (i.e.) all maps revolved around the states and rivers of India. Difficulty while marking maps and solutions – The ...