
ICSE (Class X)
Syllabus (2013)
Subject: Environmental Applications
Class: X
There will be one paper of two hours duration carrying 100 marks and Internal
Assessment of 100 marks.
The paper will have two Sections:
Section A (Compulsory) will contain short answer questions covering the
entire syllabus.
Section B will consist of questions, which will require detailed answers.
There will be a choice of questions in this section.
THEORY – 100 Marks
1. Caring for our Basic Resources
(i) Caring for our Soil
(a) Causes and consequences of soil erosion. Study improper land use,
deforestation, overgrazing, etc and also the impact of soil erosion on food
production, generation of wastelands, silting of waterways and dams.
(b) Soil conservation strategies.
- Contour bunding.
- Tree breaks.
- Check dams.
A study of solutions and their applicability. Examples such as Auroville’s
work and Tarun Bharat Sangh’s work.
(c) Fuel wood crisis. To develop an understanding in students that a very
large section of Indians still use firewood as fuel, the impact it has on nature
in terms of a fast dwindling resource and the pressure put onsurviving
forests. Impact on health of the poor, particularly women, from inhaling the
smoke.