ICSE Class 8 Geography, Unit 8: India: Human Resources
From the CISCE curriculum. 6 key concepts, about 3 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
What this unit aims at
This theme aims at introducing and making children aware of the concept of people as resources for the socio-economic development of the country. Children will be made aware that a healthy, educated and skilled human being is an asset for the country. Children will also be enabled to investigate areas of the World/India where natural resources are not being used properly without skilled humans.
Your child should be able to
- discuss the meaning of human resource
- describe the role of health and education in developing human resources
- understand the meaning of skilled and unskilled human resource
- identify areas in India lagging behind in development due to unavailability of unskilled human resource
- analyse factors responsible for development of any area
Key concepts in this unit
- Human resources – meaning.
- Distribution of population in India (rural urban, geographical distribution, sex ratio).
- Role of health and education in developing human resources (to be done briefly)
- Skilled and unskilled human resource (meaning and examples only).
- Impact of skilled human resource on the socio- economic development of the country (examples from
- India).
Teach this unit at home
- A day-by-day plan from the CISCE concepts, so you know what to cover each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask (AI-written from the CISCE curriculum, so check it against your child's school book).
- A quiz at the end.
From the CISCE Curriculum for Classes I to VIII (2016). CISCE sets what is taught, not the textbooks, so schools use different books and there are no page numbers here. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with CISCE.