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MAP POINTING SKILLS AT ICSE LEVEL-GUIDELINES

(Please note that the labeling should be done in CAPITAL letters preferably using the Arrow)
  1. Mountains and Plateau :
    1. To be marked in Brown colour with a single line.
    2. Direction of the mountain should be kept in mind.
    3. No mountains to be marked intersecting a river, eg., Eastern Ghats should not be marked between rivers Krishna and Godavari.
    4. Western Ghats must not touch the coastline; the same applies to the Eastern Ghats.
  2. Plains :
    1. To be marked in yellow colour.
    2. The extent of the plains should not exceed the 'limit'.
    3. The coastal plains should not be marked inside the Coast but bracketed and labeled within the limits.
  3. Rivers :
    1. To be marked in Blue colour labeled 'on' the Curve of the river and not 'under'.
  4. Water bodies :
    1. To be coloured within the 'limit' and the arrow should be marked accordingly.
  5. Passes :
    1. To be marked using the symbol image in red colour.
  6. Latitudes and Longitudes :
    1. To be marked in broken lines using red colour.
    2. Should be labeled in degrees (°), 23½ °N for Latitude (Tropic of Cancer) and 82½ °E for Longitude (Standard meridian).
  7. Direction of Monsoon winds :
    1. To be marked in blue colour arrows.
    2. South West Monsoon from South West to North East (June - September)
    3. Retreating Monsoon from North East to South West (October - November)
    4. North East Monsoon from North East to South West (December - February)
  8. Distribution of Minerals :
    1. Only 3 minerals have to be marked for Board exams, i.e. iron ore, coal and oil field.
    2. Mumbai High (Offshore oilfield in Arabian sea should not touch the coast). Digboi is onshore oil field.
    3. Iron ore in Singhbum and Coal in Jharia.
  9. Soil Distribution :
    1. Soils should be marked in a small area as per following colours-
      1. Alluvial Soil : Brown
      2. Laterite Soil : Reddish brown
      3. Black Soil : Black
      4. Red Soil : Red
    2. They should be shaded only in a small area, as per the question asked.
    3. One must learn one area above the Tropic of Cancer (North) and one area South of the Tropic of Cancer, for all the soils.
  10. Towns :
    1. Only 10 towns to be marked, as given in the syllabus.
    2. They must be marked with a red dot on the Coast and not in the Ocean (for ports).
  11. Population :
    1. The distribution of population as per density to be marked as one point in North India and one point in South India.

Please note :

  • The map pointing should be strictly as per the question asked in the Board exam. No additional information need to be done for map pointing.
  • Appropriate pencil colours must be used. No Crayon or Sketch pens should be used.
  • Use of Arrows give most specific and exact location in map pointing.
  • While labeling and marking, one must keep in mind, whether the 'Area' or the 'State' is asked in the question.
  • If only marking is given and not labeled, no marks are given.
  • All marking in the map should be done with reference to the Rivers.

Map pointing skills for ICSE examinations

– Significance of colors: The following colours must be used while filling the map. These colours are universally accepted.

image Yellow –  Plains and diesels
image Brown –  Mountain ranges
image Blue –  Water bodies es rivers.
image Red –  Cities and towns
image Green –  Low land areas and islands
image Orange –  Plateaus
image Black –  Arrows