The Class 11 Geography book Pratical Work in Geography is the map-skills volume of the official NCERT Geography set for Class 11. It holds 6 chapters across 92 printed pages, and every chapter’s official PDF is linked in the table below — hosted directly on ncert.nic.in, with no login or fee.
This page adds a reading of the book itself: per-chapter counts of figures, activities and exercise questions, the topic headings each chapter sets out, and where the practical load actually sits. You can find the chapter that answers your question before opening a single file. The counts describe the current NCERT edition, maintained for the current academic session.
Class 11 Geography Book Pratical Work in Geography — official chapter PDFs
All six files are NCERT’s own PDFs, hosted on ncert.nic.in as kegy301.pdf through kegy306.pdf — one file per chapter, in the book’s own order. Open the chapter you need directly from the table.
A student new to the practical work should open the official Chapter 1 PDF — Introduction to Maps, hosted on ncert.nic.in — first, because it sets up the map vocabulary every later chapter assumes.
| Ch. | Chapter | Pages | Official PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Maps | 16 | |
| 2 | Map Scale | 9 | |
| 3 | Latitude, Longitude and Time | 9 | |
| 4 | Map Projections | 14 | |
| 5 | Topographical Maps | 20 | |
| 6 | Introduction To Remote Sensing | 24 |
The Class 11 Geography NCERT PDF at a glance
- 6 chapters across 92 printed pages — from Introduction to Maps to Introduction to Remote Sensing.
- 6 verified official chapter PDFs, each linked above from ncert.nic.in.
- 41 verified numbered figures indexed from the textbook, with their printed captions and pages.
- 22 exercise questions and 3 activities spread across the six chapters.
- 0 numbered section headings — this book sets out its topics with unnumbered titles instead of a numbered section scheme.
- Chapter study pages: each chapter’s status is listed below — Available, Drafting, or Not yet built.
These counts describe the NCERT textbook entries this page holds, not the CBSE syllabus, which is wider and set separately.
What the Class 11 Geography NCERT chapters contain
| Ch. | Chapter | Sections | Activities | Figures | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Maps | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Map Scale | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Latitude, Longitude and Time | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Map Projections | — | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Topographical Maps | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Introduction To Remote Sensing | — | 1 | 12 | 3 |
The directory reads four things out of the book itself. A named section is one of NCERT’s own numbered headings — this book prints none, so the column reads 0 even though every chapter carries a set of topic titles.
An activity is a hands-on task set inside the chapter, a figure is a numbered diagram indexed with its printed caption and page, and a question is an end-of-chapter exercise.
The figure index — figure number, printed caption, page — lets you jump straight to any diagram, such as the spectral signature of soil, vegetation and water (Fig. 6.4, p. 73), without scanning the PDF. Each chapter guide below names that chapter’s own topic headings.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Maps (pp. 1–16)
Introduction to Maps lays down the essentials of map making — what distinguishes a map from a sketch, and the role of scale and directions — then traces the history of map making from Ptolemy’s world map to the ancient Indian conception of the seven dwipas, and closes with the uses of maps through a series of thematic Nagpur district maps (Figs. 1.7–1.13, one theme per map).
The chapter runs 16 pages with 14 indexed figures and 3 exercise questions. Its four topic headings are Essentials of Map Making, History of Map Making, Uses of Maps, and the Box 1.1 note on measuring area with a polar planimeter.
Chapter 2: Map Scale (pp. 17–25)
Map Scale is the book’s calculation chapter: the three ways of expressing scale — statement of scale, representative fraction and graphical or bar scale — how to convert between statement and R.F., and how to construct a bar scale, with Fig. 2.4 carrying the drawing method.
It is a short chapter — 9 pages — with just 1 indexed figure against the book’s joint-heaviest exercise load: 5 exercise questions, more than a fifth of the book’s 22. Its eight topic headings run from Methods of Scale and Box 2.1 (metric and English systems of measurement) through Conversion of Scale to Construction of the Graphical/Bar Scale.
Chapter 3: Latitude, Longitude and Time (pp. 26–34)
Latitude, Longitude and Time builds the globe’s grid — drawing parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude — then uses longitude to explain time zones and the International Date Line, closing with a map of the world’s major time zones.
The payoff idea is that one degree of longitude equals four minutes of time, and the International Date Line is where the date changes.
The chapter runs 9 pages with 6 indexed figures, 2 exercise questions and one of the book’s three activities. Its seven topic headings run from Parallels of Latitudes through Longitude and Time to the International Date Line; Fig. 3.6 (p. 32) shows the major time zones of the world.
Chapter 4: Map Projections (pp. 35–48)
Map Projections is the book’s most technical chapter: it explains why flattening the globe must distort area, shape and directions, classifies projections, and takes students through the construction of the Simple Conical, Cylindrical Equal Area and Mercator’s projections step by step. It runs 14 pages — the drawing chapter of the set — with 6 indexed figures, 1 activity and 4 exercise questions.
Its ten topic headings run from Map Projection and the Need for Map Projection through the Elements and Classification of Map Projections to Constructing Some Selected Projections. The three projections the book constructs are compared below; each row names the figure that carries the construction.
| Projection | Construction family | What it preserves | Where it is preferred |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Conical with one standard parallel | Conical (Fig. 4.3, p. 41) | Shape and scale along the standard parallel | Mid-latitude regions |
| Cylindrical Equal Area | Cylindrical (Fig. 4.4, p. 43) | Area | Distribution maps, where true area matters |
| Mercator’s | Cylindrical (Fig. 4.5, p. 45) | Direction — rhumb lines print straight (Fig. 4.6, p. 46) | Navigation; area inflates toward the poles |
Chapter 5: Topographical Maps (pp. 49–68)
Topographical Maps teaches reading the Survey of India’s topographical sheets — relief through contour lines, the types of slope (gentle, steep, concave, convex) and landforms such as the conical hill — with Fig. 5.2, the conventional signs sheet, as the essential reference.
It is a 20-page interpretation chapter with just 2 indexed figures and 5 of the book’s 22 exercise questions.
You learn it by reading one dense reference sheet — Fig. 5.2, Conventional Signs and Symbols (p. 52), with Fig. 5.1 mapping the Survey of India’s published sheets (p. 51) — and by practising contour interpretation rather than drawing.
Its ten topic headings run from Methods of Relief Representation and the basic features of contour lines to Drawing of Contours and Their Cross Sections, the four types of slope and landforms such as the Conical Hill.
Chapter 6: Introduction To Remote Sensing (pp. 69–92)
Introduction to Remote Sensing explains how satellite images are made — the stages of remote sensing from energy source to sensor, the electromagnetic spectrum, and the spectral signature of soil, vegetation and water — and ends with the elements of visual interpretation used to read satellite imagery.
It is the longest chapter — 24 pages — and the most dependent on its figures: 12 of the book’s 41 indexed figures sit here, with 1 activity and 3 exercise questions.
The interpretation figures show tone, size, shape, texture and pattern in real images of mangroves, buildings in Kolkata and Varanasi, a railway track, and planned residential areas. The topic headings run from Stages in Remote Sensing through Resolving Powers of the Satellites, Sensor Resolutions and Data Products to Interpretation of Satellite Imageries and Elements of Visual Interpretation.
Which Class 11 Geography book do you need?
A general “class 11 geography book” search can land on any of three NCERT Geography volumes for Class 11. This page covers the practical one — the table below tells the three apart.
| Volume | Role in the set | Kind of work it carries |
|---|---|---|
| Pratical Work in Geography (this page) | Map-skills volume | Map work — scale, projections, topographical sheets, remote sensing |
| Fundamentals of Physical Geography | Theory volume | Physical geography theory |
| India Physical Environment | Theory volume | India’s physical geography |
If you searched for “class 11 physical geography ncert pdf”, the book you actually want is Fundamentals of Physical Geography, the theory volume, which sits on the Class 11 NCERT books hub along with India Physical Environment.
Textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical — check the current official syllabus before deciding what to revise.
Class 11 Geography chapters with study pages
Each chapter’s own study page — with its full topic breakdown and figure index — is tracked below, with its current status: Available, Drafting, or Not yet built.
| Ch. | Chapter page |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Maps (coming soon) |
| 2 | Map Scale (coming soon) |
| 3 | Latitude, Longitude and Time (coming soon) |
| 4 | Map Projections (coming soon) |
| 5 | Topographical Maps (coming soon) |
| 6 | Introduction To Remote Sensing (coming soon) |
How to study with the Class 11 NCERT Geography book PDF
The book’s own order — Chapters 1 to 6 — is also the skill order, so follow it in sequence.
- Introduction to Maps — the vocabulary. Map versus sketch, scale and directions are the terms every later chapter assumes.
- Map Scale — the measurement skill. Master the statement, R.F. and bar-scale conversions before moving on; this is where arithmetic slips cost marks.
- Latitude, Longitude and Time — the grid and the clock. Once longitude is understood as time, the International Date Line follows.
- Map Projections — the drawing chapter. The constructions need practice time, not just reading.
- Topographical Maps — contour interpretation. Read the reference sheets, then practise identifying slopes and landforms.
- Introduction to Remote Sensing — image interpretation. The elements of visual interpretation are the whole point of the chapter.
Pacing follows the counts: Chapters 4 and 5 need the most practice time — projections rest on constructions, and topographical maps rest on reading contours. Chapter 2 is the calculation chapter, with 5 of the book’s 22 exercise questions; Chapter 6 depends most on figures, with 12 of the book’s 41 indexed figures.
Do the three activities (set in Chapters 3, 4 and 6) before attempting the exercises — each builds the same hand skill the exercises test.
Four mistakes show up again and again in this book’s map skills:
- Scale-unit slips when converting a statement of scale into a representative fraction — the statement mixes kilometres with centimetres, and the R.F. needs both sides in one unit. Check the metric and English conversions in Chapter 2.
- Longitude treated as distance — the length of a degree of longitude shrinks away from the Equator, so distance across the grid is measured along latitude. Chapter 3 fixes the longitude–time relation.
- Contour spacing read backwards — closely spaced contours mean a steep slope, widely spaced contours a gentle one. Chapter 5.
- Confused elements of visual interpretation — tone, size, shape, texture and pattern are separate clues, and mixing them up misreads the image. Chapter 6.
Other NCERT book pages on this site
Browse the NCERT books directory by class to see every class and subject this site indexes, or go straight to the Class 11 NCERT books hub — where the full Class 11 set lives, including the two theory Geography volumes and the other Class 11 subjects.
If you landed here from a general “class 11 geography book” search, the hub is the quickest way to reach the companion Geography volumes.
Sources and data verification
This listing is maintained for the 2026-27 academic session using the NCERT textbook information available to us. NCERT remains the authority for confirming the latest edition.
- The figures and counts on this page describe the NCERT edition of Pratical Work in Geography (Part I), Class 11, as published in the chapter PDFs kegy301–kegy306 on ncert.nic.in.
- This page covers the practical volume only, not Fundamentals of Physical Geography or India Physical Environment, the two theory volumes of the same Class 11 set.
- NCERT settles textbooks, editions and PDFs; CBSE settles curriculum, syllabus and examinations. Textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical — check the current official syllabus.
Reference: NCERT Class 11 Geography textbook, official edition on ncert.nic.in. Figure captions and section titles quoted from the textbook; page references are to the official PDF.
Frequently asked questions
How many chapters are in the Class 11 Geography Practical Work book?
Six chapters across 92 pages: Introduction to Maps, Map Scale, Latitude, Longitude and Time, Map Projections, Topographical Maps, and Introduction to Remote Sensing. The cover title is Pratical Work in Geography (Part I).
Is the Class 11 Geography NCERT PDF official and free?
Yes. NCERT publishes the chapter files itself on ncert.nic.in — kegy301.pdf through kegy306.pdf — and the download table above links each chapter directly. No login or fee is involved.
Which chapter covers map projections in Class 11 Geography?
Chapter 4, Map Projections (pp. 35–48). It constructs the Simple Conical, Cylindrical Equal Area and Mercator’s projections and explains why flattening the globe distorts area, shape and directions.
Which chapter explains contour lines and slopes?
Chapter 5, Topographical Maps (pp. 49–68). It covers relief representation, contour lines, the types of slope — gentle, steep, concave, convex — and landforms such as the conical hill.
What is the difference between the three Class 11 Geography NCERT books?
Pratical Work in Geography is the map-skills volume: scale, projections, topographical sheets and remote sensing. Fundamentals of Physical Geography and India Physical Environment are the theory volumes, carrying physical geography and India’s physical geography respectively.