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CBSE Class 9 Social Science — Revision Notes

CBSE Class 9 Social Science revision notes, chapter by chapter across 9 chapters. Follows the CBSE syllabus. Starts with Understanding Social Science.

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Chapter-Wise Revision Notes — 9 Chapters

1

Understanding Social Science

4 topics
  • 1. Meaning and Nature of Social Science
  • 2. Core Disciplines of Social Science
  • 3. Geography
  • 4. History
Social Science is the systematic studyGeographyGeography studies the location and distributionHistory studies the human past throughPolitical Science studies governance
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2

Shaping of the Earth's Surface

4 topics
  • 1. Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior
  • 2. Landforms and Surface Processes
  • 3. Human Life and Landforms
  • 4. Landforms and Disasters
Plate tectonics is an important theoryTectonic plates are massive slabsPlate boundaries are the places whereWhen continental plates collideAt divergent boundaries
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3

Atmosphere and Climate

4 topics
  • 1. Composition of the Atmosphere
  • 2. Structure of the Atmosphere
  • 3. Weather, Climate, and Atmospheric Elements
  • 4. Seasons in India
The atmosphere contains mainly nitrogenThe atmosphere has five main layersThe troposphere is the lowestThe stratosphere lies above the troposphereThe mesosphere is the third layer
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This page has revision notes for 9 chapters of CBSE Class 9 Social Science for the 2026-27 session. Each chapter links to its own page with the full set.

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9 chapters

1

Understanding Social Science

2

Shaping of the Earth's Surface

3

Atmosphere and Climate

4

Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation

5

State and Society up to 1000 CE

6

Democracy

7

Elections

8

Building Blocks in Economics :The Problem of Choice

9

The Price Puzzle : What Drives the Market

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