GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  1. CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY The Solar System The Sun The Planets Other bodies in the Solar System The Earth Earth movements     I. Rotation evidence.  ii . Revolution seasons   and length of day and night Location of positions on the Earth's surface Calculate time differences International Date Line 2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE   EARTH 3. MAJOR   FEATURES OF   THE EARTH’S SURFACE 4. WEATHER AND CLIMATE Definition of weather Weather     i. Elements of weather, temperature, rainfall, wind, air pressure and  humidity.  ii . Weather station   and instruments used for measuring the elements of weather Climate             i. Temperature Natural Regions     i.     The Warm Temperature regions.     ii.   Cool temperature (continental) regions. Sample duty.  ...

  1.  Agriculture Small   scale agriculture Large scale agriculture Livestock keeping     i.  Pastoralism     ii. Sedentary livestock keeping    iii. Commercial Livestock keeping 2. WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   Uses of Water. Tapping water for Hydro Electric Power projects. River basin Development Projects. Land Reclamation. Tapping under ground water for irrigation in  deserts and semi deserts.  Exploiting other water resources.  Water Conservation.   3. EXPLOITATION OF FOREST RESOURCES   Types of forestry resources. Forestry amenity for : Climate. Important areas for timber industry, products, transport and use.  Problems associated with exploitation of Forestry resources.             4. MINING INDUSTRY   Types of mining Industry. Types of mineral. Distribution of Mining regions in the w...

  1. STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH The earth’s crust. The Mantle. The core. Types of rocks of the earth’s crust. Simplified Geological Time Scale. 2. FORCES THAT EFFECT THE EARTH FROM WITHIN (INTERNAL FORCES). Causes of earth movements. Radial/vertical forces upward and downward movements. Lateral or horizontal forces. Vulcanicity . Earthquake. 3. FORCES THAT AFFECT THE EARTH EXTERNALLY Mass movement Weathering Erosion and deposition -  Running water, river action, and rainwater -  Action of ice -  Wind action -  Sea action 4. SOILS Meaning of soils Factors of soil formation Importance of soil Soil composition properties Soil Characteristics Simple soil classification Soil Erosion . 5.CLIMATE Major Climate types and Natural regions of the world Global Climate Change 6.MAP READING AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAP INTERPRETATION7.PHOTOGRAPH READING AND INTERPRETATION Skills on reading Types of photographs Things to read and interpret on a photograph 8.APPLICATION OF STATISTICS Conce...