GEO SYLBSF3

Geography3

1.    Structure Of The Earth

                        i.            The Earth's Crust, The Mantle, The Core and their Respective Characteristics

§  Identify concentric zones of the earth

§  Account for the variation in density and thickness of the concentric zones of the earth's crust

§  Describe the characteristics of the earth's crust, the mantle and the core

                      ii.            Types of Rocks of the Earth's Crust

§  Identify types of rocks of the earth's crust

§  Explain the mode of formation for each type of rocks and their economic importance

                   iii.            Simplified Geological Time Scale

§  Describe the geological time sale

2.    Forces That Affect The Earth

                        i.            Forces Causing Earth Movements

§  Explain the forces which cause earth movement and their origin

                      ii.            Radial/Vertical Movement

§  Describe the vertical/radical movement

§  Identify the resulting features from the vertical movement

                   iii.            Lateral or Horizontal Movement

§  Explain how horizontal movements take place

§  Identify different features produced by horizontal forces

                    iv.            Vulcanicity

§  Differentiate vulcanicity from volcanicity

§  Explain causes of volcanicity and resulting features

§  Classify features resulting from the processes of volcanicity

§  Locate the distribution of major volcanic zones in the world

§  Assess the economic importance of volcanoes

                      v.            Earth-quakes

§  Define earthquake, epicenter and focus

§  Describe how earthquake can be detected

§  Explain the causes and effects of earthquake

§  Locate the possible areas where earthquake is likely to occur on the world map

                    vi.            External Forces

§  Define mass wasting

§  Identify types of mass wasting

§  Describe the factors which cause mass wasting

§  Assess the effects of mass wasting to the environment

                 vii.            Weathering

§  Define the term weathering

§  Identify types of weathering

§  Differentiate weathering processes

§  Assess the significance of weathering

               viii.            Erosion and Deposition by Running Water, Ice, Wind and Wave Action

§  Define the concept of erosion and deposition

§  Examine how agents of erosion and deposition operate on the landscape

§  Examine erosional and Depositional Features for each Agent

§  Assess the importance of erosional and depositional features to human beings

                    ix.            Artificial Forces

§  Explain the meaning of artificial forces that cause earth movements

§  Describe causes and effects of artificial forces

3.    Soil

                        i.            Soil Formation

§  Define soil

§  Describe factors for soil formation

§  Assess the importance of Soil

                      ii.            Soil Composition and Properties

§  Illustrate soil composition and properties

                   iii.            Soil Profile and Characteristics

§  Define soil profile

§  Illustrate soil profile and its characteristics

                    iv.            Simple Soil Classification

§  Classify soil according to textural groups

                      v.            Soil Erosion

§  Define soil erosion

§  Examine how agents of soil erosion work

§  Describe types and effects of erosion to social and economic activities

§  Relate population growth and rate of soil erosion on the quality of life

§  Demonstrate ways of controlling soil erosion through the application of various conservation techniques

4.    Elementary Survey And Map Making

                        i.            Meaning and Types ofSurvey

§  Explain the meaning of simple land survey

§  Explain the types of simple land survey

                      ii.            Chain Survey

§  Describe chain/tape survey

§  Explain different types of equipment used in chain/tape surveying

§  Practice chain/tape surveying activities at school level

§  Explain the importance of survey

5.    Map Reading And Map Interpretation

                        i.            Concept of Map Reading

§  Explain the concept of map and its importance to social economic activities

§  Identify essentials of a map

                      ii.            Reading and Interpreting Topographical Maps

§  Recognise features on a map

§  Generate information from maps

§  Interpret information in relation to daily activities

6.    Photograph Reading And Interpretation

                        i.            Types of Photographs

§  Identify types of photographs

§  Differentiate between ground, vertical and oblique photographs

                      ii.            Reading and Interpreting Photographs

§  Read features presented on photographs

§  Identify natural and manmade features in the fore, middle and background of the photograph

§  Interpret features presented on the photograph

7.    Application Of Statistics

                        i.            Concept of Statistics

§  Explain the concept of statistics

§  Differentiate types of statistical data

§  Present data graphically

§  Explain the importance of statistics to the user

§  Describe how massive data can be summarised

                      ii.            Simple Statistical Measures and Interpretation

§  Describe methods of presenting simple and mixed data

§  Calculate the mean, mode and median

§  Explain the significance of mean, mode and median

§  Interpret data using simple statistical measures