TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUS FORM I-IV

TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
                                                              FORM I-IV



                                        TOPICS-FORM I




CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY
MEANING OF GEOGRAPHY PHENOMENA
IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHY
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
THE CONCEPT OF SOLAR SYSTEM
THE SUN
SOLAR ENERGY
THE PLANETS
OTHER BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
THE EARTH
EARTH’S MOVEMENT
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PARALLELS AND MERIDIANS
MAJOR FEATURES OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE
CONTINENTS
WATER BODIES
WEATHER
CONCEPT OF WEATHER
ELEMENTS OF WEATHER
WEATHER STATION
CLIMATE
CONCEPT OF CLIMATE
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE
MAP WORK
THE CONCEPT OF A MAP
COMPONENTS OF A MAP
QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ON MAPS
USES OF MAPS





                                          TOPICS-FORM II



HUMAN ACTIVITIES
CONCEPT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURE
SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE
LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURE
LIVESTOCK KEEPING
WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANCE OF WATER
RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT
LAND RECLAMATION
SUSTAINABLE USE OF WATER RESOURCES
WATER POLLUTION
SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST RESOURCES
TYPES OF FORESTRY RESOURCES
IMPORTANCE OF FORESTRY RESOURCES
IMPORTANT AREAS OF FOREST PRODUCTS, THEIR TRANSPORT AND USE IN THE WORLD
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FORESTRY RESOURCES HARVESTING
SUSTAINABLE MINING
TYPES OF MINING INDUSTRY
TYPES AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINING REGIONS IN THE WORLD
METHODS OF MINING
CONTRIBUTION OF MINING INDUSTRY TO THE ECONOMY OF TANZANIA
THE EFFECTS OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
FOCAL STUDIES;
OIL PRODUCTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION IN TANZANIA
TOURISM
CONCEPT OF TOURISM
FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD
IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM IN THE WORLD
FOCAL STUDIES ON TOURISM INDUSTRY
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
CONCEPT AND IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
TYPES OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
FACTORS FOR LOCATION OF INDUSTRIES
FOCAL STUDIES;
PRODUCTION OF CARS IN JAPAN
PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN SOUTH KOREA
PRODUCTION OF TEXTILES IN TANZANIA
SUSTAINABLE USE OF POWER AND ENERGY RESOURCES
DEFINE POWER AND ENERGY
MAJOR SOURCES OF POWER
METHODS OF ACQUIRING OR EXTRACTING POWER AND ENERGY
IMPORTANCE AND USES OF POWER AND ENERGY RESOURCES
PROBLEMS FACING POWER AND ENERGY PRODUCTION
FOCAL STUDIES;
SOLAR AND WIND POWER IN U.S.A
HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER AND BIOGAS IN TANZANIA
TRANSPORT
MAIN TYPES OF TRANSPORT
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT
PROBLEMS FACING TRANSPORT INDUSTRY




                                                TOPICS-FORM III


STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
THE EARTH’S CRUST, THE MANTLE, THE CORE AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
TYPES OF ROCKS OF THE EARTH’S CRUST
SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
FORCES THAT AFFECT THE EARTH
FORCES CAUSING EARTH MOVEMENTS:
INTERNAL FORCES
Radial/Vertical movement
Lateral or horizontal movement
Vulcanicity
Earth-quakes
EXTERNAL FORCES
Mass wasting
Weathering
Erosion and Deposition by running water, ice, wind and wave action
ARTIFICIAL FORCES
SOIL
SOIL FORMATION
SOIL COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES
SOIL PROFILE AND CHARACTERISTICS
SIMPLE SOIL CLASSIFICATION
SOIL EROSION
ELEMENTARY SURVEY AND MAP
MEANING AND TYPES OF SURVEY
CHAIN SURVEY
MAP READING AND MAP INTERPRETATION
CONCEPT OF MAP READING
READING AND INTERPRETING TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
PHOTOGRAPH READING AND INTERPRETATION
TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHS
READING AND INTERPRETING PHOTOGRAPHS
APPLICATION OF STATISTICS
CONCEPT OF STATISTICS
SIMPLE STATISTICAL MEASURES AND INTERPRETATION



                                            TOPICS-FORM IV



INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
CONCEPT OF RESEARCH
STATES OF RESEARCH WORK
CLIMATE AND NATURAL REGIONS
WORLD CLIMATIC TYPES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
NATURAL REGIONS OF THE WORLD
HUMAN POPULATION
CONCEPT OF POPULATION
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
POPULATION CHANGE
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION PROBLEMS
POPULATION POLICY
SETTLEMENTS
CONCEPTS OF SETTLEMENT
GROWTH OF SETTLEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT
THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT
IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION