SS 2 GEOGRAPHY LESSON NOTE SCHEME OF WORK FIRST TERM

FIRST TERM: E-LEARNING NOTES

SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY

CLASS: SS2

SCHEME OF WORK

WEEK   TOPIC

THEME: EARTH’S EXTERNAL PROCESSES AND LANDFORM DEVELOPMENT

1. Action of Running Water: (a) Water as an Energy System/Factors Affecting the Velocity of a River: (i) Slope or gradient(ii) Shape of valley (iii) Volume of river and river regimes (iv) Size of materials carried (river load). (b) Processes of River Erosion:(i) Corrosion  (ii) Attrition (iii) Hydraulic action (iv) Solution (c) Processes of River Transportation: (i) Suspension (ii) Saltation (iii) Traction (iv) Solution
2. Action of Running Water: (d) Erosional Features of Rivers: (i) Gorges, (ii) Pot-holes                                  (iii) V-shaped valleys (iv) River capture (v) Water fall (vi) Cliff (vii) Meanders (viii) Inter-locking spurs (ix) Rapids and Cataracts. (e) Depositional Features of Rivers: (i) Ox-bow Lake (ii) Flood plains (iii) Delta etc.
3. Action of Winds: (a) Processes of Wind Erosion: (i) Abrasion(ii) Attrition (iii) Deflation (b) Features of Wind Erosion and Mode of Formation: (i) Inselbergs (ii) Rock pedestal (iii) Zeugen (iv) Yardang (v) Mesa and Butte, (vi) Deflation hollow (vii) Ventifacts. 
4. Action of Winds:(c) Features ofWind deposition and Their Mode of Formation: (i) Barchans(ii) Loess (iii) Seif dunes.
5. Glacial Action: (a) Glacial Features in Highland Areas: (i) Cirque (ii) Arêtes (iii) Tarn, etc. (b) Glacial Features of Lowland Areas: (i) Roche mountains (Crag and tail)(ii) Drumlins and Eskers, etc. (c)Economic Importance of Glacial features.
6.  Action of Waves: (a) Definition of Waves, Tides and Ocean Currents and their Characteristics. (b) Erosional Processes of Waves: (i) Corrosion (ii) Attrition (iii) Solution/Solvent Action(iv) Hydraulic Action.(c) Erosional Features of Wave Action: (i) Cape (ii) Bay (iii) Cliff and Promontory (iv) Caves (v) Stack, (vi) Stump, etc. (d) Features of Coastal Deposition: (i) Beaches (ii) Spit and Bar (iii) Marine dunes, etc.
7. MID – TERM BREAK

THEME: CLIMATE AND ITS CLASSIFICATION

8. Climate II: (a) Factors Affecting Climate: (i) Latitude (ii) Altitude and Relief (iii)Planetary Winds and Pressure (iv) Distance from the sea (v) Ocean Currents etc. (b) Climatic Types: Hot, Temperate, Cold, Desert, etc. (c) Characteristics of climatic types–Temperature, Rainfall, etc. (d) Geographic distribution of climatic types.

9&10.Greek and Koppen’s Climatic Classification: (a) Greek Climatic Classification: (i) Tropical (Torrid) (ii) Temperate (Mid-Latitudes) (iii) Polar (Frigid)(b) Koppen’s Climatic Classification: (i) A – Tropical Rainy Climate, B – Dry Climate, C – Humid Mesothermal Climate, D – Humid Micro thermal, E – Polar Climates (ii) Sub-Categories of: A – AF, AM and AW; B – BS and BW; C – CW, CS, and CF; D – DF and DW; E – ET and EF.(c) Geographical distribution of climates (d) Advantages and disadvantages of the classification types.

11. Revision
12. Examination.