BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA
Bush fallowing is a system of farming or the cultivation of one piece of land for some years before the farmer leaves the piece of land to cultivate another in… Read More »BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA
Geography
MINING
Process of extracting valuable minerals from the earth’s surface. Formations in Which Minerals Occur Veins and Lodes – Occurrence of minerals in crevices, cracks or faults in igneous rocks. They… Read More »MINING
MINERALS IN EAST AFRICA
Phosphates used in the manufacture of fertiliser-Tororo in Uganda and Majingu Hill in Tanzania. Limestone used in cement manufacturing-Hima in N.W Uganda, Tanga in Tanzania, Athi River and Bamburi in… Read More »MINERALS IN EAST AFRICA
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FIELD WORK
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FIELD WORK Language Barrier -Inability to communicate due to the interviewer and the respondent not sharing the same language or respondents may be illiterate and thus unable… Read More »PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FIELD WORK
MINERALS AND ROCKS
MINERALS AND ROCKS Minerals – Inorganic substances occurring naturally at or below the earth’s surface. Characteristics of Minerals Different degrees of hardness e.g. some are very hard e.g. diamond… Read More »MINERALS AND ROCKS
FIELD WORK
FIELD WORK Scientific study of geography using the environment as a laboratory or source of information. Types of Field Work Field Excursion -Visiting an area near or far from the… Read More »FIELD WORK
Analysis of Data
Analysis of Data Examining the numerical figures in detail. Techniques of analysing Data Calculation of Percentages -If in the study of a farm 10 hectares are devoted to coffee, what… Read More »Analysis of Data
METHODS OF RECORDING DATA
METHODS OF RECORDING DATA Methods of storing information to avoid losing it. Note Taking -Writing in a note book what is being observed, answers during interviews and then notes are… Read More »METHODS OF RECORDING DATA
SAMPLING AND EXPERIMENTATION
SAMPLING AND EXPERIMENTATION Sampling is examining by taking a sample -a part representing the whole (population). Types of Sampling Random Sampling – Selection of members of a group haphazardly where… Read More »SAMPLING AND EXPERIMENTATION
STATISTICAL DATA
STATISTICAL DATA Discrete Data -Which is given in whole numbers e.g. 16 elephants 1093 tonnes of wheat Continuous Data – Facts and figures which can take any value e.g. Fractions… Read More »STATISTICAL DATA
METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA
METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA (STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES) Observation -Use of eyes to observe features or weather then information is recorded immediately e.g. cloud cover, rocks, soil, land forms, vegetation, etc. Advantages… Read More »METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA
STATISTICS
STATISTICS Statistics – numerical figures collected systematically and arranged for a particular purpose. Statistical data-information presented inform of numbers e.g. No. of students in a school Mean daily temperature of a… Read More »STATISTICS
PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD
PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD Cyclone It’s a low pressure system characterised by low pressure at the centre and increases outwards. Starts in areas where air ascends from the ground… Read More »PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD
CLOUDS
CLOUDS Are a mass of tiny droplets or ice particles formed when water vapour condenses. Three Cloud Forms Cirroform -Thin and wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. stratiform -Appear as… Read More »CLOUDS
AIR MASSES
AIR MASSES Distinct large parcels of air moving in one direction – Originate from areas of uniform weather and topography from where they derive their characteristics e.g. flat areas, forests,… Read More »AIR MASSES
MIST AND FOG
MIST AND FOG Mist and fog are a mass of tiny water droplets suspended in the lower layers of the atmosphere. Fog is denser than mist i.e. has more moisture.… Read More »MIST AND FOG
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE Factors Influencing Atmospheric Pressure Altitude Pressure decreases with increase in altitude because the column of air becomes shorter hence it exerts less weight. Temperature When air is heated… Read More »ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
TYPES OF RAINFALL
Relief/Orographic/Mountain rainfall Rain experienced on the windward slopes of mountains or hills formed when moist air is forced to rise over a mountain or a hill. How it Forms Moist… Read More »TYPES OF RAINFALL
FACTORS INFLUENCING RAINFALL TYPES AND AMOUNTS
Relief/Topography Relief features such as mountains and hills results in the rising and cooling of moist winds to form relief rainfall. Aspect Windward slopes which are on the path of… Read More »FACTORS INFLUENCING RAINFALL TYPES AND AMOUNTS
SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMIDITY OR MOISTURE
Affects rain formation in such as way that places with high humidity are likely to experience higher rainfall than those with low humidity. Regulates the heat loss from the earth’s… Read More »SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMIDITY OR MOISTURE