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GEOGRAPHY FORM ONE: Topic 4: WEATHER Feb 14, 2017 Topic 4: WEATHER The weather should not be equated with climate, though they are very closely related to each other in the study of meteorology and climatology. Weather: The conditions of the atmosphere which occur at a place at specific time period from hour to hour or day to day. There for when we say it is hot, or wet, or cloudy we are saying something about weather, which is the condition of the atmosphere at a place at a specific time periods (from hour to hour or day to day). It is never be static, and thus cannot be generalized. In the same country, even over a small area weather can vary tremendously. It may be sunny in one part of district but raining heavily in few kilometers. Climate: Is the average weather condition of an area recorded over a long period of time ( over 30 or 35 years). This involves systematic observation, recording and processing of the various elements of climate such as rainfall, temperature, humidity, ai...

GEOGRAPHY FORM ONE: Topic 3: MAJOR FEATURES OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE Feb 14, 2017 Topic 3: MAJOR FEATURES OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE  Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. Its surface is approximately 510 millions square kilometers. This means that earth is very large. The surface of the earth is made up of two main features LAND and WATER BODIES The land's surface area is estimated at 29.2% of the total area of the earth's surface, while water covers the remaining 70.8%. Most of the land exists in large blocks called Continents. Likewise, most of the water is contained in large water bodies called seas and oceans. CONTINENT Continent is a major landmass rising from the ocean floor. Formerly the continents were big landmass known as Pangaea. Due to  the forces operating continuously, the landmass was separated into two parts namely Laurasia to the northern hemisphere and Gondwanaland to the Southern hemisphere. Further separation or drifting led to the formation of ...

 TOPIC 1  CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY  Meaning of the term Geography.  The term "geography" comes from the ancient Greeks, which are geo and graphia. In Greek, geo means “Earth” and graphia means “to write, draw or describe”. These two words together form geographia, which means to draw, write about or describe the Earth. These meanings led to the development of the early definition of geography which are;relation to the earth’s surface. Geography is a science that deals with the earth and its life, the description of Land Sea, air plants and animal life including human being and their activities. It is the science of distributions and is concerned with spatial variations in any physical or cultural. Geography can also referred to description of the Earth by words, maps and statistics and included both the physical Earth and everything found on it such as plants, animals and people. Therefore, geography is the study of the distribution and interrelationship of phenomena i...