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UPPERSIXTH GEOGRAPHY

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Course Requirements

UPPER-SIXTH GEOGRAPHY course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of advanced geographical concepts and their application in real-world scenarios. This course will foster critical thinking, analytical skills, and an appreciation for the interconnectedness of the global environment. Students will explore a range of geographical topics, including physical geography, human geography, and environmental issues, to develop a well-rounded understanding of the discipline. Course Objectives: 1. To develop a deep understanding of advanced geographical concepts and theories. 2. To analyze and interpret geographical data using appropriate methods and techniques. 3. To explore the interrelationships between physical and human geography. 4. To investigate the impact of human activities on the environment and develop strategies for sustainable development. 5. To enhance critical thinking skills through the evaluation and synthesis of geographical information.

Course Description

Upper-Sixth Geography is a comprehensive course designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of key geographical concepts and processes at an advanced level. This course builds upon the knowledge gained in previous years and focuses on developing critical thinking, research skills, and analytical abilities. Through a combination of theoretical study, practical fieldwork, and data analysis, students will explore a wide range of topics including global environmental issues, population dynamics, urbanization, economic development, and sustainable resource management. By the end of this course, students will have a solid foundation in advanced geography and will be well-prepared for further studies or careers in fields such as environmental science, urban planning, international development, or geographical research. Join us in Upper-Sixth Geography and embark on a journey of intellectual growth and exploration in the fascinating world of geography.

Course Outcomes

Course Title: Upper-Sixth Geography Course Outline: I. Introduction to Upper-Sixth Geography A. Overview of the course objectives and expectations B. Introduction to the field of geography and its relevance in today's world C. Discussion on the importance of geographical knowledge and skills for upper-sixth students II. Physical Geography A. Study of Earth's physical features, including landforms, climate patterns, and natural resources B. Exploration of major physical processes, such as tectonic activity, weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics C. Examination of different ecosystems and biomes, their characteristics, and ecological interactions III. Human Geography A. Analysis of human population distribution, migration patterns, and demographic trends B. Investigation of urbanization, urban geography, and the challenges associated with rapid urban growth C. Study of cultural geography, including language, religion, ethnicity, and their impact on societies IV. Geographical Skills and Techniques A. Development of essential geographical skills, such as map reading, data interpretation, and spatial analysis B. Utilization of geospatial technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing C. Fieldwork and practical exercises to enhance students' ability to collect and analyze geographical data V. Environmental Issues and Sustainability A. Exploration of global environmental challenges, such as climate change, deforestation, and pollution B. Examination of sustainable development strategies and their implementation at local, national, and global levels C. Discussion on the role of geography in understanding and addressing environmental issues VI. Case Studies A. Analysis of specific case studies from different regions of the world to apply geographical concepts and theories B. Examination of real-world examples to understand the interplay between physical and human geography C. Critical evaluation of the impact of geographical factors on social, economic, and environmental issues VII. Revision and Exam Preparation A. Review of key concepts, theories, and case studies covered throughout the course B. Practice exercises and mock exams to prepare students for the final examination C. Guidance on effective exam strategies and time management techniques Please note that this course outline is subject to modification based on the specific curriculum requirements and the availability of resources.

Course Curriculum

  • 68 chapters
  • 238 lectures
  • 9 quizzes
  • 2 Hours total length
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1 Definition of geomorphology and its different branches
4 Min


2 Classification of landforms 1-on the basis of areal coverage
4 Min


3 Classification of landforms 2-on the bases of chronological order of development
4 Min


4 Forces that shape the Landscape
4 Min


5 The origin of the earth
3 Min


6 The geologic time scale and its different parts (eons, eras, periods, epochs)
5 Min


7 Cenozoic era
4 Min


8 Evidence of seafloor spreading and limitation
4 Min


9 The theory of Plate Tectonics-introduction, Main principles or ideas of plate tectonic theory and Causes of plate movements
4 Min


10 Constructive or divergent margins and associated landforms-Introduction
3 Min


11 Processes that occur at constructive margins
4 Min


12 Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Mid Ocean ridges
4 Min


13 Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Block mountains
3 Min


14 Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Shield and composite volcanoes
4 Min


15 Processes at convergent margins
4 Min


16 Major landforms at convergent margins 2-Island Arcs cuts
4 Min


17 Major landforms at convergent margins 3-volcanic mountains at destructive margins
4 Min


18 Fold Mountains- introduction and distribution
3 Min


19 Definition of volcanicity and its types
5 Min


20 Causes of earthquakes
4 Min


21 Where earthquakes occur in the world
3 Min


22 Measurement of earthquakes
4 Min


23 Effects of earthquakes -effects on landscape
4 Min


24 Effect on the human
4 Min


25 Effect on the human environment-indirect effect
4 Min


26 Meaning of types of slopes
4 Min


27 The slope system
4 Min


28 Physical or mechanical weathering-Thermal shattering
3 Min


29 Physical or mechanical weathering-Crystallization 1
3 Min


30 Physical or mechanical weathering-Crystallization 2
3 Min


31 Physical or mechanical weathering-Alternate wetting and drying, pressure release
3 Min


32 Chemical weathering-introduction and carbonation
3 Min


33 General factors influencing weathering-climate
3 Min


34 General factors weathering-Influence of rock type and character 1
3 Min


35 General factors weathering-Influence of rock type and character 2
3 Min


36 General factors influencing weathering-Vegetation, relief, human activity
3 Min


37 Impacts of weathering on environment
3 Min


38 Landforms of weathering-Screes, block fields,slop and jagged ridges
3 Min


1 Longitudes
3 Min


2 Differences between longitudes and latitudes
3 Min


3 Effects of the earth's rotation
3 Min


4 Latitudes
3 Min


5 Rotation of the earth
4 Min


6 Extrusive features of volcanicity
3 Min


7 Intrusive features of volcanicity
3 Min


8 Nappe fold and features of folding
2 Min


9 Over fold and Recumbent fold
2 Min


10 Processes of Tectonism
3 Min


11 Tectonic forces
2 Min


12 The crust
2 Min


13 The Earth's internal structure
3 Min


14 The Mantle
2 Min


15 Ash and Cinder Cones & Composite Cones
3 Min


16 Collapse of Damps and Buildings and Ash Flow
2 Min


17 Craters
3 Min


18 Cynder cones and composite volcanoes
2 Min


19 Rocks
3 Min


20 Ice, wind, and wave erosion
2 Min


21 Importance of Soil Texture
5 Min


22 Processes of Erosion
2 Min


1 Meaning and scope of environmental issues
5 Min


2 Notion of climate change and variability
5 Min


3 Evidence of Past climatic change
5 Min


4 Causes of climate change -External causes 1
5 Min


5 Causes of climate change -External causes 2
5 Min


6 Causes of climate change – Internal causes 1
5 Min


7 Causes of climate change – Internal causes 2
5 Min


8 Recent climate change: Global warming
5 Min


9 Causes of Global warming 1
5 Min


10 Causes of Global warming 2
5 Min


11 Deforestation & Desertification
5 Min


12 Pollution
5 Min


13 Soil Erosion
5 Min


1 Meaning of the soil
5 Min


2 Components of the soil 1
5 Min


3 Components of the soil 2
2 Min


4 Soil as a system 1
5 Min


5 Soil as a system 2
5 Min


6 Soil characteristics or properties 1
5 Min


7 Soil characteristics or properties 2
5 Min


8 Factors affecting soil fertility 1
5 Min


9 Factors affecting soil fertility 2
5 Min


10 Stages in soil formation
5 Min


1 Introduction and classification
5 Min


2 Sectors of employment 1
5 Min


3 Sectors of employment 1 [Quiz]
N/A


4 Sectors of employment 2
5 Min


5 Sectors of employment 2 [Quiz]
N/A


6 Sectors of employment 3
5 Min


7 Sectors of employment 3 [Quiz]
N/A


8 Economics systems 1
5 Min


9 Economics systems 1 [Quiz]
N/A


10 Economic systems 2
5 Min


11 Economic systems 2 [Quiz]
N/A


12 Economic activities and man
5 Min


13 Economic activities and man [Quiz]
N/A


14 Factors affecting the percentage of people in active population 1 -Demographic
5 Min


15 Factors affecting the percentage of people in active population 1 -Demographic [Quiz]
N/A


16 Factors affecting the percentage of people in active population 3- Economic
5 Min


17 Factors affecting the percentage of people in active population 3- Economic [Quiz]
N/A


18 Natural Resources
5 Min


19 Natural Resources [Quiz]
N/A


1 Theories
5 Min


1 Notion of Carrying Capacity
5 Min


2 Concepts of population and resources
5 Min


1 Sources of Population Data
5 Min


1 Changes in size, form, function of rural settlements + Resultant problems and planning.
5 Min


2 Urban Fringes
5 Min


1 Immediate physical environment
5 Min


1 Settlement Distribution
5 Min


1 Rural Settlement
5 Min


2 Settlement Morphology
5 Min


1 Settlement
5 Min


2 Site and situation of settlements
5 Min


1 Types or Forms of migration
5 Min


1 Migration
5 Min


2 Notion of spatial interaction
5 Min


1 Age and sex composition
5 Min


1 Population Growth
5 Min


2 Factor of population Growth
5 Min


3 Modern demographic explosion
5 Min


4 Models of population growth
5 Min


1 Historical evolution of World Population
5 Min


1 Energy Resources
5 Min


1 Concept of age-sex pyramid
5 Min


1 Population Structure
5 Min


1 Population Distribution
5 Min


2 Spatial Population Distribution
5 Min


3 Modifications of population distribution
5 Min


1 Concept of urban settlement
5 Min


1 What is Agriculture
5 Min


1 Minerals and Mining
5 Min


1 Impacts of agriculture on the environment
5 Min


1 Agricultural Improvements
5 Min


2 Meeting the increasing food demand
5 Min


1 Von Thünen’s Theory of Agricultural Land use
5 Min


2 Sinclair’s model of agricultural land value
5 Min


1 Influences on Agriculture
5 Min


2 Systems of Agriculture
5 Min


3 Types of agricultural systems
5 Min


1 Urbanisation
5 Min


2 Current trends in urbanisation
5 Min


1 Measures of checking town spread
5 Min


1 Solving Inner City Decay/Decline
5 Min


1 Settlement Planning
5 Min


1 Structure of the city in MEDCs
5 Min


2 Factors affecting functional segregation
5 Min


1 Urban Hierarchy
5 Min


2 The settlement size and functional relationship
5 Min


3 The Rank-Size Rule
5 Min


1 Urban Regions
5 Min


2 Urban fields (Spheres of influence)
5 Min


1 What is manufacturing?
5 Min


1 Industrial location
5 Min


2 Factors of industrial location
5 Min


3 Government Policy & Industrial location
5 Min


4 The changing nature of industrial location
5 Min


5 Industrial Agglomerations
5 Min


1 Notion of Development
5 Min


1 Climatic change
5 Min


2 Global Warming
5 Min


3 Flooding
5 Min


1 Tourism
5 Min


1 Theory of Transport Network Development
5 Min


1 Transport Network Efficiency
5 Min


1 Transport Networks
5 Min


1 Transport
5 Min


1 Alfred Webber’s least – transport cost mode
5 Min


2 Other Theories of industrial location
5 Min


3 Sub optimal Industrial location
5 Min


1 Functional Linkages
5 Min


2 Industrial Inertia
5 Min


3 New trends in manufacturing Industries
5 Min


1 Strategies of Development
5 Min


2 New Industrial strategy for development
5 Min


1 ANALYSIS OF CARTOGRAPHIC TOOLS
5 Min


1 MAP ANALYSIS 8-Rural Settlements on maps
5 Min


2 MAP ANALYSIS 9-Urban Settlements on maps
5 Min


1 MAP ANALYSIS 6-Transport On maps
5 Min


2 MAP ANALYSIS 7-Land Use (economic activities) on maps
5 Min


1 MAP ANALYSIS 5-Vegetation
5 Min


1 MAP ANALYSIS 4-Drainage on maps
5 Min


1 MAP ANALYSIS 3-Relief on maps
5 Min


1 MAP ANALYSIS 1-Review of Ordinary Level Work (Map Reading Principles)
5 Min


1 International trade
5 Min


2 Trade Association (Trade Blocs)
5 Min


3 Recent Developments in Global Trade
5 Min


4 Aid and interdependence
5 Min


1 Globalisation
5 Min


1 DATA COLLECTION SOURCES AND TECHNIQUES
5 Min


2 BASIC TOOLS OF DATA ANALYSIS
5 Min


1 PLOTTING AND INTERPRETING GRAPHICAL TOOLS
5 Min


1 GETTING GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES
5 Min


1 METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY (DO AS A PROJECT)
5 Min


2 HYDROLOGY
5 Min


3 GEOMORPHOLOGY
5 Min


4 BIOGEOGRAPHY
5 Min


5 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
5 Min


6 SETTLEMENT
5 Min


1 89. Landforms of weathering-Scree es, block fields,slop and jagged ridges
3 Min

89. Landforms of weathering-Scree es, block fields,slop and jagged ridges


2 70. Meaning of types of slopes
4 Min

70. Meaning of types of slopes


3 71. The slope system
4 Min

71. The slope system


4 76. Physical or mechanical weathering-Alternate wetting and drying, pressure release
3 Min

76. Physical or mechanical weathering-Alternate wetting and drying, pressure release


5 86. General factors weathering-Influence of rock type and character 2 (cut).MP4
3 Min

86. General factors weathering-Influence of rock type and character 2 (cut).MP4


6 78. Chemical weathering-introduction and carbonation
3 Min

78. Chemical weathering-introduction and carbonation


7 73. Physical or mechanical weathering-Thermal shattering_1
3 Min

73. Physical or mechanical weathering-Thermal shattering_1


8 88. Impacts of weathering on environment
3 Min

88. Impacts of weathering on environment


9 84. General factors influencing weathering-climate (cut)
3 Min

84. General factors influencing weathering-climate (cut)


10 87. General factors influencing weathering-Vegetation, relief, human activity (edit).MP4
3 Min

87. General factors influencing weathering-Vegetation, relief, human activity (edit).MP4


11 75. Physical or mechanical weathering-Crystallization 2
3 Min

75. Physical or mechanical weathering-Crystallization 2


12 85. General factors weathering-Influence of rock type and character 1 (edit).MP4
3 Min

85. General factors weathering-Influence of rock type and character 1 (edit).MP4


13 1. Definition of geomorphology and its different branches
4 Min

1. Definition of geomorphology and its different branches


14 3. Classification of landforms 2-on the bases of chronological order of development
4 Min

3. Classification of landforms 2-on the bases of chronological order of development


15 2. Classification of landforms 1-on the basis of areal coverage
4 Min

2. Classification of landforms 1-on the basis of areal coverage


16 4. Forces that shape the Landscape
4 Min

4. Forces that shape the Landscape


1 63. Causes of earthquakes
4 Min

63. Causes of earthquakes


2 64. Where earthquakes occur in the world_1
3 Min

64. Where earthquakes occur in the world_1


3 66. Effects of earthquakes -effects on landscape
4 Min

66. Effects of earthquakes -effects on landscape


4 68. Effect on the human environment-indirect effect
4 Min

68. Effect on the human environment-indirect effect


5 65. Measurement of earthquakes
4 Min

65. Measurement of earthquakes


6 67. Effect on the human
4 Min

67. Effect on the human


1 40. Definition of volcanicity and its types cuts
5 Min

40. Definition of volcanicity and its types cuts


1 5. The origin of the earth
3 Min

5. The origin of the earth


2 6. The geologic time scale and its different parts (eons, eras, periods, epochs)
5 Min

6. The geologic time scale and its different parts (eons, eras, periods, epochs)


3 24. Processes that occur at constructive margins
4 Min

24. Processes that occur at constructive margins


1 22. The theory of Plate Tectonics-introduction, Main principles or ideas of plate tectonic theory and Causes of plate movements
4 Min

22. The theory of Plate Tectonics-introduction, Main principles or ideas of plate tectonic theory and Causes of plate movements


2 21. Evidence of seafloor spreading and limitation
4 Min

21. Evidence of seafloor spreading and limitation


3 23. Constructive or divergent margins and associated landforms-Introduction
3 Min

23. Constructive or divergent margins and associated landforms-Introduction


4 25. Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Mid Ocean ridges
4 Min

25. Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Mid Ocean ridges


5 30. Processes at convergent margins
4 Min

30. Processes at convergent margins


6 39. Significance of plate movements cuts
4 Min

39. Significance of plate movements cuts


7 27. Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Block mountains
3 Min

27. Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Block mountains


8 32. Major landforms at convergent margins 2-Island Arcs cuts
4 Min

32. Major landforms at convergent margins 2-Island Arcs cuts


9 28. Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Shield and composite volcanoes
4 Min

28. Major landforms produced at constructive margins- Shield and composite volcanoes


10 37. Evidence of plate tectonics
3 Min

37. Evidence of plate tectonics


11 35. Fold Mountains – Formation
4 Min

35. Fold Mountains – Formation


12 34. Fold Mountains- introduction and distribution
3 Min

34. Fold Mountains- introduction and distribution


13 33. Major landforms at convergent margins 3-volcanic mountains at destructive margins
4 Min

33. Major landforms at convergent margins 3-volcanic mountains at destructive margins


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