Page 10 - Geography for Secondary Schools Student’s Book Form One

Geography for Secondary Schools
Student’s Book Form One
culture and how it differs from other cultures. Exercise 1.2
This can help us be more tolerant and cope
with others nationally and internationally. 1. Explain how Geographical knowledge
Also, by studying the geography of other helps us protect the environment in our
countries and their human interactions, it local community.
can help us gain knowledge and skills for 2. How does geographical knowledge help
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improving ways of utilising our resources us in travelling and tourism?
for our development. 3. In what ways can geography help us
Moreover, Geography equips man with make appropriate decisions about land
skills for environmental conservation use and development?
and management. These skills are for
appropriate use of environmental resources 4. Explain how human geography helps
and methods for managing associated in undertaking different social and
problems for the wellbeing of the present economic activities in Tanzania.
and future generations. Geography gives 5. Explain the activities you do in your
us practical skills and knowledge, which daily life that uses the geographical
are relevant in various fields, like map- knowledge you have learnt in school.
making (cartography), teaching and
researching, surveying, land use planning,
natural resources management, conducting The relationship between Geography
environmental and social impact assessment, and other disciplines
aviation, navigation, surface transport, and
tourism. Geography as a subject is related to
Furthermore, Geography helps to realise other disciplines. Geography as an
how natural resources are distributed over integrative discipline relates to serves
the country. For instance, by studying several other disciplines. Such disciplines
maps of natural gas reserves in Tanzania include Mathematics, Geology, Biology,
will help us understand how much gas we Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Political
have, how long it will last, and decide on science, Economics, and Agriculture. For
investing on alternative energy sources. instance, Astronomers who study about
Geography helps to realise why some
areas are highly populated while others heavenly bodies like stars, planets, comets,
are sparsely populated, and why some galaxies, and the moon use geographical
economic activities are mostly found in knowledge and skills to undertake their
certain areas than in others. explorations. When studying about soil
science and geology, Geography gives
Activity 1.6 a basis for understanding and analysing
the type, structure, and compositions of
Prepare a morning speech to be presented soils and rocks. Moreover, while studying
before your fellow students regarding about forces of gravity in Physics,
the problems that may arise if one lacks scientists use geographical knowledge
geographical knowledge and skills.
to explain these forces.

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