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Geography for Secondary Schools
Student’s Book Form One

Information System (GIS), research, survey, remote sensing, and statistics. Practical
geography also helps learners acquire skills that enhance their curiosity and ability to
understood both physical and human geography (Figure 1.1).

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Physical Human
* Focuses on Earth's * Studies the distribution
natural environment and characteristics of
- Landforms Interaction the world's people.
- Water features between
- Plants people * Examine how people
- Animals and the make and trade the
* Studies the processes environment things they need to
survive
that shape the
physical environment * Studies where people
live and work

Figure 1.1: Branches of Geography

Importance of studying Geography
Activity 1.4

Search for information from the library Activity 1.5
and other reliable online sources on Read from different reliable online
the main branches of Geography, sources, about the importance of studying
namely physical geography and human Geography to human life. Write a
geography. Then, write a short essay on summary on the importance of Geography
what each branch is concerned with. to human life.

Exercise 1.1
The study of Geography is important
1. With examples, differentiate natural because it increases awareness of our
features from man-made features country as our national heritage, including
within your surroundings. its boundaries and resources. It helps to
develop the basic skills of observation,
2. How does physical geography measurement, recording, storing, analysing,
contribute to our understanding of and interpreting geographical phenomena.
the Earth? These skills help to generate scientific

3. Why is practical geography important knowledge that enables us to predict
in studying physical geography and outcomes of different processes and
human geography? activities for appropriate decision making.
Geography also helps us understand our

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