Geography SS 1 Curriculum Guides – Economics and Human Geography (Industry and Transportation)

 

THEME – ECONOMIC AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

TOPIC 1 – INDUSTRY

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Samples of industrial products

2. World maps and sketches

3. Local industries in the community

4. Films/documentaries on industries

5. Pictures of industries

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Identify and classify industries.

2. Discuss the major industries in Nigeria and other parts of the world.

3. Locate major industrial areas in Africa, Asia, Europe, America, etc.

4. Describe the factors that encouraged these locations.

5. Identify and discuss the problems of industrial development in Nigeria and the rest of the world.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Classification of Industries

Part A

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Tertiary
  • Quaternary

Part B

  • Heavy industry
  • Light industry

2. Factors affecting industrial location:

  • Raw materials
  • Market
  • Capital, etc

3. Problems of Industrial Location

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. Guides students to:

  • Locate major industrial regions on a world map.
  • Identify and describe major industries of the world.
  • Classify the industries.
  • Discuss the factors that encouraged spatial differentiation in industrial location.

2. takes students out to visit industries in their locality and observe production processes and interview workers in the industry.

3. assesses students’ reports.

4. write notes on the board for students to copy.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. pay visit to local industries.

2. participate in class discussions.

3. draw maps and locate major industrial regions.

4. write reports of field work.

5. copy the board summary.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. list and classify major industries of the world.

2. describe major industries in Nigeria and locate them on a map

3. locate major industries areas on a world map

4. state the factors affecting the location of industries.

5. explain the problems of industrial location and how it affects industrial development in Nigeria and the rest of the world.

 

 

THEME – 

TOPIC 2 – TRANSPORTATION

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Maps

2. Sketches and diagrams

3. Films

4. Pictures of different means of transport

5. Graphs

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify and describe different modes of transportation.

2. list transportation means associated with each mode.

3. highlight the merits and demerits of each transportation mode/means.

4. explain contributions of transportation to economic development.

5. identify transportation problems and suggest ways of solving them.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Modes of transportation:

  • Road
  • Rail
  • Water
  • Air
  • Pipeline
  • Cable, etc

2. Means of Transportation

3. Merits and Demerits of each Type

4. Importance:

  • Movement of people and commodities
  • National and international trade
  • Transfer of ideas and technology
  • National integration

5. Problems of Transportation

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. uses maps, diagrams, pictures, etc to guide students to identify major transportation types.

2. guides class discussion on the merits and demerits of each type in terms of:

  • accessibility
  • flexibility
  • haulage capacity
  • speed, etc.

3. leads students to describe transportation problems and proffer solutions to the problems.

4. assesses students’ reports.

5. writes notes on the board for students to copy.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. sketch maps of their local environment, local government areas, state, country, and the world; and show the major transport routes.

2. participate in class discussions.

3. carryout a field survey of transportation problems in their community.

4. write reports of the field work.

5. copy the board summary.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. list various modes/means of transportation.

2. state the merits and demerits of each transportation mode/means.

3. describe the influence of transportation on economic development

4. explain transportation problems.

5. describe ways of overcoming the problems.