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GEO 321 Regional Geography Of Africa

NCE3 levelSocial Sciences15 topics

GEO 321 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Location, size in relation to other continents
  2. Distribution and characteristics of major elements of the physical environment:-
  3. Simple geologic structure, associated relief forms and mineral resource base
  4. Drainage, climate and their influence on water resources.
  5. Soil and vegetation characteristics as crop, forest and livestock activities.
  6. Note: A good map work should form the framework for teaching this section.
  7. Population and Settlement
  8. Population related problem s in Africa e.g. hunger, poverty; diseases (HIV/AIDs),
  9. Population policies and programmes in Africa.
  10. Regional pattern of resource use and development e.g.. water resources
  11. Regional pattern of economic activities, past and present development, e.g.
  12. Agricultural and industrialisation.
  13. Issues of environmental management problems, e.g. soil degradation, water
  14. Features of intra-Africa Cooperation e.g. African Union.
  15. Regional trade and transportation:

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Location, size in relation to other continents

This topic focuses on where Africa is situated on the globe and how its size compares with other continents. For examinations, you must master Africa’s latitudinal and longitudinal position, the major lines that cross it, and the significance of its large areal extent in relation to surrounding continents and oceans.

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