SUMMARIZED GEOGRAPHY TOPICS OUTBREAK FOR FORM TWO STUDENTS (2020)
01. INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES
1.
What is Human Activity?
2. Forms of human activities
3.
General Types of Human Activities
4.
Economic Importance of Human
Activities
5.
Environmental Problems Caused
by Human Activities
6.
Solutions (Measures
Addressing) for Environmental Problems Caused by Human Activities
02. AGRICULTURE
1. Definitions of Crop cultivation, Agriculture, Agriculture
2. Scope of Agriculture
3.
What is Small
scale agriculture?
Characteristics
of small scale agriculture
Advantages
of small-scale farming system (agriculture)
Disadvantages of Small-scale Agriculture
4. Rapid Population Growth and Agriculture
Definition
and effects of Rapid population growth in small-scale agriculture:
Ways
of Improving the Subsistence Small-scale Agriculture
5. Women Empowerment in Agriculture
What
is Women Empowerment?
What
is Women empowerment in agriculture?
The importance
of empowering women in agriculture
6. Ways of Improving the Status of Women in
Agriculture
7. Examples and Types of Subsistence
Agricultural System
a)
Shifting Cultivation
What is cultivation?
Advantages or Merits of Shifting Cultivation
Disadvantages or Demerits of Shifting Cultivation
b)
Small Scale Sedentary Agriculture
What is small scale
agriculture?
Examples of small-scale sedentary
agriculture are bush fallowing and intensive subsistence farming
Advantages of Small scale sedentary agriculture
Disadvantage of Sedentary Agriculture
c)
Bush Fallowing
What is bush fallowing?
Merits of bush
fallowing are
Demerits of Bush Fallowing
8. What is Large-scale agriculture?
Characteristics
of large-scale agricultural system
Forms
of Large-scale Agriculture
a)
Plantation Agriculture
Characteristic of
plantation agriculture are:
Requirements for Establishing Plantation Agriculture
Advantages of Plantation Agriculture
Disadvantages of Plantation Agriculture
b)
Extensive Mechanized Grain Cultivation
Major crops grown in Extensive mechanized
grain cultivation agriculture:
(i) Coffee
Conditions for Growing Coffee:
Preparation of Farm for Coffee Cultivation
Ways in Which Coffee Can be Planted and
Cared
Harvesting Coffee
Coffee processing
How Coffee can be Stored and Transported
(ii) Tea
Conditions for the tea growth
Preparation of tea farms
Planting and Caring Tea Crops
Forming frames for tea
crops
Tea harvesting
Tea processing
Storing and transporting tea
Major world producers of tea
(iii). Sugar
Cane
Conditions for Growing of Sugar cane
Preparation of Farm for Sugar cane Growth
Planting and Caring Sugar cane
Harvesting Sugar cane
Harvesting Sugar cane
Sugar Cane Processing
How Sugar cane can be Stored and
Transported?
Major World Producers of Sugar cane
(iv). Wheat.
Categories of Wheat
Leading and Major Producers of Wheat
Conditions for Growth of Wheat:
How Land or Farm for Wheat Growth can be
Prepared?
In Which Way Wheat can be Planted and Cared?
How Wheat can be processed?
What can be the Real Storage and
Transportation of Wheat?
(v). Maize
Conditions for growth of maize are:
How the Farm or Land for Growing Maize can
be Prepared?
How maize can be Planted and cared?
How maize can be harvested?
How Maize can be processed?
How Maize can be Stored and Transported?
Major World Producers of Maize
Category of Crops, and Leading Producers of
Such Category of Crop:
General
Advantages (Importance) of (Growing) Cash Crops in a Country
9. Agricultural Activities in Tanzania
Distribution
of crops production in Tanzania
Problems or Challenges or Limitations Facing
Cash Crop Production in Tanzania
Limitations (Drawbacks) of Large-scale
Farming in Tanzania
10. Land Conflicts in Africa
Measures to be taken so as to alleviate the
Problem of Land Conflicts in Africa
Contributions of cash crop faming in both
Tanzania and USA
Problems Facing Large Scale Agriculture in
USA and Tanzania
Ways of Improving Large Scale Agriculture in
Tanzania
11. Livestock Keeping or Livestock Farming
What is Livestock keeping/Livestock Farming?
Three major forms of livestock keeping
12. Traditional (Subsistence) Livestock Keeping
(a) Nomadic
Pastoralism
Definition of Nomadic pastoralism
Characteristics of nomadic pastoralism
Advantages of nomadic pastoralism
Disadvantages of nomadic pastoralism
(b) Semi-Nomadic (Semi-Sedentary)
Pastoralism
Definition
of Semi-nomadic pastoralism
(c) Sedentary Livestock Farming
Definition
of sedentary livestock farming
Factors
that made to the shift from nomadic to sedentary pastoralism
Characteristics
of sedentary livestock farming
Definition
of Zero grazing
Advantages
of sedentary livestock keeping
13. Commercial Livestock Keeping
Definition of Commercial livestock keeping
Benefits of Livestock Farming in any Country
Problems Facing Livestock Keeping in any
country:
Solutions to the Problems Facing Livestock
Keeping
14. Animal Husbandry in Tanzania
Forms of Livestock Keeping in Tanzania
Economic Importance of Livestock in Tanzania
15. Comparison and Contrast of Livestock
Keeping in Australia and Tanzania
Similarities
Differences
03. WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1.
Definition
of water and Water management
2.
Uses
of water
3.
Economic
Importance of Water
4.
Sources
of Water
5.
Problem
Associated With Water
6.
Definition
of water Supply
Factors
Affecting Water Supply
How
the Long Distance to Water Sources Affects the Girl Child?
1. The long distance between the home and the
water sources
2. The short distance from the home, to water
Effects
of Water Shortage in the Society
7.
Define
water conservation
Why water
should be conserved?
Ways
of Conserving Water Sources
Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement
Advantages
of Clean and Safe Water and Sanitation
8.
Definition
of Hydroelectric Power (H.E.P)
Conditions
for harvesting or harnessing (tapping water for) hydroelectric power
Importance
of Hydroelectric Power:
Problems
Encountered in Harnessing HEP
9.
River
Basin Development (Wetland Development Projects)
Examples
of River Basin Projects:
River Basin found in Africa
River Basin found out of Africa
Process
in the River Basin Development
Conditions
in Order a River Basin Development to Take Place:
Economic
Importance (Benefits) of River Basin Development
Setbacks
or Hindrances of River Basins (Wetlands) Development Projects
Rufiji
Basin Development Authority (RU.BA.D.A)
Benefits of the Rufiji Basin Development Authority
Problems facing Rufiji
Basin Development Authority:
Prospects of the Authority (RUBADA)
Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA)
Aims of the Scheme Authority
Achievements of the Authority or Scheme:
Steps that TVA took in developing the valley
Benefits of the TVA
Qn:
Discussion for the results of TVA project in the USA
Prospects of the Tennessee Valley Authority
10. Land Reclamation
Definition
of land reclamation
Aims of
land reclamation:
Main
Four Land Reclamation Techniques
How
Land Reclamation is done in The Country like Tanzania?
11. Sustainable Use of Water Resources
12. Underground Water
Ways Used
to Tap Underground Water
Resources
Obtained from Water
13. Extraction of Water Resources
Problems
Caused by Extraction of Water Resources
Solutions
to the Problems Caused by the Extraction of Water Resources
14. Water Pollution
Definition
of Water pollution
Main sources
of water pollution
15. Water Conservation
Definition
of water conservation
Ways
of water conservation
04. SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST RESOURCES
1. Definition of Forest
2. Definition of Sustainable Forest
3. Main types of forests
Characteristics
of Natural Forests
Characteristics
of Planted Forests
Division
of Natural Forests
4. Factors Influencing the Nature and
Distribution of Forests
5. Importance of Forest Resources
6. Types of Forest Resources or Products
7. Major Producers of Forest Products or
Materials
8. Problems Associated With Forest Resources
Harvesting
9. Measures for Forest Conservation in the
World
10. Forest Resource Management
Definition
of Forest resource management, Forest conservation and Forestry Agro-forestry
The needs for forest resources management
Effects of poor forest management
Advantages and disadvantages of intercropping
trees with crops (agro-forest)
11.
Timber
Transportation
05. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
1. Definition of Manufacture, Manufacturing,
Industry, Manufacturing industry and Industrialization
2. Why Manufacturing industry is secondary
human activities
3. Types of Manufacturing Industry
4. Conditions for Location of Manufacturing
Industries
5. Factors Limiting for the Establishment of
Manufacturing Industries
6. Importance of Manufacturing Industry
7. Negative Impacts or Effects of
Manufacturing Industry
8. Industrial Pollutants
9. Ways which can be used to Reduce Industrial
Pollution
10. Types of Manufacturing Industries that are
found in East Africa
11. Cars Production
in Japan
Factors
Influencing for the Growth of Cars Manufacturing in Japan
12. Production of Electronic Equipment in South
Korea
Factors
have led to the development and growth of South Korean’s electronic equipment
industry
13. Industries in Tanzania
Problems
facing textile industry in Tanzania
Ways
to be done in Order to Encourage Development of Textile Industries in Tanzania
Lessons
Tanzania Learn from Japan and South Korea’s Industries
06. TOURISM
1. Definition of Tourism
2. There are two main types of tourism
3. Factors Influencing the Development of
Tourism
4. General Importance of Tourism in any
country in the World
5. Impacts of Tourism in any Country in the
World
Positive
Impacts of Tourism
Negative
Impact of Tourism
6. Ways to be used so as to solve the Negative
Impacts of Tourism
7. Green Tourism or Eco-Tourism
Definition
of Green or eco-tourism
8. Case Study: Tourism in Switzerland
Factors
that favor the development of tourism in Switzerland:
Significance
or Importance of Tourism in Switzerland
Problems
Facing Tourism in Switzerland
9. Case Study: Tourism in Namibia
Factors
favoring the development of tourism in Namibia
Importance
of Tourism in Namibia
Problems
or Challenges Facing Tourism Industry in Namibia
10. Case Study: Tourism Industry in Tanzania
Factors
Favoring Tourism Development in Tanzania
Problem
Facing Tourism Industry in Tanzania
Ways
to be used in Increasing Income from Tourism Industry in Tanzania:
How
to Promote Tourism in Tanzania?
07. SUSTAINABLE USE
OF POWER AND ENERGY RESOUCES
1. Definition of Energy and Power
2. Categories Energy sources
3. Examples of Renewable Energy Sources and
Non-Renewable Energy Sources
4. Sources and Types of Energy
5. Methods Used in Extracting Energy and Power
From different sources
6. Importance and Uses of Power and Energy
Resources
7. Problems or Challenges Facing Power and
Energy Production
8. Ways to Address Problems Facing Power and
Energy Production
9. Case Study: Solar and Wind Power in the
United State of America
Importance
of Solar and Wind power in the USA
Problems
facing solar and wind power in the USA
Solutions
to the problem facing solar and wind power in the U.S.A
10. Case Study: Hydroelectric Power (H.E.P) and
Biogas in Tanzania
Importance
of HEP and Biogas production in Tanzania
Problems
facing HEP and Biogas Production in Tanzania:
Solutions
to the problems facing HEP and Biogas production in Tanzania
Lesson
Tanzania Learns from the USA Energy and Power Production
08. SUSTAINABLE MINING
1. Definition of Mining and Sustainable mining
2. Major types of Mining industry
3. Types of Minerals
4. Distribution of Mining Region in the World
Coal,
Petroleum, Iron Ore, Diamond, Copper and Gold
5. Methods of Mining
6. Ways of Processing Various Minerals:
Copper
processing, Iron Processing, Gold Processing
7. Contribution of the Mining Industry to the
Development of Tanzania
8. Effects of Mining Industry on the
Environment
Ways
of Minimizing Effects of Mining Industry on the Environment
9. Case Study: Oil Production in the Middle
East
Advantages
or Importance of Oil Production in the Middle East
Factors influencing development of oil production in
the countries of Middle East
10. Case Study: Production of Natural Gas in
Tanzania
Advantages
or Importance of Natural Gas in Tanzania
Disadvantage
of Natural Gas Production in Tanzania
09.TRANSPORT
1. Definition of transport
2. Three common types of transport
a) Land Transport
The
major means of land transport
Human
Transport
Advantages of human transport
Disadvantages of Human Transport
Animal
Transport
Advantages of animal transport over human
transport
Road
Transport
Advantages of road transport
Disadvantages of Road transport
Railway
Transport
Advantages of railway transport
Disadvantages of Railway transports
Pipeline
Transport
Advantages of pipeline transport
Disadvantages of Pipeline Transport
b) Air Transport
Two types of air transport
Advantages
of air transport
Disadvantages
of Air Transport
c) Water Transport
Two
categories of water transport
Advantages
of water transport
Disadvantages
of water transport
3. Patterns of Major Transport System in East
Africa
Importance
of Transport Industry in East Africa
Problems
Facing Transport Industry in East Africa
Measures to Address the Problems of Transport Industry in Tanzania
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