The table below is the SS2 Geography Scheme of Work for First Term
Developed by the
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
| Sub – Theme | ||
| THE EARTH & THE SOLAR SYSTEM | ||
| S/N | Topic(s) | Content |
| 1(a). | Earth’s External Processes and Landform Development Action of Running Water | i. Water as an energy system: – Slope or gradient – Shape of valley – Volume of water – Size of materials carried ii. Processes of river erosion: – corrosion – attrition – hydraulic action iii. Transportation processes: – suspension – saltation – solution iv. Erosional features of rivers: – Gorges – -V-shaped valleys – River capture – Waterfall – Cliff – Meanders – Rapids and cataracts v. Depositional features: – Ox-bow lake – Food plains – Delta |
| 1(b). | Action of Winds | i. Processes of wind erosion: – Abrasion – Attrition – Deflation ii. Features and Modes of Formation of: – inselbergs – Rock pedestal – Zeugen – Yardang – Messa and butte, etc. iii. Features and Modes of Formation of: – Barchans – Loess – Self dunes, etc. 3. Importance of Good Family Reputation – Good name – Respect from other members of the community, etc. |
| 1(c). | Glacial Action | i. Glacial features in highland areas: – Cirque – Aretes – Tarn, etc. ii. Glacial features in Lowland areas: – Roche mountains – Craig and tail, etc iii. Economic Importance of Glacial features. |
| 1(d). | Action of Waves | i. Waves/Tide/Currents (definition & characteristics) ii. Erosional processes – corrosion – attrition – solution – Hydraulic action iii. Erosional features: – Cape -Bay -Cliff -Caves -Stack, etc iv. Coastal Deposition: – Beaches – Spit – Bar – Marine dunes |
| Sub – Theme | ||
| ENVIRONMENT & ITS RESOURCES | ||
| 2. | Climate II | i. Climatic Factors: – Latitude – Altitude and relief – Planetary wind and pressure – Distance from thee sea – Ocean currents etc ii. Climatic Types: – Hot – Temperate – Cold – Desert, etc iii. Characteristics: – Temperature – Rainfall, etc iv. Geographic distribution |
| 3. | Climatic Classification | i. Greek classification: – Tropical (Torrid) – Temperate (mid – latitude) – Polar (frigid) ii. Koppen’s classification – Major categories of:- A – Tropical B – Dry climate C – Humid Meso-thermal D – Humid Micro-thermal E – Polar climates sub-categories of:- A – AF, AM and AW B – BS and BW C – CW, CS, and CF D – DF AND DW E – ET AND EF iii. Interpretation and characteristics of the sub-categories iv. Geographical distribution v. Advantages and disadvantages of the classification types |
