{"id":227,"date":"2023-09-25T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=227"},"modified":"2023-09-25T09:15:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:15:31","slug":"week-3-jss-1-first-term-social-studies-lesson-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-3-jss-1-first-term-social-studies-lesson-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 – Jss 1 First Term Social Studies Lesson Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK THREE
\n<\/strong>TOPIC: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: MEANING, TYPES AND FEATURES.
\nAn environment is a natural world in which people, animals and plant live.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Generally, it refers to everything within our surroundings.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Physical Environment therefore refers to all natural and non-natural things around us.<\/p>\n

\u00a0It can also be regarded as our immediate environment.<\/p>\n

\u00a0TYPES OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Natural environment: it includes; valleys forest, desert, hills, mountains, rivers, grass-land, etc.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Non-natural environment or man-made: it includes; bridges, houses, hospitals, roads, vehicles, police station, market, schools etc.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Features of physical environment.
    \nNigeria physical environment features includes;<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Relief\n<\/li>\n
    2. Rivers\n<\/li>\n
    3. Lakes\n<\/li>\n
    4. Seasons\n<\/li>\n
    5. Weather\n<\/li>\n
    6. Vegetation.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0RELIEF: This refers to land surface features above the sea level.
      \nRelief can be classified into;<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Highland\n<\/li>\n
      2. Low land\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        HIGHLAND: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It can be described as a mountainous or hilly section of a country. Examples are; idanre hill, Adamawa mountains udinsukaplateau mountain.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0LOW LAND: Low land can be referred to as plains, the chad Basin plain etc.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0IMPORTANCE OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS
        \nHighlands<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. They serve as easy defense during war\n<\/li>\n
        2. They serve as tourist centers\n<\/li>\n
        3. They are good source of minerals like gold, tin etc.\n<\/li>\n
        4. Some help in construction of hydro-electric power in Nigeria\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Lowlands<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. They serve as means of transportation e.g. roads, railways port.\n<\/li>\n
          2. They are good for agricultural purposes\n<\/li>\n
          3. Suitable for human habitation\n<\/li>\n
          4. They provide good place for rearing animals\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u00a0RIVERS: The two major source of rivers in Nigeria are River Niger and Benue. Others are; River Ogun, Osun, ZamfaraAnambara, Cross Rivers, etc.<\/p>\n

            \u00a0IMPORTANCE OR USES OF RIVERS IN NIGERIA<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. They are used for domestic purpose such as drinking, washing, cooking etc\n<\/li>\n
            2. They provide employment opportunities for fisher men, ship builders etc.\n<\/li>\n
            3. They are used for generating electricity e.gKangi dam\n<\/li>\n
            4. They are used by industries for production purpose. E.g. for production of soft drinks, bottle water etc.\n<\/li>\n
            5. They provide food for man kind e.g. fishes, crayfish etc.\n<\/li>\n
            6. They are used in construction of sea ports.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0LAKES: A lake can be defined as a large area of water surrounded by land<\/p>\n

              \u00a0SEASONS: There are two seasons in Nigeria
              \nThey are;<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Wet season\n<\/li>\n
              2. Dry season\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Wet Season: This is a period of rainfall and humidity. It falls between April and October and sometimes to November.<\/p>\n

                \u00a0It is normally caused by south \u2013west wind. This is a good period for farming activities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

                \u00a0Dry season: It is caused by North-East wind coming from Sahara desert. It comes with harmattan particularly in the Northern Nigeria. The dry season starts from November to April. <\/p>\n

                \u00a0WEATHER: This refers to the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.<\/p>\n

                \u00a0The atmospheric condition changes from time to time.<\/p>\n

                \u00a0CLIMATE: Climate refers to the average weather condition of a particular place over a period of time.<\/p>\n

                \u00a0ELEMENTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE
                \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. \n
                  Temperature: This refers to the degree of coldness and hotness of a place at any particular time.\n<\/div>\n

                  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Temperature is measured by “Thermometer”\n<\/li>\n

                2. \n
                  Rainfall: It is a situation where excess condensed water vapour in the atmosphere is released to the earth.\n<\/div>\n

                  It is measured by “rainguage”.\n<\/li>\n

                3. \n
                  Wind: This is the movement of the air at a particular direction.\n<\/div>\n

                  It is measured by “Wind vane and Anemometer”\n<\/li>\n

                4. \n
                  Air Pressure: Pressure can be defined as the force exerted by atmosphere on the earth surface and other objects by air.\n<\/div>\n

                  It is measured through “Mercury barometer and aneroid barometer”.\n<\/li>\n

                5. \n
                  Relative Humidity: This is the degree or amount of moisture (water presents in the air) in the atmosphere.\n<\/div>\n

                  It is measured with a “hygrometer”.\n<\/li>\n

                6. Clouds: These are tiny droplets of water vapour in the atmosphere.\n<\/li>\n
                7. Sunshine: This is the direct light of the sun. It is the brightness of the sun.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u00a0VEGETATION: This refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is influenced by its climate.<\/p>\n

                  \u00a0There are three types of vegetation belt in Nigeria namely;<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Forest\n<\/li>\n
                  2. Savanna\n<\/li>\n
                  3. Montane\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Forest: It contains trees such as Mangrove swamp forest and rainforest.<\/p>\n

                    \u00a0Savanna: It consists of tree covered with grasses and flowers located between trees. It can be further sub-divide into Guinea Savanna, Sudan savanna and Sahel Savanna.<\/p>\n

                    \u00a0Montane Vegetation: These are vegetations with tress and grasses. It can be found in Adamawa, Jos etc.
                    \nEvaluation :
                    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • Define an environment\n<\/li>\n
                    • What is physical environment?\n<\/li>\n
                    • State the types of physical environment and explain with examples\n<\/li>\n
                    • Highlight the features of physical environment and explain with examples\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Assignment <\/strong>: social studies Melrose workbook Jssone<\/p>\n

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