{"id":3495,"date":"2023-10-05T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T10:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2023-10-05T10:55:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T10:55:14","slug":"week-6-ss2-third-term-geography-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-6-ss2-third-term-geography-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 – SS2 Third Term Geography Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK SIX<\/strong>
\n\tAFRICA: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
\n<\/strong>Climate is the atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time.
\nFactors affecting the climate of Africa are:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    Latitude\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Altitude\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Distance from the sea or ocean\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Ocean currents\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    Planetary winds and pressure belts\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n
    Slope and aspect\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n
    Cloud cover\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    Vegetation\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0TYPES OF CLIMATE IN AFRICA
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \n
      The Equatorial Hot Climate: This is found in the Zaire Basin of Central Africa and in the coast of West Africa (except Ghana).\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      The Tropical Continental (Sudan) Climate: It is found in West Africa and curves southwards into East Africa and Southern Africa.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
      The Mediterranean Climate: It is found in the horns or tips of Africa in South Western part of South Africa(Cape Town) and in the North Western part of Africa(Morroco, Algeria and Tunisia).\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      The Hot Desert Climate\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    5. \n
      The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    6. \n
      The Temperate Continental (Steppe) Climate\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0EVALUATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \n
        Define climate.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      2. \n
        State the elements of climate.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      3. \n
        Mention the types of climate in Africa.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        VEGETATION OF AFRICA
        \n<\/strong>The vegetation of Africa include the following<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n
          Tropical rain forest\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        2. \n
          Tropical savanna(grassland)\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        3. \n
          The mediterranean vegetation\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        4. \n
          Desert vegetation\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        5. \n
          Temperate grassland\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        6. \n
          Montane vegetation\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u00a0GENERAL<\/strong>
          \n\t\tEVALUATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. \n
            What is climate?\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
          2. \n
            Mention four elements of climate.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
          3. \n
            Mention the vegetation types in Africa.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
          4. \n
            State the features of tropical rain forest.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
          5. \n
            Mention three features of grassland vegetation.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT<\/strong>
            \n\tEssential Geography, O.A. Iwena Pages 481-484.<\/p>\n

            \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. \n
              Lines joining places with equal degree of cloudiness is (a) isotherm (b) isohel (c) isoneph\n<\/div>\n

              (d) isoyet\n<\/li>\n

            2. \n
              Trees in savanna region develop the following adaptations to enable them survive the long dry season except (a) shallow roots (b) long taproots (c) thick barks (d) thin leaves\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
            3. \n
              Isotherm is to temperature as ______ is to pressure (a) isohaline (b) isohel (c) isobar\n<\/div>\n

              (d) isoneph\n<\/li>\n

            4. \n
              The Sahel savanna vegetation is predominantly found in (a) Cote d’ivoire (b) Mauritania\n<\/div>\n

              (c) Morocco (d) Sierra Leone\n<\/li>\n

            5. \n
              Xerophytic plants are usually associated with (a) regions of heavy rainfall (b) water logging (c) areas of low rainfall (d) windward part of a highland\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0THEORY
              \n<\/strong>On the map of Africa, locate the different climatic types. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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