\n\n| I. Practical Geography<\/td>\n | A. Maps<\/td>\n | Types and uses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| B. Scale and measurement<\/td>\n | Distances, areas, reduction\/enlargement, directions, bearings and gradients.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| C. Map reading and interpretation<\/td>\n | Cross profiles, intervisibility, relief, physical\/human features and relationships.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| D. Statistical data, maps and diagrams<\/td>\n | Computation and interpretation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| E. Elementary surveying<\/td>\n | Chain and prismatic survey, open\/closed traverse, procedures, problems, advantages and disadvantages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| F. Geographic Information System<\/td>\n | Components, techniques, data sources, location, surveying, remote sensing, digitising, scanning, applications and Nigerian problems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| II. Physical Geography<\/td>\n | A. Earth as a planet<\/td>\n | Solar system, rotation, revolution, shape, size, latitude, longitude, distance and time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| B. Earth’s crust<\/td>\n | Structure, spheres, rocks, tectonic forces, mountains, plateaux, plains, coasts, karst and deserts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| C. Volcanism and earthquakes<\/td>\n | Processes, volcanic\/igneous landforms, volcano types and examples.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| D. Denudation in the tropics<\/td>\n | Weathering, erosion, mass movement and deposition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| E. Water bodies<\/td>\n | Oceans, seas, salinity, currents, lakes and river action.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| F. Weather and climate<\/td>\n | Concepts, elements, controls, Greek\/Koppen classifications, types, instruments and climate change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| G. Vegetation<\/td>\n | Growth controls, communities, succession, types, distribution and human impact.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| H. Soils<\/td>\n | Properties, formation, profiles, tropical types, distribution, uses and human impact.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| I. Environmental resources<\/td>\n | Atmospheric, land, soil, vegetation and mineral resources; renewable\/non-renewable resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| J. Environmental interaction<\/td>\n | Land ecosystems, balance, human interaction and effects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| K. Environmental hazards<\/td>\n | Natural and human-induced hazards, effects, prevention and control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| L. Environmental conservation<\/td>\n | Need, resources, methods, problems and difficulties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| III. Human Geography<\/td>\n | A. Population<\/td>\n | World examples, rates, structure, distribution, growth, migration and population as a resource.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| B. Settlement<\/td>\n | Western Europe, USA, Middle East and West Africa; types, patterns, growth, functions, location, urban problems and rural-urban links.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| C. Selected economic activities<\/td>\n | Primary-secondary-tertiary-quaternary work, agriculture, manufacturing, transport, communication, world trade and tourism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| IV. Regional Geography<\/td>\n | A. Broad outline of Nigeria<\/td>\n | Location, size, divisions, peoples, boundaries, physical setting, population and natural resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| B. Economic and human geography of Nigeria<\/td>\n | Agricultural systems, manufacturing, transport, communication, trade and tourism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| C. ECOWAS<\/td>\n | Meaning, objectives, states, mandate, advantages, disadvantages, problems and solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n |