Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Geography outline · Paper 3: Elements of Practical and Physical Geography
Content
Contour map reading, scale, gradients, profiles, drainage patterns, surveying instruments, GIS components/uses, statistical charts, planetary earth, rocks, tectonic/denudational landforms, weather instruments, Koppen climate classification, climate change, vegetation types, soil profile/conservation, environmental resources and hazards
Objective
Read and interpret contoured survey maps, calculate scales, gradients, and profiles; understand elementary chain/compass surveying; master GIS concepts, data sources, and applications; construct statistical maps and diagrams; explain earth structure, rotation/revolution, ocean currents, and salinity; classify rocks and tectonic landforms (mountains, karsts, coasts); analyze weathering, mass movement, wind/water erosion; use weather instruments and interpret climatic charts/data; analyze climate change, world vegetation types, soil profile formation, soil erosion, and environmental conservation.
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