BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA
Bush fallowing is a system of farming or the cultivation of one piece of land for some years before the… Read More »BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA
MINING
Process of extracting valuable minerals from the earth’s surface. Formations in Which Minerals Occur Veins and Lodes – Occurrence of… Read More »MINING
MINERALS IN EAST AFRICA
Phosphates used in the manufacture of fertiliser-Tororo in Uganda and Majingu Hill in Tanzania. Limestone used in cement manufacturing-Hima in… Read More »MINERALS IN EAST AFRICA
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FIELD WORK
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FIELD WORK Language Barrier -Inability to communicate due to the interviewer and the respondent not sharing the… Read More »PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FIELD WORK
MINERALS AND ROCKS
MINERALS AND ROCKS Minerals – Inorganic substances occurring naturally at or below the earth’s surface. Characteristics of Minerals Different… Read More »MINERALS AND ROCKS
FIELD WORK
FIELD WORK Scientific study of geography using the environment as a laboratory or source of information. Types of Field Work… Read More »FIELD WORK
Analysis of Data
Analysis of Data Examining the numerical figures in detail. Techniques of analysing Data Calculation of Percentages -If in the study… Read More »Analysis of Data
METHODS OF RECORDING DATA
METHODS OF RECORDING DATA Methods of storing information to avoid losing it. Note Taking -Writing in a note book what… Read More »METHODS OF RECORDING DATA
SAMPLING AND EXPERIMENTATION
SAMPLING AND EXPERIMENTATION Sampling is examining by taking a sample -a part representing the whole (population). Types of Sampling Random… Read More »SAMPLING AND EXPERIMENTATION
STATISTICAL DATA
STATISTICAL DATA Discrete Data -Which is given in whole numbers e.g. 16 elephants 1093 tonnes of wheat Continuous Data –… Read More »STATISTICAL DATA