TOPIC 1 CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY Meaning of the term Geography. The term “geography” comes from the ancient Greeks, which are geo and graphia. In Greek, geo means “Earth” and graphia means “to write, draw or describe”. These two words together form geographia, which means to draw, write about or describe the Earth. These meanings led to the development of the early definition of geography which are; Geography is the study of distribution and interrelationship of phenomena in relation to the earth’s surface. Geography is a science that deals with the earth and its life, the description of Land Sea, air…
Author: Msomi Bora
TOPIC 4 DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMWe have two types of notes for you Notes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 Traditional African communities had well-organised social and political systems. In order to understand the life of the African people, it is important to study their political, social and economic systems as these were the basis of organization in society. We will learn about kinship clan or clan organization, age-set organization, ntemiship and state organization in this topic. 1. THE CLAN ORGANIZATION Leaders in the clan organisation were chosen by a heritage system that was either matrilineal or patrilineal. Matrilineal systems are based on the…
TOPIC 3 DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND THEIR IMPACTWe have two types of notes for you Notes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 Economic activities are mainly concerned with man’s efforts to acquire food and other requirements for survival. Examples of economic activities are hunting, gathering, fishing, agriculture, craft production and mining. Economic activities are greatly determined by the environment. The environment refers to the physical conditions in a place. For instance, in the African continent some communities live near large water masses, others live near the…
TOPIC 2 EVOLUTION OF MAN, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT We have two types of notes for you Notes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 Meaning of Evolution – Evolution is gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. – Evolution is the process by which an organism becomes more sophisticated over time and in response to its environment. – Evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection. – Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics…
TOPIC 1SOURCES AND IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY We have two types of notes for youNotes 1 and Notes 2 NOTES 1 Meaning of History – History is the study of man and his activities in different periods. – History is the study of the past events collected by historians based by verifiable facts. – History is the study which deals with past events – History is a record of events pertaining to human activities, his social, economic and political development from the past the present and the future. – History refers to the study of past events, present situation and prediction of the future or it is the…
SOLVED EXAMS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTSMid-Term, Terminal, Annual, Pre-Mock, Mock, Pre-National and Necta ExamsFrom 1985 – Present”We every Week upload New Exams with Answers”Also Read >> Pass Necta Exams – TechniquesWe have the Solved Exams for:- Primary- Ordinary Level – Advanced LevelTo view the Solved Exams, click the links below:PRIMARYORDINARY LEVEL ADVANCED LEVELVery important to Solve Past Papers:In this highly competitive world, every student is trying their best to ace the academics and trying hard to get selected in highly deemed High Schools or Universities via cracking entrance exams. One of the mainstream practices to get familiar with an exam/test pattern is to solve as many previous year…