Geography




"Geography is the study of the earth, its land, features, inhabitants and the phenomenons that occurs. The study of Geography is to learn how to describe or write about Earth."






Thursday, August 23, 2012

ATT submission

The following students have not submitted their ATT to me, i will deduct the marks everyday until it is being handed up.

Xuan Qi, Shao Yang, Clester, Darren, Douglas, Eric, Rayhan, Jordon, Jia Heng, Jing Xuan, Ammar, Darimi, Danial, Haikai, Jong Soon, Royden, Bryan, Zubir

If you are not interested to hand it up, and do not want your ATT marks, feel free to tell me so that i can stop wasting time in chasing you.

Miss ST

Monday, August 13, 2012

Common test information

Sec 1 Geography Common test (50 marks)
Date: 15 Aug Wednesday
Time: 745-845 am
To bring: Pen, pencil, ruler, calculator, protractor and string
Topics
Content
Tick after revision
Our home : The earth
8 planets of the solar system and their order from the sun

Life is possible on earth because of Air, Food, Temperature and Water

Rotation and revolution of the Earth

Map work
7 continents and 5 oceans

Longitudes and latitudes

Asian countries and its location on the map

Map reading
Measuring straight and curve distance

Calculate bearings

Identify landforms based on contours and know contour intervals

Identify settlement patterns

Identify the highest point eg Trigonometrical station

Provide 4 and 6 figure grid references



I will be checking your file after the common test, make sure you have the following worksheet in the right order:
Content page:
  1. Our Home: the earth
  2. Environment through maps 1
  3. Physical and human environments
  4. Revision exercise: Environment through maps 1: longitudes and latitudes
  5. Class test 1
  6. Map reading: Distance, directions, grid references
  7. Contour lines
  8. Map reading exercise 1 and 2
  9. Revision for map-reading
  10. Revision for map work

Settlement pattern types

Nucleated settlement pattern

Linear settlement pattern


Dispersed settlement pattern

Revision for solar system: Earths rotation and revolution

This topic will be tested in the comon test as well, make sure that you understand how to rotation of the earth, and its revolution around the sun. Please remember that there are 2 movements of the earth: 1. Rotation results in day and night (24 hours) 2. Revolution results in 365.25 days (1 year) The survival of living things on earth is due to: Water, Air, Food and the right Temperature.