Geography Grade-9: Semester 1

Description

Welcome to Module 1!

Dear Learner,

This module provides a comprehensive knowledge and concept of Grade 9 Geography with the first four chapters. The first unit deals with geological history and topography of Ethiopia, the second unit focuses about climate of Ethiopia, the third unit discusses about natural resource base of Ethiopia and the fourth unit deals with population and demographic characteristics of Ethiopia.

As you work through this module, you will be asked to think about the following key questions:

• Do my activities and assessments help learners develop core skills and competencies that align with my course learning outcomes?
• Have I structured my activities and assessments to help to build academic integrity?
• Are my assessments authentic, reflecting discipline-specific, real-world problems and challenges?
• Do my activities and assessments follow the principles of universal design for learning?
• Do my activities and assessments help to foster learner engagement and build community in the course?

Competency

By the end of the module, you will be able to;

• Demonstrate knowledge of the concept, scope, and branches of geography and their relevance to understanding the physical and human environment.
• Identify and explain Ethiopia’s absolute and relative location, landforms, geologic processes, weather, climate, and natural resources, including water, soil, vegetation, and wildlife.
• Distinguish elements of climate from its controls, compare spatial and temporal climate variations, and assess factors affecting Ethiopia’s climate.
• Examine the major drainage systems, water resources, soil types, vegetation, wildlife, and mineral resources of Ethiopia, and analyze the factors influencing their spatial distribution.
• Analyze Ethiopia’s population growth, structure, characteristics, and settlement patterns, demonstrating awareness of how population interacts with resources and infrastructure.
• Describe the diversity of Ethiopia’s languages, religions, and cultures, and examine how geography shapes sociocultural, political, and economic conditions.
• Identify factors influencing the spatial distribution of health and diseases across Ethiopia’s lowlands and highlands and evaluate the impacts of population pressure on resources.

Contents

1: Ethiopia’s Geology and Topography

Lesson 1: Geography: Meaning, Scope And Branches

Lesson 2: Location, Size And Shape Of Ethiopia

Lesson 3: Geological History Of Ethiopia

Lesson 4: Landforms Of Ethiopia

2: Climate Of Ethiopia

Lesson 5: Meaning Of Weather And Climate

Lesson 6: Climatic Regions And Seasonal Variation In Ethiopia

3: Ethiopia’s Natural Resources

Lesson 7: Meaning Of Natural Resources

Lesson 8: Major Soils Types Of Ethiopia

Lesson 9: Biotic Resources Of Ethiopia

4: Ethiopia’s Population Demographics

Lesson 10: Concept Of Human Population

Lesson 11: Population Distribution

Lesson 12: Urban And Rural Settlement Patterns

Lesson 13: Population Growth Impacts

Assessment

Assessment in this module may include:

• Quizzes, Tests and assignments
• Mid-term exam
• Final exam

References

• Grade 9 Geography text book
• Extreme Geography
• Royal Geography
• Top Geography