Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Geography Schemes of Work Term 1 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The schemes of work covers 4 lessons per week.

  The following strands and sub-strands are covered:

  • 1.0 Practical Geography
    • 1.1 Introduction to Geography
    • 1.2 Map Reading and Interpretation
    • 1.3 Statistical Methods
    • 1.4 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  The specific topics covered within these sub-strands include:

  • Introduction to Geography:
    • Meaning and importance of Geography as a discipline.
    • Branches of Geography: Physical, Human, and Practical.
    • Relationship between Geography and other disciplines (Mathematics, Science, History, Arts).
    • Career opportunities related to Geography.
  • Map Reading and Interpretation:
    • Types of maps and methods of representing relief (contours, form lines, trigonometrical stations, spot heights).
    • Interpreting relief, drainage, and vegetation features on topographical maps.
    • Identifying economic activities from map evidence.
    • Drawing sketch sections (cross-sections) and calculating vertical exaggeration and gradient.
    • Determining intervisibility between points and enlarging/reducing map sections.
  • Statistical Methods:
    • Importance and limitations of statistics in Geography.
    • Methods of data collection: Primary (observation, interviewing) and Secondary (census reports).
    • Analysing data using measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode.
    • Presenting data using simple, comparative/group, and combined bar and line graphs.
    • Planning, collecting data for, and presenting a statistical research project.
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS):
    • Definition and components of GIS (data, software, hardware, users, methods).
    • Related technologies: GPS (Global Positioning System) and RS (Remote Sensing).
    • Converting geographic coordinates (decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds).
    • Applying GIS in locating features (e.g., using Google Earth) and geo-referencing.

  The main reference material is the KICD Curriculum Design for Geography.

• File Size:

  28.70 KB
• Category:

  Schemes of Work
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  GEOGRAPHY
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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