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College: Department: Course Code: Course Title:

EDUATION, ARTS & SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENCES GEOG1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Faculty: MARY JOY B EDURIA Chairperson: ANGELO PORCIUNCULA

COURSE OUTCOMES
1. Accurately observe and describe geographical concepts, ideas, principles contained in the syllabus and their application in the context of the physical and human
environments;
2. Apply basic knowledge of the spatial patterns and interactions within these environments
3. Represent geographical information in simple map form (sketch maps), graphs or diagrams, and to write in a coherent manner
4. Demonstrate awareness of environmental issues in terms of the conservation and the protection of both the physical and the human environments; and
5. Form reasonable judgements in relation to environmental issues of a geographical nature

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1. Introduction to Describe Geography Why is Geography  Worksheet

geography as Environmental considered both as a  Concept Mapping
Science Physical Science and  Graphic Organizer
2. Geography as a Social Science?
an Environmental Define Physical
Science geography What is Physical
Geography and how
3. Geography and Enumerate the significant is this
Other Disciplines elements of Physical branch of Social
Geography Science?
4. Introduction of
Physical Determine the Scope

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geography of Physical Geography

5. Elements of Summarize the History

Physical of Physical geography
Geography

6.Scope of
Physical
Geography

7. History of
Physical
Geography

(Week 1)

1. Introduction to Define Cartography How is Cartography  Concept Mapping

Cartography and state its related to the study of  Map analysis
relationship with Physical geography?  Satellite Imaging
2. Types, Parts Physical geography
 Youtube Channel National
and Uses of Maps How crucial are maps
Identify the different Geographic
in understanding
3. Introduction to types of maps geography?
Remote Sensing
Identify the function of What is the function
Remote Sensing and of Remote Sensing
4. Introduction to Geographic and GIS to the study
Geographic Information System of Geography?
Information
Systems

(Week 2)

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1. Locational Locate the different How to locate  Concept Mapping

Knowledge areas or places on the locations on the  Map analysis
map map/globe?  Determination of Time
2. The Seven  Photographs
Continents and Identify the different What are the different
Five Oceans time zones of the world Time Zones of the
world and how it is
3. Location of the Determine the being
Major World Seas relationship between calculated/computed
the lines of longitude ?
4. Time Zones and time zones of the
4.1 The 24 World world How significant are
Time Zones these time zones in
understanding certain
4.2 Map Location features of places on
and Time Zones earth?

4.3 Longitude and What is the

Time relationship between
the lines of longitude
4.4 Standard Time and time zones of the
Zones and the world?
International Date
Line What is the important
function of
International date
(Week 3) line?

1. The Earth as a Compare and contrast How is the Earth’s  Map analysis
planet Earth’s rotation and rotation different from  Video Presentation
revolution its revolution?  Satellite Images
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1.1 Earth
Movements Enumerate the effects What are the effects
(rotation and of Earth’s movements of the Earth’s motion
revolution) on its physical to its physical
environment environment?
1.2 Effects of the
Earth’s Rotation Locate places on the How to locate places
and Revolution map using lines of on the map using
latitude and longitude lines of latitude and
1.3. Absolute longitude?
Location (Longitude
and Latitude)

1.4 Locating Main

lines of Longitude
and Latitude

1.5 Locating Places

Using Longitude
and Latitude

(Week 4)

1. The Universe, Explain and elaborate How did the universe

Earth, natural the origin of the come to be?  Concept Mapping
Spheres and Gaia Universe  Timeline
What significant  Video Presentation
1.1 Evolution of the Identify various events happened
Universe milestones that during the different
transpired during the periods in the Earth’s
1.2 Early History of Earth’s geologic time Geologic Time
the Earth periods?
Determine the How do these events
1.3 Geologic Time significance of the affect on how we look
natural spheres with at the Earth at
1.4 The Natural Gaia hypothesis present?
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Spheres

1.5 The Gaia

Hypothesis

(Week 5)
1. Rocks
1.1Formation, Identify the formation, How do various types
Characteristics, characteristics, and of rocks form?  Video Presentation
Uses and Examples uses of the various  Worksheet
of Igneous, types of rocks What are the different  Reflection paper
Sedimentary and types of weathering?
Metamorphic rocks Assess the problems
posed by weathering What problems do
1.2 Permeability of and soil erosion to the weathering and soil
Rocks environment erosion pose to the
environment?
1.3 Limestone Determine the impact
(karst) of effective soil How does soil
Characteristics management in management solve
Landforms and addressing the the problem of soil
Formation problem of soil erosion erosion?

1.4 Weathering:
The differences
between physical,
chemical and
biological

2. Soil
2.1 Soil Profile
(Horizons A,B,C)
2.2 Formation and
properties of Soil
2.3 Soil Erosion
and Management
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(Week 6)
1. Plate Tectonics
Discuss the What is the
1.1 Structure of the composition of the composition of the  Video Presentation
Earth: Core, Mantle Earth’s structure Earth’s surface?  Worksheet
and Crust  Reflection paper
(Continental and Identify the major plate What are the major
Oceanic Crust) tectonics of the world plate tectonics of the
world?
1.2 Convection Assess which of the
Currents in the world’ Which of the Earth’s
Mantle and major plates are
Continental Drift highly active and
extremely volatile?
1.3 Major Place of
the Earth’s Crust

1.4 Movement of
the Earth’s plates

(Week 7)

1. Earthquakes
and Volcanoes Discuss the various What are the factors
1.1 Causes of factors that cause that cause  Video Presentation
Earthquakes earthquakes earthquakes?  Worksheet
 Cause and Effect Analysis
1.2 Measurement of Assess the effects of How do earthquakes
Earthquakes earthquakes on the affect the lives of the
various aspects of life people?
3. Effects of an
Earthquake Analyze the measures What measure are
being done to mitigate being done in
4. Resisting and resist the effects of resisting the effects
Earthquakes earthquakes of earthquakes?
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5. Formation and Enumerate the various How do we prepare

Features of types of volcanoes and predict volcanic
Composite Cone eruptions?
Volcanoes Identify ways on
predicting and
6. Volcanic Activity: preparing for volcanic
Active and Dormant eruptions
and Extinct
Volcanoes

7. Predicting and
Preparing for
Volcanic Eruptions

8. Hazards and
Benefits of
Volcanoes

(Week 8)
1. The
Atmosphere Identify the different What is the
components of the composition of the  Video Presentation
1.1 Atmospheric Atmosphere Atmosphere?  Worksheet
Composition  Reflection paper
Discuss the various What are the different
1.2 Layered layers of the Earth’s layers of the Earth’s
Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmosphere?

1.3 Atmospheric Explain the role of the How are these

Pressure Ozone layer on the important in
inhabitants of the understanding
1.4 The Ozone planet Earth’s processes?
Layer
Analyze the Why is the Ozone
1.5 The contributory factors layer vital for all living
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Greenhouse Effect that exacerbate the things?
Greenhouse effect
(Week 9) What factors
exacerbate the
Greenhouse Effect?

1. Weather and
Climate Identify the different What are the local,
local, regional and regional and
1.1 Global Surface international wind international wind  Video Presentation
Temperature systems systems?  Worksheet
Distribution  Cause and Effect analysis
Differentiate concepts How are cyclones,
1.2 Forces Acting to and characteristics hurricanes, and
Create Wind among hurricanes, typhoons related to
cyclones and typhoons one another? And
1.3 Local and How people respond
Regional Wind Discuss the Koppel to such weather
Systems Climate Classification system?
System
1.4 Upper Air How are climates
Winds and The Jet Analyze the factors among countries
Streams that cause Climate classified?
Change
1.5 The Mid- What are the factors
Latitude Cyclone that bring about
Climate change?
1.6 Thunderstorms
and Tornadoes

1.7 Tropical
Weather and
Hurricanes

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1.8 Climate
Classification and
Climatic Regions of
the World

1.9 Earth’s Climatic

History

1.10 Causes of
Climate Change

1.11 El Nino, La
Nina and the
Southern
Oscillation

(Week 10)
1. The Ecosystem
How does an
1.1 Ecosystem and Discuss how an ecosystem work?
Its Basic Processes ecosystem functions,  Concept Map
its processes and What are the different  Reflection paper
1.2 Tropical dynamics types of ecosystems?
Rainforest
Enumerate the various How do people adapt
1.3 Tropical types of the Earth’s to different conditions
Savanna ecosystems of ecosystem?
Grasslands
Group the different
1.4 Tropical ecosystems of the
Continental Climate world according to their
climate classification
1.5 Mediterranean

1.6 Tropical Desert

Climate
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1.7 Monsoon
Climate

(Week 11)
1. The
Hydrological
Cycle, Rivers and
Coasts Identify the physical What are the physical  Video Presentation
properties that make properties of water?  Worksheet
1.1 Physical up water  Cause and Effect analysis
Properties of Water: What factors affect a
Drainage Basin, Discuss the factors river’s discharge of
Source, Mouth, that affect the water?
Tributary, discharge of water
Confluence, among rivers How do rivers create
Watershed, Main land forms?
River Analyze how rivers
create land form Why do ancient
1.2 Factors civilizations originate
Affecting the Rate Determine why ancient from river systems?
of a River’s civilizations originate
Discharge from river systems What are the causes
of flooding?
1.3 Processes of Analyze the causes of
River Erosion flooding How does coastal
erosion take place?
1.4 Processes by Explain how coastal
which a River erosion happen
Transport its Load

1.5 River
Landforms in the
Uplands

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1.6 The River and
its Valley in the
Lowlands

1.7 Human
Activities in Rivers
and their Valleys

1.8 Causes of
flooding

1.9 Flood
hydrographs, Flood
management

2.0 Wave Motion

2.1 The process of

Coastal Erosion

2.2 Coastal
Features created by
Deposition Physical
Management of the
Coast

(Week 12)
1. Land forms,
Water Forms and How are land forms
Biomes Explain how land forms created?
are created  Video Presentation
1.1 The Seven What are different  Concept Map
Continents Identify the various types of land forms
types of land forms according to size and
1.2 Mountain composition?
ranges, Mountains, Enumerate the
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hills and Peaks different types of water Why are water forms
forms vital for the survival
1.3 Valleys and of every civilization?
Plants Analyze the various
types of Biomes on the What are the different
1.4 The World’s planet types of Biomes?
Oceans

1.5 Seas, Straits,

Channels, Gulfs
and Canals

1.6 The World’s

Great Rivers

1.7 Lakes, Ponds,

and Streams

1.8 The World’s

Biomes

(Week 13)
1. Glacial
Landscapes and Define what a Glacial
Hot Deserts period or an Ice Age is
1.1 The Ice age What defines a  Photographs
1.2 Processes of Identify the factors Glacial Period or an  Worksheet
Ice Erosion involved in glacial Ice Age?  Reflection paper
1.3 Processes of formations
Glacial Formation What processes are
Features Analyze how people involved in glacial
1.4 Features of and communities formations?
Glacial Deposition utilize land in glacial
1.5 Land Use in areas around the world How do people and
Glacial Areas communities utilize
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Identify characteristics land in glacial areas
1.6 Desert of desert environments around the world?
Environment:
Rainfall and Discuss factors that How do you
Temperature influence the formation characterize a desert
Characteristics of desert environments environment?

1.7 Weathering, What factors

and the Effects of influence the
Exfoliation formation of desert
environments?
1.8 Water as an
Agent in the
Formation of Desert
Scenery

1.9 Landforms
Produced by Wind

(Week 14)

1. Energy
Resources
State which energy What sources of
1.1 World Energy sources are highly energy are high  Film Viewing
Consumption exploited and used exploited by different  Worksheet
among countries countries?  Comparative Analysis
1.2 Advantage and
Disadvantage of Compare and contrast What are the
Non Renewable the advantages and advantages and
Energy Resources disadvantages of using disadvantages of
non-renewable energy using non-renewable
1.3 Fuel wood and energy?
the Cycle of Assess the impact of
Environmental energy use on the Why does energy
Deprivation environment consumption greatly
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affect the
1.4 Impacts of Identify the pros and environment?
Energy Demand: cons of using
Acid Rain alternative energy What are the
advantages and
1.5 Types of disadvantages of
Renewable Energy using alternative
Resources energy sources?

1.6 Advantages and

Disadvantages of
Alternative Energy
Sources

(Week 15)

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