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World Time Zone and Season I

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COLLEGE OS SOCIAL AND MANAGEMANT SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT

TEM 302: WORLD TIME ZONES AND SEASONS II

COURSE OUTLINE SECOND SEMESTER (2019/2020) SESSION

CONTENT

Weather and Climate

  • Definition of Weather and Climate 
  • Elements of Weather and Climate
  • Factors affecting Weather and Climate
  • Importance of Weather and Climate to Man
  • Climate Change and Global Warming
  • Land and Sea Breeze

Seasons across the Globe:       (1) Winter        (2) Autumn     (3) Spring        (4) Summer

Seasons in Nigeria:                   Wet season and Dry season

Defining Rainfall

Types of Rainfall and their formation

  • Conventional Rainfall
  • Cyclonic or Frontal Rainfall
  • Orographic or Relief Rainfall

Vegetation Belts of Nigeria

  • Types of vegetation in Nigeria
  • Factors that influence Vegetation

The Atmospheric Pressure

  • Convention
  • Conduction
  • Reflection
  • Sun albedo
  • Refraction

The cropping patterns in Nigeria

The implication of seasons on tourism development

 

 Recommended Text Book

 

Abegunde M.A., K.A. Adegoke, G. Onwumere, and A. Dahiru (2001). The Senior Secondary Geography 1; Revised Edition, Longman Publisher, Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Abhilash Ghosh (2014). Contemporary Pysical Geography, Random Publication New Delhi, India

Areola O., K. Ahmed, O. Irueghe, B. O. Adeleke, G. C. Leong (2002). Certificate Physical and Human Geography; Published by University Press Plc, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Aweto A.O. and Gbadegesin A.S. (1996). Physical Geography for senior secondary school, Published by Onibonoje Press and Book Industries Nig. Limited Ibadan

Faniran Adetoye (1986). Africa Landforms: An introductory Geomorphology, Heinemann Educational books (Nigeria) Ibadan.

Ghanshyam Das (2009). Hydrology and soil Conservation Engineering, Second Edition, Phi Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, India.

Iwena O.A. (2012). Essential Geography for Senior Secondary School

Monkhouse F.J. (1975). Principles of Physical Geography, Hodder and Stoughton Educational, London.

Peter Olufemi S. Ajayi (2003): Comprehensive Geography for Senior Secondary Schools, Revised Edition A. Johnson Publisher Ltd., Surulre, Lagos Nigeria.

Richard G. Boehm (1995). World Geography: A Physical and Cultural Approach, Student Edition McGraw-Hill, Publisher New York.

Robert W. Christopherson (2006). Gateway to Geography, Fifth Edition for the University of Calgary, Pearson Publisher, Prentice Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

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