GEOG201: SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY (2 CU) :
Some basic concepts of spatial organization: Principles of classification of geographical phenomena; growth and spatial distribution of population; spatial occurrence of natural resources. Nature of natural resources; conditions of resource exploitation. Production systems: typology and distribution; location, spacing and growth of settlements; movements over space and transport network, Land use: typology, patterns, and interaction.Pre-requisite (GEOG101)
GEOG202: MAN’S RELATION WITH HIS ENVIRONMENT (2 CU) :
The origins of man and his culture; prehistoric hunting and collecting economies and modern parallels. The origins of food production and animal domestication; prehistoric food production economies and their social and economic development. Urban origins and pre-industrial towns. The Industrial Revolution and modern urbanism, growth of industrial production and commercialization. Global food supplies, the depletion of non-renewable resources and environmental pollution in the second half of the twentieth century.Pre-requisite (GEOG102)
GEOG203: INTRODUCTORY GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOIL GEOGRAPHY (2 CU) :
The meaning and scope of geomorphology. Major relief form orders; structural landforms. Igneous activities and relief features. Rock weathering and evolution of landforms on granites and sedimentary bedrocks. Scope of soil geography, major soil components and soil physical properties. Soil forming factors and soil profile development.Pre-requisite (GEOG103)
GEOG204: INTRODUCTORY CLIMATOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (2 CU) :
The energy balance of the earth’s atmosphere. General circulation of the atmosphere and hydrosphere. Atmospheric thermodynamics; Basic structure and dynamics of plant communities; Factors influencing plant growth; Survey of characteristics, distribution and controlling factors of principal or zonal vegetation types.Pre-requisite (GEOG104)
GEOG205: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES (2 CU) :
Geographical use and applications of statistical techniques, Probability and Sampling Distributions, Hypothesis testing. Parametric methods: analysis of variance, correlation analysis, regression analysis, Non-parametric tests of association and measures of correlation. Time series analysis.Pre-requisite (GEOG108)
GEOG206: INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING (2 CU) :
This course introduces the theory and practice of remote sensing. Solar Radiation: the electromagnetic spectrum and radiation balance. Remote Sensing Platforms, remote sensors, advantages and disadvantages of various sensors and platforms; Evaluation of remote sensing data: Image Processing, interpretation and analysis (Manual and Digital Remote Sensing Application in climatology, geological mapping, soil mapping, land form studies, land use survey, vegetation change analysis, agricultural development, urban analysis, etc. Practical experience will form part of the courseGEOG207: LOCAL FIELD COURSE (2 CU) :
Local studies of Zaria and the Environs covering the physical landscape, geology, soil, vegetation, etc. and Human/Cultural landscape; land-use, settlement, transportation and communication, etc. Emphasis would be on field recognition of geographic phenomena.GEOG208: SPATIAL ANALYSIS (2 CU) :
Methods of spatial sampling. Describing point patterns; Chi square analysis. Nearest neighbour analysis. Location quotients and derivation of Lorenz curves. Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Analysis of networks as topological graphs. Measures of connectivity, centrality and accessibility of nodes; analysis of flows.Pre-requisite (GEOG108)
GEOG209: INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY LAND SURVEYING (2 CU) :
Introduction: definition of surveying and division of scales; types and characteristics of a good scale. Errors in surveying, sources and elimination. Measurement of distances. Principles of chain, compass, plane table and theodolite surveying and leveling.Pre-requisite (GEOG105)
GEOG212: GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT (2 CU) :
Topical studies with special reference to physical and human resources, population, settlement and urbanization, agriculture, industrialization, trade and communications. Aspects of political geography, problems of landlocked states. Spatial aspects of development in Africa. A review of selected themes relevant to the development of the continent of Africa as applied to specific countries, including: decolonization, population pressure on natural resources, revolutionary economic change, regional economic integration, primary export dependence, industrialization and labour migration, continental location. Globalization and African economies.GEOG214: POPULATION GEOGRAPHY (2 CU) :
Population data as Vital Statistics, their collection and problems. Historical outline of world population growth. Population distribution and density; spatial characteristics and changing patterns. Theories and concepts of population. Determinants and spatial aspects of mortality, fertility and migration.Pre-requisite (GEOG101)