GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY SENIOR FIVE PAPER 3 – UGANDA AND FIELDWORK

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HERMAN NNYANZI GANAKUBA MOSES KAKURU BENARD

GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA P250/3 This paper consists of two sections i.e. Section A. This comprises of two fieldwork study questions …

GEOGRAPHY SENIOR FIVE PAPER 3 - UGANDA AND FIELDWORK

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GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA P250/3

This paper consists of two sections i.e. Section A. This comprises of two fieldwork study questions A student is supposed to answer one question (25 marks) Section B. This comprises of essay type questions and a statistical question. A student is supposed to answer three questions each carrying 25 marks totaling to 75 marks.

Course Outline

Introduction to Uganda
Relief and land forms of Uganda
Uganda’s drainage
The climate of Uganda
Vegetation and forestry in Uganda
The population of Uganda
Agriculture in Uganda
Water resource of Uganda
Tourism and wildlife resource of Uganda
Mining in Uganda
Urbanization in Uganda
Energy resource of Uganda
Industrialization in Uganda
Transport and communication in Uganda
Desertification in Uganda
Uganda’s external and internal trade
Fieldwork study.

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Course Currilcum

TERM ONE
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Position, Administrative Units, Evolution of Borders and Area Details FREE 1 year
- This unit is taught in advanced level as the first topic in Geography paper 3 which covers Uganda's geography, demography and part of it covers a fieldwork study.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Drainage in Uganda Details 1 year
- This unit is taught in advanced level as the third topic in Geography paper 3 which covers Uganda's geography, demography and part of it covers a fieldwork study.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Introduction to Fieldwork Details 1 year
- Field Work is the practical collection of geographical information about natural physical phenomena, social establishments, peoples’ opinions, and feelings, etc. It is the art of using local ground/field for investigating geographical phenomenon or happenings. Fieldwork is a laboratory for testing geographical facts.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Fieldwork Details 1 year
- Field Work is the practical collection of geographical information about natural physical phenomena, social establishments, peoples’ opinions, and feelings, etc. It is the art of using local ground/field for investigating geographical phenomenon or happenings. Fieldwork is a laboratory for testing geographical facts.
TERM TWO
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Soils Details 1 year
- GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Soils. This unit is about soil composition
- GEO3/5 GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3: Climate of Uganda Details 1 year
- This unit covers content about the climate of uganda elaborating the climatic types and their characteristics plua the factors that influence the climatic zones of uganda.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Rainfall in Uganda Details 1 year
- Rainfall refers to tiny droplets falling on the earth’s surface from the atmosphere under the influence of gravity.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Vegetation in Uganda Details 1 year
- This unit explains you about the vegetation of Uganda. Natural vegetation is the total sum of all plants that have grown naturally on the earth’s surface. The natural vegetation that grows in an area mainly depends on the climate of such a region.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: FORESTRY Details 1 year
- Forestry refers to the management and harvesting of forest resource. The forests in Uganda play a major role in protecting the environment and in the economic development of the country. Uganda has got two types of forests i.e. natural and artificial forests. The natural forests in Uganda are sub-divided into; tropical rainforests, mountain forests, woodlands and riverine forests.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: DEFORESTATION Details 1 year
- Deforestation is the increased extinction of the forest resource. In Uganda the forests are on a decrease. About 100 years ago, the land of Uganda was having 12% covered by forests but now is estimated at 5%. It should be noted that currently 21% of the original forests is remaining and 79% cleared. Most of the cleared forests are found in central region and in the west.
TERM THREE
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Transport Sector Details 1 year
- The term transport refers to the process whereby passengers are moved from one place to another. Transport aids trade and industrial production. The types of transport in Uganda include land transport i.e. human portage, animal, road, railway and pipeline transport, water transport and air transport. It should be noted that Uganda is majorly relying on road transport consisting of track and feeder roads which run throughout the country. However, air transport with Entebbe international airport, Kasese, Arua, Gulu, Tororo, Jinja, etc airstrips are also important.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Water Transport Details 1 year
- Water transport is the process of moving people, goods, etc. by barge, boat, ship or sailboat over a sea, ocean, lake, canal, river, etc. This category does not include articles on the transport of water for the purpose of consuming the water. Water transport is the cheapest and the oldest mode of transport. It operates on a natural track and hence does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of its track except in case of canals. The cost of operation of water transport is also very less. It has the largest carrying capacity and is most suitable for carrying bulky goods over long distances. It has played a very significant role in bringing different parts of the world closer and is indispensable to foreign trade.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Transport and Communication Details 1 year
- This unit covers Transport and Communication means in Uganda
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Population Details 1 year
- Population refers to the total number of inhabitants in an area over a given period of time. Uganda’s population has been increasing over the years i.e. In 1959 Uganda had 6.5 million people, 1969 with 9.5 million people, 1980 with 12.6 million people, 1991 with 16.7 million people, 2002 with 24.6 million people and in 2015, 34.8 million people. The annual population growth rate is 3.4%and this rate varies from one district another. The densely populated districts of Uganda include Kampala, Jinja, Masaka, Wakiso, Mbale, Kabale, Kisoro, Tororo, Mpigi, Bushenyi, etc. The sparsely populated districts in Uganda include Moyo, Kitgum, Kotido, Kaabong, Masindi, Hoima, Kiruhura, etc. the districts with moderate population in Uganda include Luwero, Gulu, Arua, Iganga, Kumi, Kasese, Kabalore, etc.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Population migration Details 1 year
- This refers to the movement of people from one region to another. Migration can be internal or international.Internal migration refers to the frequent movement of people from one area to another within the same country. This is categorized as; Rural urban migration, this involves the movement of people from villages to towns. Like from rural areas of Rakai to Masaka town.Rural-rural migration, this involves the movement of people from one village area to another village area usually from densely populated areas to sparsely populated. Like Bakiga from Kabale to Kibale. Urban-urban migration, this involves the movement of people from one town to another town like from Masaka to Kampala. Urban-rural migration, this involves the movement of people from towns to villages like from Masaka to Rakai. International migration is the movement of people from one country to another. This is sub divided as; Immigration, this refers to the act of people entering a country from other countries. These can be refugees, tourists, officials, etc. like people from S. Sudan to Uganda. Such people are called immigrants. Emigration, this refers to the movement of people out of the country. Such people are called emigrants
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Population density Details 1 year
- This unit is about the population of Uganda. It also explores definitions of the key population terminologies and factors favoring Uganda's population.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Population Growth, Density and Distribution Details 1 year
- This unit is about the Population Growth, Density and Distribution of Uganda
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Agriculture in Uganda Details 1 year
- Agriculture is the growing of crops and rearing of animals. Crop growing can be termed as arable farming well as animal rearing, animal husbandry or livestock farming.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA:Agricultural modernisation in Uganda Details 1 year
- This units elaborates how modernisation of agriculture has been undertaken.It looks at ways of modernising agriculture,the purpose of modernising agriculture, problems limiting agricultural modernisation and how the problems have been mitigated in ugamda
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Land fragmentation Details 1 year
- Land fragmentation is an agricultural phenomenon which involves dividing and re-dividing of the land. Land fragmentation in Uganda has majorly affected Kabale and Kisoro in South Western Uganda, Mbale and Kapchorwa in eastern Uganda, Bushenyi and Rukungiri, Kasese and Kabarole, etc.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Farming Systems-2 Details 1 year
- There are several farming systems in Uganda which include Small holder farming, Subsistence animal keeping, Cash crop, plantation farming, Irrigation farming, Co-operative farming and Livestock ranching.
- GEO3/5: GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3 UGANDA: Farming Systems-1 Details 1 year
- There are several farming systems in Uganda which include Small holder farming, Subsistence animal keeping, Cash crop, plantation farming, Irrigation farming, Co-operative farming and Livestock ranching.