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Geography syllabus: every examination body

Each examination body publishes its own Geography syllabus. They overlap but are not the same, so prepare from the one for the exam you are writing. Every syllabus below is shown in full, exactly as its body published it.

  • JAMB · UTME

    JAMB Geography Syllabus

    20 topics · 9 source pages

    1. Maps
    2. Scale and measurement of distances, areas reduction and enlargement, directions, bearings and gradients with reference to topographical maps.
    3. Map reading and interpretation; drawing of cross profiles, recognition of intervisibility, recognition and description of physical and human features and relationship as depicted on topographical maps.
    4. Interpretation of statistical data; maps and diagrams
    5. Elementary Surveying; chain and prismatic, open and close traverse, procedure, problems, advantages and disadvantages.
    6. Geographic Information System (GIS): components, techniques, data sources, applications
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  • NERDC · Senior Secondary Curriculum

    NERDC SS1 Geography Curriculum

    14 topics · 1 source pages · {"label":"New Revised Senior Secondary School Curriculum, October 2025"}

    1. Explain the concepts of geography and explore its relevance by identifying career opportunities
    2. Explain the concepts of geography and explore its relevance by identifying career opportunities
    3. Discuss how the physical features of immediate environment influence population distribution, settlement patterns, and economi c
    4. Explain how the Earth's Position, Movements, and Geographic Coordinates Influence Global Weather Patterns and Climate
    5. Explain how the Earth's position, movements, and geographic coordinates influence global weather patterns and climate
    6. Explain how the Earth's position, movements, and geographic coordinates influence global weather patterns and climate
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