SHS1 Geography · Semester 2 Week 9: Physical Settings and People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.3.1.LI.2 - Discuss the major relief and drainage features of Ghana and their importance and challenges to development

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and describe the major relief regions of Ghana (low plains, dissected plateaus, and highlands) using a relief map of Ghana.
Identify and name the major drainage features of Ghana, including rivers (Volta, Pra, Ankobra, Tano, Densu, and others), lakes (Volta Lake, Bosomtwe), and lagoons (Keta, Sakumo, Korle, and others).
Explain at least three socio-economic importance of relief features and three of drainage features to development in Ghana.
Analyse at least three challenges that relief and drainage features pose to socio-economic development in Ghana and suggest practical solutions.
Work collaboratively in mixed groups to produce and present an annotated outline map of Ghana showing key relief regions and drainage features.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Human and Environment (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Physical Settings and People (3.1)
Content standard: 1.3.1.CS.1 - 1.3.1.CS.1 Demonstrate understanding of the physical environment of Ghana and its socio-economic importance and challenges 1.3.1.LO.1 Examine the physical environment of Ghana (relief, drainage, climate, vegetation and soils) and their socio-economic importance
Indicator: 1.3.1.LI.2 - Discuss the major relief and drainage features of Ghana and their importance and challenges to development
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 9 (Week 29 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - the indicator code is printed 1.3.3.1.LI.2, with five segments
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 50

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for learning:
- Use a map to identify and describe the relief regions of Ghana in small manageable all-inclusive groupings, emphasising on learners from different regions of Ghana.
- Discuss the importance and challenges of relief to socio-economic development through think-pair-share. Learners should create an environment in which others believe that their thoughts and opinions are valued.
Activity-Based Learning: Use maps to identify and discuss the drainage features of Ghana through a pair activity.
Collaborative Learning: In mixed-ability, and mixed gender groups and a focus on learners living closer to different drainage systems discuss the importance and challenges of drainage features to socio-economic development.
Project-based learning: Using different task-based or small mixed ability groups, draw an outline map of Ghana showing the relief and drainage features.

Assessment (1.3.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Atlas
- Administrative map of Ghana to determine the size, describe the position and identify administrative regions.
- Relief maps of Ghana
- Drainage map of Ghana
- Use climate, vegetation, soil maps of Ghana and soil samples to identify climate, vegetation and soil types.