All the topics included in this workbook meet the standards and requirements of both the Ministry of Education and Youth (Jamaica) curriculum for grade 9 Geography and the C.X.C. syllabus. Critical thinking is encouraged through the use of maps, diagrams and interesting exercises, which will help students to develop an understanding of geomorphic processes, regions places and human interaction with the environment. Activities will help students to develop an enquiring mind and help them to develop unique research questions prepare the correct instruments and tools to collect data and present and analyze their findings Upon completion of this workbook students should become more geographically literate and be able to use and apply the knowledge and skills learned, in their local and global communities

Inside this book

• Geomorphic processes and some landforms produced by these processes
• Classification of man's economic activities and how human activities modify the earth's physical environment
• The patterns and function of human settlement
• An overview of the Caribbean Region
• The location of places and the calculation of time using lines of longitude and latitude
• Map reading skills, related to simple recognizable landforms on topographic maps; description of landforms and uses of the land in particular areas under study
• Guidelines for students to follow; to develop their own research questions, design the instruments to collect data, present, interpret and analyze findings.