Geography
Why study geography?
We study Geography because it is a constantly changing, dynamic subject which aims to tackle some of the greatest challenges of social and environmental issues in our rapidly changing world.
Geography seeks to develop a sense of place and helps students make sense of their surroundings and gain a better appreciation of local, national and global issues.
Geographers investigate the interaction between human and physical environments such as the causes of climate change and how this can be managed. We give our learners the skills and ability to empathise with other cultures through the study of real examples. We want our students to become global citizens and to develop the skills and knowledge to understand the world around them.
Geography KS3
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Learning Cycle 1
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Learning Cycle 2
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Learning Cycle 3
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Year 7
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What is Geography?
- An intro to Geography
- Maps Skills
Who do you think you are?
- The geography of the UK
- Upland and lowland Britain
- Climate of UK
- Famous places
- Migration and Identity
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Kenya
- Physical and human geography of Kenya
- Climate graphs
- Ecosystems and human impacts – Savannah and Coral reefs
- Tourism
- How developed is Kenya?
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Too many people?
- Where do people live?
- How is global population changing?
- How is population changing?
- Why are there differences between birth and death rates?
- Push and pull factors of migration
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Year 8
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Weather and Climate
- The hydrological cycle
- How does it rain?
- Global circulation
- Hurricanes-causes, impacts and responses
- Climate changes –Droughts
- Extreme weather in UK
- Microclimate investigation
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Rivers and Coasts
- Drainage basin and river processes
- River landforms
- Flooding and flood management
- Coastal processes and key terms
- Coastal landforms – erosion and deposition
- How can we protect the coast?
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Global Development
- What is development?
- How can we measure development?
- The development gap and why it exists
- Education and development
- Aid and reducing poverty
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Year 9
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Local Actions, Global Effects
- What are ecosystems?
- What is the distribution of ecosystems?
- Rainforests and the nutrient cycles
- Impacts of humans on ecosystems and how can they be managed sustainably?
- Ecotourism
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Dynamic Earth
- Structure of the earth
- How do tectonic plate move?
- Earthquakes and impacts
- Case study – Haiti Earthquake
- Volcanoes – causes, impacts and responses
- Planning for hazards
- Case study – Mt St Helens Eruption
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Our Changing World
- How are we connected? What is globalisation?
- Where do our goods come from?
- How are cities changing?
- Migration
- Conflict and the refugee crisis
- What are our future challenges?
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Geography KS4
GCSE Geography B (Geographical Themes) (9-1) - J384
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/geography-b-geography-for-enquiring-minds-j384-from-2016/
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Learning Cycle 1
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Learning Cycle 2
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Learning Cycle 3
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Year 10
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Unit 1: Urban Futures
The urban explosion
Urban trends in ACs and LIDCs/EDCs
Birmingham
Mexico City
Sustainable cities
Fieldwork visit 1 – human
Unit 2: Global Hazards
Global circulation system
Extreme weather
Tropical storms
Droughts
Plate tectonics
Tectonic hazards
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Hazard Management
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Unit 3: UK in the 21st Century
Human and physical geography of the UK
UK’s changing population
UK economy and economic hubs
UKs global role
UK in the Middle East
Influence of UK media
Unit 4: Distinctive Landscapes – Rivers
What is a distinctive landscape
Weathering
Hydrological cycle
River processes
River landforms
The long profile of a river
Causes and impacts of flooding
River management
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Distinctive Landscapes – coasts
Coastal processes
Coastal landforms-erosion and deposition
Coastal management- The Holderness Coast
Fieldwork visit 2 – Physical
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Year 11
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Unit 5: Sustaining Ecosystems
Defining ecosystems
Distribution of ecosystems
Tropical biomes
Value of rainforests
Treats to rainforests and how can they be managed sustainably
Life in the Artic
Human impacts
Sustainable management of the Arctic
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Unit 6: Changing Climate
Earth’s changing climate
Evidence of climate change
Natural and human causes of climate change
Impacts of climate change – global and UK
Unit 7: Dynamic Development
Defining and measuring development
The global development divide
How uneven development happened
Obstacles to uneven development
Case study Democratic Republic of Congo
Aid and debt
Comparing top down and bottom up approaches.
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Unit 8: Resource Reliance
What are resources- food, water, energy
Food security
2 visions of the future
Case study – Tanzania
Small scale management
Large scale management
Revision
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