Geography

GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
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Year 7Our Place – What do we know about our place and how will future changes affect different groups of people?  

Skills – How can we use Geographical skills to find out about places?
Amazing Places – What places would you explore?  

Weather and Climate – How does the weather affect how we live our lives?
Region of Africa – What are the geographical features of Africa?  

Settlement – How and why does population change?
Year 8Violent Planet – Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur?  

Extreme Climates – How do Deserts and Polar regions compare?
Tourism – Where/Why do people go on holiday and what are the impacts?  

Middle East and Russia – What are the human/physical features of Russia and the Middle East?
Rivers – How do rivers shape the environment and impact people?  

Population Demographics – Where are people distributed?
Year 9The Urban World (Rio, Brazil) – What is an urban area? What is the importance of Brazil?  

Asia (China) focus – Where is it and why is it called the “World’s Workshop”?
Development – Why are some places more developed than others?  

Tropical Rainforests – What are the features, uses and sustainable futures of sustainable rainforests?
Changing UK Economy – What are the opportunities and challenges faced in the UK?  

Climate Change – How is the climate changing through time?
Year 10Tectonics/Hazards – Why do earthquakes occur and how are they managed?  

Brazil Urban Challenges – What are the challenges and opportunities faced in Brazil?
Weather hazards/Climate change – What are hurricanes?  

Resource Management – How do we assess housing inequalities in the local area?  
Coastal Landscapes – How does the coastline change and how is this managed?  

Coasts Fieldwork – Location, coastal defences and development.
Year 11Deserts and River Landscapes – Location, characteristics and development.  

Brazil (a NEE) – location, importance, context, development and aid.
Urban change in the UK and urban sustainability (Bristol) – How has the area been affected by opportunities and challenges?  

Human fieldwork and pre-release booklet – Housing in equalities in S-O-T
Exams