5. What is latitude and longitude? 6. What do we mean by the UK? 2 B: Africa 1. To identify the physical features of Africa

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1 Geography Year 7 Year 7 Coordinator Mr.LLoyd Topics of Study This Year: Students study a broad range of introductory units that cover key skills and themes that will be developed throughout KS3. Students focus upon key aspects of world geography then study continents and regions that contrast development across the world. YEAR 7 CURRICULUM MAP Lessons ½ Term per Unit Objectives week Autumn 1 2 A: What is Geography? 1. Understand how physical and human geography are different 2. Where are the Earth's tropical, temperate and polar zones? 3. How do the Earth's zones affect the weather? 4. How do geographers divide the world up? 5. What is latitude and longitude? 6. What do we mean by the UK? 7. Explore facts and information about the UK 8. What is Geography? Assessment. Autumn 2 2 B: Africa 1. To identify the physical features of Africa 2. To identify the human characteristics of Africa 3. What is desertification? 4. How can a goat help a family? 5. How can education develop a country? 6. What are Push and Pull factors 7. What are the Millennium Development goals

2 8. How has tourism helped Africa? Spring 1 2 C: Weather and Climate 1. What is the difference between Weather and climate? 2. What is the water cycle and how can it give us different types of rain? 3. How does weather feel the pressure? 4. How does air mass give us different weather? 5. How do satellites help us? 6. What is the weather like in Europe? 7. How does the climate affect us? 8. Assessment -How can we forecast the weather Spring 2 2 D: Asia 1. To identify the different geographies of Asia. 2. To compare the climate of Asia to the UK. 3. To understand the population density of Asia 4. To compare the population density of Asia to other parts of the world. 5. To understand the geography of Japan. 6. To gain appreciate of the cultural differences in Japan. 7. To understand how Japan has developed in to an international industrial powerhouse. 8. To identify how South Korean companies are dominated by families. 9. To understand the geography of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh- A comparison. 10. To identify how India is developing. 11. To use our prior knowledge and answer questions about Asia.

3 1. What are Ecosystems and how they are different around the world? 2. To understand what living and non living things make up an ecosystem. (rainforest) Summer 1 2 E. Natural Resourc es 3. To understand why Antarctica is fragile 4. To understand where the Tundra Ecosystems are located and how plants and animals have adapted 5. To be able to locate the Savannah Ecosystem and identify its living and non-living components. 6. Assessment To reflect and show out knowledge of different ecosystems. 1. What and Where is the Russia 2. Who are the Russians? 3. To identify the human characteristics of Russia Summer 2 2 F. Russia 4. Russia and Borders 5. Is Russia a wealthy (developed) Country? 6. To create links between Russia and Sport. 7. To understand how Russia is going to develop in the future. 8. ASSESSMENT The Geography of Russia. Assessments: Pupils will have 12 assessments throughout the year based on the key geographical skills: COMMUNICATION PATTERNS PLACES LOCATION SKILLS These will be awarded a level each time and will be shared with the student alongside dialogic marking whereby pupils will have a chance to respond to their teacher s comments and action targets. Homework: Geography homework is set on a weekly basis as an extension of the curriculum.

4 Year 8 Year 8 Coordinator Mr. Owen Students develop an in depth analysis of key human and physical processes that are relevant in the real world. Human problems such as population growth and attitudes to the environment are complimented by the study of key natural phenomena such as the impacts of earthquakes and flooding. Topics of Study This Year: YEAR 8 CURRICULUM MAP ½ Term Lessons per week Unit Objectives Autumn A. The Coastal Zone 1. Why is the coastline constantly changing? 2. How has a headland and bay been formed? 3. What is a cave, arch and stack? 4. How do waves erode cliffs? 5. What are the causes and effects of cliff collapse at Holbeck Hall? 6. How can coastal areas be managed? 7. How do coastal defences affect people? 8. Should Happisburgh have sea defences? Spring B. Population 1. What has happened to the population of the world since 1800? 2. What is natural change and what are the factors that influence it? 3. Where do people live in the world? Why is this population distribution changing? 4. Where do people live around the world?

5 5. What impacts will overpopulation have on the planet? 6. What do Population pyramids show us and how do they differ? 7. How do push and pull factors affect migration? 8. What are the push and pull factors that cause migration from Mexico to the USA? YEAR 8 CURRICULUM MAP ½ Term Lessons per week Unit Objectives Summer 1 1 C. Ice on the land (Antarctica and Glaciers) 1. Antarctica is often known as the white continent. Why? 2. Where is Antarctica? 3. What is the wildlife like in Antarctica? 4. What is Antarctica like? 5. What was the UK like 20,000 years ago? 6. What is a glacier? Where are glaciers located around the world? 7. How do glaciers shape the landscape? 8. How do glaciers change? 9. Why does Antarctica need protecting?

6 Summer 2 1 D. Earthquakes and Tsunamis 1. What is the earth like? 2. Why do earthquakes occur in certain place? 3. What happens in an earthquake? 4. What happened in Kobe, Japan 1993? 5. What happened to the island of Haiti 2007? 6. How can earthquakes be made less of a hazard? 7. What is a tsunami? 8. What were the causes, impacts and responses to the Asian Tsunami 2004? Pupils will have 6 assessments throughout the year based on the key geographical skills: COMMUNICATION PATTERNS PLACES LOCATION SKILLS These will be awarded a level each time and will be shared with the student alongside dialogic marking whereby pupils will have a chance to respond to their teacher s comments and action targets. Homework: Geography homework is set on a weekly basis as an extension of the curriculum

7 Year 9 Year 9 Coordinator Mr. Povlotsky Topics of Study This Year: Students cover a range of key topics that will allow them to embed knowledge and key skills by focusing on relevant human and physical topics. Preparation for GCSE Geography is an important element of the curriculum in Year 9 and many of the activities and assessments are based on the requirements of the GCSE course. YEAR 9 CURRICULUM MAP ½ Term Lessons per week Unit Objectives Autumn 1 2 1) Rivers (Link to GCSE Water on the Land ) 1. To understand the water cycle and its Processes. 2. Understand that RIVERS are part of a bigger system of water (Drainage Basin) 3. Identify the location of key features on a river 4. How does a Waterfall form? 5. How does an Ox-Bow lake and meander form? 6. Understanding Geographical data: Flood Hydrographs. 7. Causes and Impacts of Bangladesh Floods Assess the Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Flooding in UK Autumn 2 2 China (GCSE link 1. What are the geographical features of China? 2. Where do people live in China?

8 to Population) 3. What is the One Child Policy and what are the impacts on China? 4. How is China governed? 5. What are the impacts of Apple making their products in China? 6. Is the Three Gorges Dam a sustainable development project for China? Spring 1 2 Development (Linked to GCSE topic The Development Gap ) 1. What is development on a world scale? 2. How do we measure development? 3. Development: How do we bridge the gap? 4. Kenya: Journey to healthy and wealthy? 5. Zambia development through education 6. Key Factors on the Road to Development Spring 2 1 The Middle East (Linked to GCSE topic The Development Gap ) 1. Identify the physical features of Middle East. 2. Identify the human characteristics of the Middle East. 3. What makes the Middle East (Account of key geographical features of the region) 4. Middle East and conflict Why 5. Dubai: Boom town (Oil and Tourism) 6. The Middle East in the future How will it look? 7. Resource analysis: Interpretation of Middle East.

9 Summer 1 1 Tourism (Linked to GCSE Tourism Topic) 1. Changes in Travel and Tourism. 2. What are current patterns of travel and tourism? 3. Evaluate the Importance of National Parks 4. The impacts of tourism on the development of a country. 5. Evaluate Impacts of Tourism to Liverpool 6. Tourism the Future Assessment. Summer 2 1 Volcanoes (GCSE Link to Restless Earth topic ) 1. Is there a pattern to where Volcanoes Happen? 2. Are Volcanoes all the same? 3. Do Supervolcanoes Exist? 4. Why are Volcanoes sleepy or active? Mauna Loa, Hawaii 5. How can we plan, predict and prepare for an Eruption Assessments: Pupils will have 8 assessments throughout the year based on the key historical skills: COMMUNICATION PATTERNS PLACES LOCATION SKILLS These will be awarded a level each time and will be shared with the student alongside dialogic marking whereby pupils will have a chance to respond to their teacher s comments and action targets. Homework: Geography homework is set on a weekly basis as an extension of the curriculum

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