Long Term Planning Overview Key Stage 3 Subject Area: Geography Academic : 08-9 7 Assessment Your Island Home the physical and human geography of the UK and will investigate weather patterns, population density UK economy, including the different economic sectors Rivers the hydrological cycle and how humans may affect this. They will also study drainage basins ir features, v-shaped valleys, interlocking spurs, waterfalls, gorges, meanders, ox-bow lakes and flood plains. River Thames and a flooding case study Spring Term Spring Term Coasts coastal processes, landforms and types of coastal protection Asia and South West China the geography of the region, including its main physical features, countries, capitals and population. Asia s main biomes, their location ir key features will also be studied Glaciation know that the Earth s glaciers are large masses of flowing ice, will understand why glaciers are found in the Earth s coldest places and explain how glaciers are formed by layers of snow building up Africa investigate Africa s environmental regions, including key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities
8 Assessment Weather and Climate/Our Warming Planet define the key terms weather and climate and will recognise their differences. They will understand the role of pressure systems in the weather experienced at different times of the year. Students will learn the factors responsible for rainfall and will develop an appreciation of the special characteristics of UK weather. They will also be investigating four of the Earth s climatic regions Population and Urbanisation underst driving forces behind urbanisation and population change. They will investigate the challenges posed by these changes Spring Term Spring Term International Development learn how different levels of development differ between countries and how these gaps can be addressed Russia investigate, physical and human geography features of Russia Middle East develop an understanding of the physical geography relating to weather and climate human geography relating to population and urbanisation, international development, economic activity use of natural resources Kerboodle with end of lesson Changing Economic World underst key processes in human geography relating to economic activity in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors use of natural resources understand how human and physical processes interact and how human activity relies on effective functioning of natural systems
9 Assessment The Challenge of Natural Hazards and Tectonic Hazards define factors that affect the hazard risk, will learn about distribution, effects of different types of hazards; the human response to hazardous events, what it s like living with risk from what we can do to reduce the risk, examples of hazardous events in the UK and beyond and understanding the patterns of changing hazard vulnerability and see if the risk is increasing, online Tropical Rainforests and Tropical Storms define factors that affect the hazard risk, will learn about distribution, effects of different types of hazards; the human response to hazardous events, what it s like living with risk from what we can do to reduce the risk, examples of hazardous events in the UK and beyond and understanding the patterns of changing hazard vulnerability and see if the risk is increasing, online Spring Term Spring Term Extreme Weather in the UK define factors that affect the hazard risk, will learn about distribution, effects of different types of hazards; the human response to hazardous events, what it s like living with risk from what we can do to reduce the risk, examples of hazardous events in the UK and beyond and understanding the patterns of changing hazard vulnerability and see if the risk is increasing, online Climate Change Global and UK Focus Evidence for climate change, impacts and implications Addressing change in climate from the Ice Age to the present time, online Physical Landscapes in the UK River Landscapes learn how rivers ir valleys change downstream, how rivers erode, transport and deposit material, distinctive landforms of river systems, how physical and human factors increase the risk of flooding and the costs and benefits of hard and soft engineering approaches to managing rivers to humans, online Hot Deserts Hot desert ecosystems have a range of distinctive characteristics Issues relating to biodiversity Development of hot desert environments creates challenges A case study of a hot desert Areas on the fringe of hot deserts are at risk of desertification Mock exam, fieldwork and mock DME
Long Term Planning Overview Key Stage 4 Subject Area: Geography Academic : 08-9 0 Assessment Coastal Landscapes coastal processes, landforms and types of coastal protection Transition assessment (noncore in class assessment) The Living World learn about a variety of different ecosystems and biomes Spring Term Spring Term Tropical Rainforests Students consider the characteristics of rainforests, reasons of deforestation and how they can be managed sustainably assessment Hot Deserts learn that hot desert ecosystems have a range of distinctive characteristics; issues relating to biodiversity; development of hot desert environments creates challenges; students will also look at a case study of a hot desert and how areas on the fringe of hot deserts are at risk of desertification assessment Urban Issues and Challenges Mock exam Fieldwork Preparation, Trip, Write-Up and Exam Mock exam
Urban Issues and Challenges learn about global urbanisation and its effects; urban change in cities in the UK including social, economic and environmental challenges sustainability of urban environments Urban Issues and Challenges learn about global urbanisation and its effects; urban change in cities in the UK including social, economic and environmental challenges sustainability of urban environments Spring Term Spring Term Challenge of Resource Management/ Geographical Applications Revision and Paper 3 Preparation DME Pre- Release learn about fundamental resources such as food, water and energy; changing demand for selected resources, supply security and implications; strategies used to increase supply of selected resources Assessment Mock exam Mock exam Mock exam Mock exam Mock exam Exam Revision
Long Term Planning Overview Key Stage 5 Subject Area: Geography Academic : 08-9 Water and Carbon Water and Carbon Spring Term Spring Term Water and Carbon Contemporary Urban Environments Contemporary Urban Environments This section This section This section specifies a systems specifies a systems specifies a systems This optional approach to the approach to the approach to the section of our study of water and study of water and study of water and carbon cycles. The carbon cycles. The carbon cycles. The focuses on urban content invites content invites content invites growth and students to students to students to change which are contemplate the contemplate the contemplate the seemingly magnitude and magnitude and magnitude and ubiquitous significance of the significance of the significance of the cycles at a variety cycles at a variety cycles at a variety present significant of scales, their of scales, their of scales, their environmental and Teacher relevance to wider relevance to wider relevance to wider social challenges 6 hours geography and geography and geography and for human their central their central their central populations. The importance for importance for importance for section examines human populations human populations human populations these processes and challenges issues them, in particular the potential for environmental sustainability and social cohesion Assessment Transition exam Mock exam Mock exam Teacher 4 hours Changing Places focuses on Changing Places focuses on Changing Places focuses on Fieldwork and NEA and Preparation This optional section of our focuses on urban growth and change which are seemingly ubiquitous present significant environmental and social challenges for human populations. The section examines these processes and challenges issues them, in particular the potential for environmental sustainability and social cohesion Coasts focuses on coastal Contemporary Urban Environments This optional section of our focuses on urban growth and change which are seemingly ubiquitous present significant environmental and social challenges for human populations. The section examines these processes and challenges issues them, in particular the potential for environmental sustainability and social cohesion Coasts focuses on coastal
people s engagement with places, their experience of them qualities they ascribe to them, all of which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated, the factors and processes which impact upon places and how they change and develop over time people s engagement with places, their experience of them qualities they ascribe to them, all of which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated, the factors and processes which impact upon places and how they change and develop over time people s engagement with places, their experience of them qualities they ascribe to them, all of which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated, the factors and processes which impact upon places and how they change and develop over time zones, which are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of winds, waves, currents and terrestrial and marine sediments Assessment Transition exam Mock exam Mock exam zones, which are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of winds, waves, currents and terrestrial and marine sediments
Coasts Hazards Spring Term Spring Term Hazards Hazards 3 This optional This optional This optional section of our section of our section of our focuses on coastal zones, which are focuses on the focuses on the focuses on the dynamic lithosphere and lithosphere and lithosphere and environments in the atmosphere, the atmosphere, the atmosphere, which landscapes which which which develop by the intermittently but intermittently but intermittently but interaction of regularly present regularly present regularly present winds, waves, natural hazards to natural hazards to natural hazards to currents and human human human terrestrial and populations, often populations, often populations, often marine sediments in dramatic and in dramatic and in dramatic and sometimes sometimes sometimes catastrophic catastrophic catastrophic fashion. By fashion. By fashion. By Teacher exploring the exploring the exploring the 6 hours origin and nature origin and nature origin and nature of these hazards of these hazards of these hazards various ways in various ways in various ways in which people which people which people respond to them, respond to them, respond to them, students are able students are able students are able to engage with to engage with to engage with many dimensions many dimensions many dimensions of the of the of the relationships relationships relationships between people between people between people environments they environments they environments they occupy occupy occupy Assessment Transition exam Mock exam Mock exam Global Systems and Governance Global Systems and Governance Global Systems and Governance Revision and Exam Practice
Teacher 4 hours focuses on focuses on focuses on globalisation; the globalisation; the globalisation; the economic, political and social changes technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades economic, political and social changes technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades economic, political and social changes technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades Assessment Transition exam Mock exam A Level Exams