Curriculum Allocation

Two 100 minute lessons per fortnight.

Curriculum Period 1:

Topic 1: The Future of our Planet. 

In this topic we look at some of the big environmental challenges facing our planet as we balance population growth and demand for finite resources. In particular we look at Climate Change and learn about

  • Why climate change is controversial
  • What the evidence is for recent climate change
  • Consider the causes of recent climate change
  • Study the effects of climate change that are already with and those projected for the future
  • What global actions are being taken to try to stop climate change e.g. COP26
  • How new technologies may help us to sustainably meet our demand for resources in the future
  • Plastic pollution and the danger is poses to marine ecosystems (homework)

Topic 2: Population

Population is something that was an important factor in considering the Future of the Planet in the previous topic. Here we delve deeper into how geographer's study population, known as demography.

In studying population we look at how population changes and what is the prediction for future world population growth. We look at how population is distributed on the Earth's surface and also how population growth rates vary geographically. We look at the link between population and development, a concept we study in greater depth in the following topic. We study how some countries, most famously China, bring in policies to try to influence the birth rate of their country if they are worried population is growing too quickly or too slowly.

Another important aspect of population study in Geography is to consider Migration. Why does it happen? Where is it happening? What are the effects? We take an in-depth look at the issue on the Mexico-USA border. Finally we consider a form of migration called rural-urban migration which is leading to urbanisation. Urbanisation is when the percentage of people within a country who live in towns and cities is increasing. Since 2007 more than 50% of the world's population is urban and we look at the rise of the megacity.

Topic 3: Development

Development Geography is about how countries are making progress towards people having a better quality of life. We look at the different ways that this can be measured and consider

  • Measuring Development
  • Economic Development
  • Social Development
  • Environmental Development

Assessment

Assessment is based on Topics 1-3, bringing together all the concepts, keywords and skills practiced in lessons.  


    Curriculum Period 2:

    Topic 4: Asia.

    This unit brings together a number of the themes we have studied this year and in Year 7 to look at the regional geography of the world's largest continent, Asia. We will look at its physical geography (climate, monsoons, typhoons, mountains, tectonics) and human geography (countries, population, development, economy).

    Lesson 1: Diverse and Dynamic Asia.

    Lesson 2: Asia's Climate.

    Lesson 3: How Do Floods Threaten Lives in Asia?

    Lesson 4: Tropical Storms.

    Lesson 5: Typhoon Haiyan.

    Lesson 6: Mountain biomes

    Lesson 7: Mount Everest

    Lesson 8: Japan Tsunami

    Lesson 9: Asia's Diverse and Dynamic Population

    Lesson 10: China's geography and rise

    Lesson 11: How much influence does China have on Asia?

    Lesson 12: Asia's economic importance

    Topic 5: Rivers.

    In this topic we look at rivers as one of the most important factors in shaping landscapes around the globe. They are also vital to human societies, with almost all major cities being located on a river. We look at the key physical processes of erosion, transport and deposition and the landforms these processes create. We look at how humans use rivers and we can manage the biggest challenge of living with rivers, flooding.

    Assessment

    Assessment will be based predominantly on Curriculum Period 2, with some questions re-capping Curriculum Period 1. The Curriculum Period 1 areas re-capped will based on questions students performed least well on. 

      Curriculum Period 3:

      Rivers Field-work project

      In this unit we will also undertake fieldwork to learn about how rivers change the landscape and complete a project based on it. 

        Subject advice and guidance

        If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:

        james.best@endon.set.org (Head of geography)

        russell.cartlidge@endon.set.org

        andrew.skelding@endon.set.org

        aiden.jenkins@endon.set.org