GEOGRAPHY
Our big ideas in Geography are:
Click here for details on the Big Ideas.
See below for the Geography Learning Journey from Year 7 to Year 11 and the overviews for each Learning Cycle. They explain our planned curriculum of what students are expected to learn.
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You can find our Geography KS3 knowledge organisers and support with KS3 home learning here.
The key contact for this subject is Mrs K Empson - Head of Geography (kate.empson@pcsa.theplt.org.uk)
For more information about KS4 revision and study support visit our pages on revision and Prep for Success / Easter School.
Preparing for KS4 study (GCSE and vocational qualifications in years 10 and 11)? Click here for information about the Year 9 Options Process.
To find out more about our careers provision, visit the careers webpage.
Year 7 Learning Cycles
What is
geography and
how can we be
good
geographers?
• Human and physical geography
• Locational knowledge
• Investigating places at a variety of scales
• Map skills
How and why is the UK changing
• How and why the UK is changing
• The physical and human geography of the UK
Is it
possible to
survive in
hostile
environments?
• The location of different global biomes.
• The characteristics and features of polar and hot desert biomes.
• How and why these biomes are under threat
How does water shape the land?
• Geomorphic processes and how these have created unique landforms (river, coastal and glacial)
• How these physical changes can have social, environmental and economic impacts.
Year 8 Learning Cycles
Why are some countries more developed than others?
• Why some countries are less developed than others.
• How countries can be classified and development indicators.
• The reasons for uneven development
How and why is Africa a diverse continent?
• The physical and human geography of Africa.
• Challenging the misconception that Africa is ‘one place’ and exploring the diversity of African countries and people
Why are
tropical
storms so
deadly?
• Natural hazards with a particular focus on tropical storms.
• The physical processes that led to the formation of tropical storms.
What
opportunities
and
challenges
does Asia
face?
• The physical and human geography of Asia.
• The opportunities and challenges found within this continent.
Year 9 Learning Cycles
Are resources a blessing or a curse?
• Renewable and non-renewable resources.
• Using case studies to explore how people and countries use resources to meet their needs.
Why
are some
V&E more
deadly than
others?
• Natural hazards with a particular focus on tectonic hazards.
• The physical processes that led to the formation of earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunami’s.
How
are human
actions
damaging the
planet?
• Using examples and case studies to explore the impact humans are having on the physical world.
• Becoming well-rounded and more informed citizens.
Is the
geography of
Russia a
benefit or
curse?
• The physical and human geography of Russia.
• Evaluating the opportunities and challenges this geography creates for the country.
Year 10 Learning Cycles
The
Challenge
of Natural
Hazards
• The tectonic and climatic processes that are occurring in the physical world.
• How humans are affected by these physical processes.
The Living World
• The components, processes and interactions that shape the living world.
• In-depth study of both the Tropical Rainforest and Hot Deserts biomes.
The
Challenge of
resource
management
• The challenges & opportunities that the supply and demand of these resources creates in different areas of the world focussing particularly on food.
Physical
Landscapes
in the UK
• The geomorphic processes that influence both river and coastal landscapes.
• The interrelationships between the physical and human world examining issues such as flooding and coastal erosion.
Year 11 Learning Cycles
Urban issues and Challenges
• The process and patterns of urbanisation.
• The differences between NEEs and HICs and how urban planning can manage these changes.
The changing economic world
• The global variations in economic development and quality of life.
• Strategies for reducing the development gap.
Human
Fieldwork,
Pre-release
and revision
Investigating urban regeneration in Bristol