GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Head of Humanities:
Mr Woolgar
Teachers of Geography:
Mrs McDonagh
Ms Waite-Brown
Ms Chauhan
“Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future.” Michael Palin
Year 7 Curriculum Overview
Autumn term
Passport to Geography
Map skills
Spring Term
Development
Extreme Environments (a)
Summer Term
Extreme Environments (b)
Weather
Year 8 Curriculum Overview
Autumn term
Population
Spring Term
Rivers
Coasts (a)
Summer Term
Coasts (b)
Settlement
Year 9 Curriculum Overview
Autumn term
Challenge of the natural world; Plate Tectonics
Spring Term
Living World; Ecosystems, Tropical rainforests
Physical landscapes; Glacial landscapes in the UK
Summer Term
Globalisation of industry
Year 10 & Year 11 GCSE AQA Specification (A*-G)
Unit 1 Topics (37.5%)
The Restless Earth
Water on the Land
Ice on the land
Unit 2 topics (37.5%)
Population Change
Globalisation
Tourism
Unit 3
Controlled Assessment (25%)
Year 10 & Year 11 GCSE AQA 9-1 Specification
Unit 1 – Living in the physical environment (35%)
Ecosystems
Physical landscapes of the UK
Natural hazards
Unit 2 – Challenges in the human environment (35%)
Urban issues and challenges
Changing economic world
Challenge of resource management
Unit 3 – Geographical Applications and skills (35%)
DME work post pre-release
Fieldwork investigation