Geography (Key Stage 4)
Year 10
Focus
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
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| UK Human Landscape and London case study. This unit will explore the following: * Why are population economic activity and settlements key elements of the human landscape? * How is the UK economy and society linked to the wider world? * What is the impact of globalisation trade investment and migration? * How is London changing? * What are the causes and impacts of London’s structure, economy and population in different parts of the city? * How can life in the city be improved? * How is London independent on its surrounding rural areas? * What are the challenges and opportunities of change in rural areas of the UK? We will complete the human element of the compulsory GCSE fieldwork in Liverpool this term. | People and the Biosphere. This unit will explore: * The global factors affecting biome distribution and characteristics. * The local factors affecting biomes. * How biotic and abiotic components of biomes interact. * How the biosphere acts like a life support system. * How increasing resources exploitation leads to over-exploitation. * Malthus and Boserup: whose theory of population and resources is most convincing? Forests Under Threat. This unit will explore: * How tropical rainforests reflect the equatorial climate. * How the taiga biome reflects the subarctic climate. * The differences in climate between the taiga and tropical rainforest biomes. * The threats to the rainforest. * The threats to the taiga. * How the taiga and rainforest biomes can be protected. Consuming energy resources. This unit will explore: * How we classify energy resources * The environmental impacts of extracting these resources. * Why access to energy resources is uneven around the world. * If we can cope with the rising demand for oil. * How oil supplies and prices are affected by geopolitics. * How environmentally sensitive and isolated areas are being exploited and why. * How we can be more energy efficient. * The costs and benefits of alternatives to fossil fuels. * How attitudes to energy and environmental issues are changing. | The UK Physical landscape. This unit will explore: * How geology and past processes have influenced the physical landscape of the UK. River processes and pressures: * How river processes form distinctive landforms landscapes. * How climate geology and slope processes affect different river landscapes. * How OS maps help geographers investigate rivers. * Compulsory GCSE Physical Geography fieldwork, River Alyn, Loggerheads, North Wales. * The physical and human factors affecting storm hydrographs. * The physical and human processes that cause flooding (River Severn case study). * Why flood risk in the UK is increasing. Coastal change and conflict: * How geology and physical processes influence the coastline. * The landforms created by coastal erosion transportations and deposition. * How human activities influence coastal landscapes. * The challenges created by coastal landscapes and processes and how these are managed. |
Year 11
Focus
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
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| River processes and pressures: * Fieldwork write-up following compulsory GCSE fieldwork in the summer of Year 10. * How river processes form distinctive landforms landscapes. * How climate geology and slope processes affect different river landscapes. * How OS maps help geographers investigate rivers. * The physical and human factors affecting storm hydrographs. * The physical and human processes that cause flooding (River Severn case study). * Why flood risk in the UK is increasing. Coastal change and conflict: * How geology and physical processes influence the coastline. * The landforms created by coastal erosion transportations and deposition. * How human activities influence coastal landscapes. * The challenges created by coastal landscapes and processes and how these are managed. Development Dynamics and India: * How we define development * How demographic data demonstrates different levels of development. * The causes and consequences of inequality between countries * The theories of development * What an effective Top down and bottom-up approaches to development are * How India’s development has been influenced by its location and global links * How globalisation and other economic changes are linked to India’s development. * The impact of rapid economic change in India on people and the environment. | Challenges of an urbanising world: * How the world is becoming urbanised * How social and economic changes lead to urbanisation. * How urbanisation differs between developing emerging and developed countries. * How cities change over time * Mumbai case study – why is Mumbai a megacity? * How Mumbai’s structure developed * The challenges and opportunities of living in Mumbai. * Why there are differences in quality of life in Mumbai. * What a top down and bottom-up strategies can make Mumbai more sustainable. Hazardous Earth: * Climate and tectonic hazards. * How the world’s climate systems function. * Natural and human causes of climate change. * The consequences of climate change. * How extreme weather events create hazards for people. * Why some countries are vulnerable to tropical cyclones. * How countries prepare and respond to tropical cyclones. * How Earth’s structure influences plate tectonics. * What happens when tectonic plates move? * The different types of volcanoes. * The impact of and responses to earthquakes. | Revision and examinations |
Exam Board
Paper 1: 1 hour 30mins Global Geographical Issues
Paper 2: 1 hour 30mins Geographical Issues
Paper 3: 1 hour 30mins People and Environmental issues
Revision Guides
- Oxford Edexcel B Revision guide
Useful Links/Websites
YOUTUBE (UK PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES)
YOUTUBE (DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS)
YOUTUBE (URBANISING WORLD PLAYLIST)
Playlists
Year 10
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Year 10 Half Term 1
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Year 11
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Year 11 Half Term 1
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