Geography
Subject Leader: Mrs J Thorne
Subject Leader Email Address: jess.thorne@swale.at
Geography is a subject which holds the key to our future.
MICHAEL PALIN
Subject overview
Geography is the study of places, and the relationships between people and their environments. As geographers, students explore both the physical properties of Earth’s surface and the human societies distributed across it. They also examine how human culture interacts with the natural environment, and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people.
Our geography curriculum is relevant and meaningful in order to enable our students to become successful and confident individuals through the practice of being independent enquirers, team workers, effective participators, creative thinkers, self managers and reflective learners.
Year 7
Term 1
Topic: Intro to geography
EQ: Why is geography important?
Term 2
Topic: Weather and Climate
EQ: Why is the weather so changeable?
Term 3
Topic: Global issues
EQ: Do countries need to look after each other and the world?
Term 4
Topic: Cold environments
EQ: Why are cold environments under threat?
Term 5
Topic: China
EQ: What makes China special?
Term 6
Topic: UK and Resources
EQ: How does the UK use its resources to support its economy and people effectively?
Year 8
Term 1
Topic: Tectonics
EQ: Is the Earth becoming a more dangerous place to live?
Term 2
Topic: A developing world?
EQ: Is the world an equal place?
Term 3
Topic: Climatic hazards
EQ: "How do climatic hazards impact communities around the world, and what measures can be taken to mitigate their effects?"
Term 4
Topic: Global issues
EQ: Do countries need to look after each other and the world?
Term 5
Topic: Climate change
EQ: Are humans to blame for climate change?
Term 6
Topic: China
EQ: What makes China unique?
Year 9
Term 1
Topic: Ecosystems
EQ: Where would you live?
Term 2
Topic: Crime
EQ: Is there a link between urban/rural areas and crime rates?
Term 3
Topic: Conflict
EQ: Why does conflict happen?
Term 4
Topic Africa
EQ: Is Africa all desert?
Term 5
Topic: Going Global
EQ: Why go global?
Term 6
Topic Middle East
EQ: Why is the Middle East significant?
Year 10
Term 1
Topic: Natural hazards + Tectonic hazards
Term 2
Topic: Weather hazards
Term 3
Topic: Climate change + Ecosystems
Term 4
Topic: Tropical rainforests and Hot Deserts
Term 5
Topic: River landscapes
Term 6
Topic: Coastal landscapes
Year 11
Term 1
Topic: The urban world
Term 2
Topic: Urban change in the UK
Term 3
Topic: Sustainable urban development + The development gap
Term 4
Topic: NEE + changing UK economy. 2 days of fieldwork
Term 5
Topic: Fieldwork, Pre-release, Resource management, water management
Term 6
Topic: Revision + examinations