Head of Faculty: Mrs M. Doolan
Primary Subject Lead: Mrs A Hall
Teacher of Geography: Mrs H Matthews
Autumn 1 & 2: Our Local Area- Where I live
Spring 1 & 2: Around the World
Summer 1 & 2: Water- Types of waterways
Autumn 1 & 2: Unit 1 – Location study of the continents and oceans
Spring 1 & 2: Unit 1 continued
Summer 1 & 2: Unit 2 – Hot and cold locations. Unit 3 –field work and mapping.
Autumn 1 & 2: Unit 1 -Human and Physical features
Spring 1 & 2: Unit 2 – Compare a small part of the UK to a non-European location
Summer 1 & 2: Unit 3: Fieldwork, mapping and position. Unit 4: Compare a different non-European location to our locality (Amazon Rainforest)
Autumn 1 & 2: Unit 1: Map and Fieldwork Skills
Spring 1 & 2: Unit 2: United Kingdom Study
Summer 1 & 2: OS Map and Scale
Autumn 1 & 2: Unit 1 : Rivers
Spring 1 & 2: Study of the Water Cycle
Summer 1 & 2: Unit 2: Latitude and longitude
Autumn 1 & 2: Unit 1: World countries – biomes and environmental regions
Spring 1 & 2: Unit 2: 4 and 6 figure grid references
Summer 1 & 2: Unit 3: OS maps and Field work
Autumn 1 & 2: Unit 1: Comparison Study: UK, Europe and North or South America
Spring 1 & 2: Unit 3: Study of human and physical geography: economic, settlement and trade links
Summer 1 & 2: Unit 2: Physical processes: Earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes .Unit 4: Study orienteering: map and fieldwork skills
Autumn 1: Where in the world are we? Including map skills, longitude and latitude, OS Maps
Autumn 2: Where in the world are we? UK – Barrow and its place in the UK and the rest of the world.
Spring 1: How is urbanisation changing our world? Settlements and urbanisation in UK and China.
Spring 2: Why do rivers flood and how does that affect people?
Summer 1: Where are Kenya and India – what are there key similarities and differences?
Summer 2: What is our weather like. UK weather and climate in the UK – fieldwork on microclimates.
Autumn 1: How does the global population of 7.7billion affect our world? Population, development and migration.
Autumn 2: Where does our stuff come from and does it matter?
Spring 1: Who should decide the 7 wonders of the world? Fantastic places around the globe.
Spring 2: How do physical and human processes shape our coast? Erosion, transportation and deposition. Landforms
Summer 1: How do physical and human processes shape our coast? Managing the coastline. The rock cycle.
Summer 2: Where is the best quality environment around school. Environment survey fieldwork and project.
Autumn 1: Why are some earthquakes and volcanoes more deadly than others? Tectonics – case study Eyjafjallajökull
Autumn 2: Why are some earthquakes and volcanoes more deadly than others? / Where is the evidence for climate change
Spring 1: Where is the evidence for climate change? Glaciation and climate change.
Spring 2: What are the opportunities and challenges of living in the Middle East? Case study World Cup Qatar.
Summer 1: Why are there different global ecosystems around the world – global ecosystems?
Summer 2: Case study – Tropical rain forests.
KS4 -Year 10 & 11 – GCSE Course Overview:
Exam Board: AQA Geography
Exam Requirements:
Geography Paper 1: 1hr 30mins
Geography Paper 2: 1hr 30 mins
Geography Paper 3: 1hr 15 mins
Course Syllabus: AQA | GCSE | Geography | Specification at a glance
Living with the physical environment
Section A: The challenge of natural hazards
Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK
Challenges in the human environment
3.2.1 Section A: Urban issues and challenges
3.2.2 Section B: The changing economic world
3.2.3 Section C: The challenge of resource management
Geographical applications
3.3.1 Section A: Issue evaluation
3.3.2 Section B: Fieldwork
Geographical skills