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Year 11
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The Living World (contd from yr 10) |
Ecosystems; global distribution of temperate deciduous forest, tropical rainforest and hot deserts; adaptation to climate and soils; use and management of temperate deciduous woodland; causes and effects of deforestation in tropical rainforests; sustainable management of tropical rainforests; use and management of hot deserts in rich and poor part of world. Case studies: Temperate deciduous woodland – Epping Forest Tropical rainforest – Amazon Hot desert in richer area – Sonoran Desert, Arizona Hot desert in poorer area – Thar Desert, Rajasthan |
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Tourism |
Global increase; different environments; economic importance; UK tourism incl. Butler model and causes, effects and management of either a National Park or coastal resort; causes, effects and management of mass tourism; causes, effects and management of extreme environments; sustainable development incl. stewardship, conservation and ecotourism. Case studies: Either a UK National Park – Lake District Or a UK coastal resort – Blackpool Mass tourism in a tropical area – Jamaica/Kenya Extreme environment – Antarctica Ecotourism – Galapagos Islands |
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Christmas |
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Mock Exam |
Changing Populations, Water on the Land, Changing Urban Environments, Living World |
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Restless Earth |
Structure of the Earth; the Earth’s crust; tectonic landforms; people and fold mountains; volcanoes; Supervolcanoes; earthquakes; tsunamis. Case studies: Volcano – Mount St. Helens Fold mountains – the Andes Supervolcano – Yellowstone Earthquake in a richer area – Kobe, 1995 Earthquake in a poorer area – Sichuan 2008 Tsunami – Indian Ocean 2004 |
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Easter |
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Revision and GCSE Exams |
AQA Geography A – 2 written papers – 1 x Physical Geography of 1 ½ hours duration (Water on the Land, The Living World and The Restless Earth) & 1 x Human Geography of 1 ½ Hours duration (Population Change, Changing Urban Environments and Tourism) |
Text book – Nelson Thornes, AQA Geography A edited by Simon Ross. ISBN 978 1 4085 0271 6
Specification at a glance - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-a-9030/spec-at-a-glance
YEAR 10
Units and sub-units(Assessments aren't always at the end of units – students will be informed in advance of an assessment and given time homework time to prepare) |
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1. The Challenge of Natural Hazards |
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A. Introduction and Tectonic Hazards B. Weather Hazards C. Climate Change Assessment |
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Christmas |
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2. The Challenge of Resource Management |
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A. Resource Management B. Food Assessment |
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3. The Changing Economic World |
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A. The Changing Economic World Assessment |
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Easter |
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4. The Living World |
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A. Ecosystems B. Tropical Rainforests C. Cold Environments Assessment |
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5. Urban Issues and Challenges (Students will make a start on this unit and complete it at the start of Year 11) |
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A. Urban Issues and Challenges B. Fieldwork (week beginning 12.6.17) Assessment |
Year 10
Topic |
Content |
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Water on the Land |
Processes; long and cross profiles; landforms; hydrological cycle; hydrographs; flooding; hard and soft engineering; water supply and demand; water management. Case studies: MEDC flooding – Boscastle/Tewkesbury LEDC flooding – Bangladesh UK water management – Kielder Water |
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Christmas |
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Changing Urban Environments |
Urbanisation; urban zones; MEDC urban issues and solutions; LEDC urban issues and solutions incl. squatter settlements; sustainable cities. Case studies: Squatter settlement redevelopment – Kibera, Nairobi/Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro Sustainable urban living – Curitiba |
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Year 10 Exam |
2 GCSE questions covering Water on the Land and Population (covered to GCSE standard in Year 9) |
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Controlled Assessment |
CA planning prior to fieldwork Data collection during fieldwork to Brighton Low and High Control write-up |
Text book – Nelson Thornes, AQA Geography A edited by Simon Ross. ISBN 978 1 4085 0271 6
Specification at a glance - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-a-9030/spec-at-a-glance
YEAR 9
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Topic |
Content & Departmental Assessments |
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Hazards
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Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, avalanches. |
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War and conflict
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Causes and effects, location, blood diamonds, genocide, terrorism. |
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Unit test: Hazards/War and Conflict |
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Christmas |
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People on the move (International migration)
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Push and pull factors, impacts, economic movements within and to the EU, refugee movements to the EU and the impacts |
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Unit test: Population – People on the Move: Migration |
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Who wants to live forever? (Population Structure) |
Sustainable populations (China and Kerala), problems and benefits of ageing populations, ageing in the EU |
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Unit test: Population – Who Wants to Live Forever? Population Structure |
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Easter |
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Global issues
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Acid rain, global warming, and investigation in school grounds |
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Issue evaluation assessment (New GCSE style)
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YEAR 8
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Content |
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Ice lands (1st half term)
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Location, glaciation, survival, tourism, effects of climate change, etc. |
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Unit test: Ice Lands |
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Rich world poor world (2nd half term)
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Reasons for differences in quality of life, how measure development, how differences can be reduced, etc. |
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Christmas |
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Unit test: Rich world, poor world |
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War and conflict (Jan half term)
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Causes and effects, locations, blood diamonds, terrorism, piracy |
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Unit test: War and Conflict
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People on the move – migration
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Why do people move, Push and pull factors, impacts, economic movements within and to the EU, refugee movements to the EU and the impacts |
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Unit test: People on the Move - Migration |
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Easter |
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Mismanaged Environments
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Overfishing, Aral Sea, mass extinction. |
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Managed environments
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To include fieldwork preparation, fieldwork at Wakehurst Place (w.b. 22.5.17) and some follow-up work on managed wetlands/woodland |
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Unit test: Mismanaged & Managed Environments |
YEAR 7
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Topic |
Content |
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Places and skills: 1.Amazing Places |
Fantastic, dangerous, unusual places – to include atlas skills, latitude and longitude |
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2 baseline assessments |
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2.Our local environment – mapskills
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Cuckfield and Sussex – to include use of local OS maps and skills (grid references, compass directions, height, scale and distance) |
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3.Our local environment - settlement |
Settlement – siting settlements, size and types of settlement, hierarchy. |
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UNIT TEST: Map skills, settlement.
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Christmas |
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Globalisation |
Where products are made around the world, effects of globalisation. |
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Reduce, reuse and recycle |
Wasting less by reducing, reusing and recycling, what happens to waste, how things are recycled, e-waste problems. |
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UNIT TEST: Globalisation/Reduce Reuse and Recycle
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The Underworld – Caves |
Underground caves – limestone scenery and features, world caves |
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Easter |
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The Underworld – Seas and oceans |
Seas & oceans, including deep oceans |
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UNIT TEST: Underworld
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Tropical rainforests |
Plant and animals adaptations, tribal people, development and deforestation |
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Rivers |
Locations, life in rivers, flooding, Rivers Project |
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