Geography
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
Year 7 Geography Curriculum
Year 8 Geography Curriculum
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Theme |
Content |
Assessment |
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1 Energy (6/7 weeks) |
K & U of the key sources of energy; K of origins of fuel types, K & U of the impacts of energy production, U reflection of local regional and global impacts of energy use, K & U of future fuels. S interpretation of climate data and projections to sea and air temperature. |
45-minute test – mixture of short and longer answers |
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2 Rivers (6/7 weeks) |
K of the components of the hydrological cycle; K & U of processes that occur within a drainage basin; K & U of all fluvial processes; K & U resulting landforms of erosion and deposition on a landscape: K & U of causes, impacts and responses to flooding; S: Hydrograph interpretation and application. |
45-minute test – mixture of short and longer answers |
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3 Tourism (6 weeks) |
K of the growth of tourism; K & U a variety of problems and benefits of tourism (at a variety of scales); K & U of tourism in a high upland area; K & U of the components of sustainable tourism: K & U of opportunities and challenges over time (tourism lifecycle); S: life cycle diagrams, ethical reflection and future predictions regarding tourist numbers and destinations. |
45-minute test – mixture of short and longer answers |
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4 Ice (6 weeks) |
K of location of cold environments; K & U of the glacial system stores and flows; U of ice movement and factors that affect pace; K of weathering and glacial erosion; U of erosional and depositional landform formation; K & U of opportunities and challenges of a cold environment (Arctic) |
45-minute test – mixture of short and longer answers |
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5 Settlement (6 weeks) |
K of the recognised settlement patterns; K & U of reason for the choice of settlements; K & U of settlement function and change over time; K & U of sustainable components of settlement; S: cartographical skills and national park mapping; K & U of farming practices in the UK. |
45-minute test – mixture of short and longer answers |
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6 Crime (6 weeks) |
K of crime categorisation; K & S crime perception Vs actual statistics; K & U of the factors that may lead to criminal activity; K & U of crime prevention methods; S mapping of crime and identifying patterns; K & U of the opportunities to design out crime. |
45-minute test – mixture of short and longer answers |