Course Outlines - Geography

Year 9

• Water on the land – 1. Rivers – the water cycle, natural processes (weathering & mass movement, erosion & deposition), landforms, human uses of landscape.
• Water on the land – 2. Water resources – human uses, misuses and water management; the flooding hazard - causes, consequences and solutions
• Farming – focusing on farming in China / SE Asia compared to other farming systems around the world; technological changes; food shortages & overproduction.
• Population – including Migration & Urban environments
• Coasts – landforms, human impact and coastal management
• Globalisation, including Leisure activities and Tourism

Year 10

• Environmental threats, eg global warming, acid rain, soil erosion, waste management, air pollution
• Ecosystems – 1. Tropical Rainforests and Deforestation, eg SE Asia/Amazonia
• Ecosystems – 2. Savannas (Tropical Grasslands) and Desertification, eg the Sahel
• Industrial Systems and Development, including contrasts in development, industrialization in SE Asia; Trade and Aid; quality of life/human welfare.
• Decision-Making Exercise
• Natural hazards – focus on Tropical storms
• Energy Resources – types of energy; power stations
• Glaciation – landforms formed by ice and human use of glaciated areas.