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  • Geography

    The main aims of our department are:

    • To stimulate pupils' interest and curiosity about the world in which they live as part of a lifelong process.
    • To develop pupils' awareness at local, national and global scales.
    • To help pupils understand the interrelationships between people and their environments throughout the world.

    Key Stage 3

    Year 7

    • Map skills: directions, distances, symbols, grid references.
    • Our Home Region – Urbanisation: location of London, urban land uses, settlement patterns, differences in urban and rural living.
    • Volcanoes: causes, features, impacts, dangers and benefits.
    • China: physical features, Human features, daily life, schools comparison.
    • Swains Lane Investigation – Shopping survey, introduction to geographical investigations.

      Year 8
    • The World Cup (focus on Russia and Qatar): Physical Features, Biomes, Climate, Human features.
    • Glaciation: Glaciated areas, erosional and depositional features.
    • Geography of Crime (Using GIS): Software, Layering, Police using GIS, conducting a geographical investigation about crime in the local area.
    • Rivers & water consumption: Water Cycle, Drainage Basin, Meanders, Waterfalls, Flooding.


    Year 9

    • Development issues: measuring development, reasons for development, commodity dependency, trade.
    • Weather Hazards: Tropical storms, Droughts, Climate Change.
    • Population: changes, density, pyramids, migration.

    Year 10 and 11