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