Geography
Geography and Travel and Tourism
Welcome to the Geography Department
The Geography department aims to create Geographers, not just students who study Geography.
KS3
In Key Stage 3 the Geography department aims to enthuse students in the subject and the main human and physical processes that are shaping and re shaping our world. The curriculum aims to provide students with transferrable and cross curricula inquiry, data presentation and analytical skills, while providing students with the base for further learning in KS4 and KS5.
Year 7 Overview
Term |
Unit of Work |
Summary |
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Term 1 |
What is Geography? |
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Term 1 |
Map skills |
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Term 2 |
World cities |
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Term 3 |
Weather |
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Term 3 |
Ecosystems |
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Year 8 Overview
Term |
Unit of Work |
Summary |
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Term 1 |
Tourism |
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Term 1 and 2 |
Rivers and coasts |
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Term 2 |
Population |
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Term 3 |
Water works |
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Term 3 |
Global fashion industry |
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Year 9 Overview
Term |
Unit of Work |
Summary |
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Term 1 |
Hazards, plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes |
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Term 2 |
Development |
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Term 3 |
Geography of crime |
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Term 3 |
Geography of terrorism |
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KS4
Welcome to Geography
The subject is a popular option choice at KS4. In year 10 and 11 we currently offer the AQA GCSE syllabus, grade 9-1. Like many other GCSEs the course is linear with three external exams at the end of Year 11. Paper 1 and 2 are worth 35% each, with paper 3 worth 30%. As part of the course there is compulsory fieldwork to: Darenth valley and Sidcup town centre.
Term |
Unit of Work |
Summary |
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Term 1 |
UK physical environments and rivers |
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Term 1 |
River fieldwork |
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Term 1&2 |
Economic world |
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Term 2 |
Urban issues |
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Term 2 |
Coasts |
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Term 3 |
Resource management |
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Term 3 |
Water resources |
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Term 4 | Ecosystems and Tropical rainforests |
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Term 4 |
Hot deserts |
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Term 5 |
Natural hazards and tectonics |
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Term 5 |
Urban fieldwork Weather hazards |
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Term 5 | Climate change |
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Term 6 | Issue evaluation |
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