Scheme of work overview chart

Autumn term Spring term

Subject: Geography 2012/2013

Summer term

Term 1A
Y7

7wks

Term 1B

7wks Term 2A 5wks

Sport Location; economic impacts; site location; Olympics; sustainable development Weather and Climate preparing for ecosystems: climates around the world. Ecosystems: Desert: Australian Outback; Sahara The Restless earth: Plates, margins, landforms Ecotourism Amazon rainforest; sustainable development. Population Change: growth of populations why? measurement; Population Change: growth of populations why? measurement; pyramid structures; DTM Rapid growth and management strategies

Term 2B 5wks
Exploring Britain Physical features, political boundaries, towns and other features Rainforests; what are they, how do we use them? Management.

Term 3A 6wks
British weather; population; work; UK and the world

Term 3B 6wks
Settlement OR Rivers

Y8

Introduction to Geography Map skills: Scale; distance on maps; grid reference; People and the planet. Coasts: Waves at work, landforms; The living world: Distribution; Temperate Deciduous forest; case study

Map skills continued Direction; OS maps; height and contours

How we use coasts; Coastal erosion and management

Tundra: humans in the Tundra; Tundra under threat

Energy: Fossil fuels, nuclear fuel, wind farms; biofuels, solar energy; Earthquake: Haiti and Chile Tsunami Indian Ocean / Japan

Y9

Atlantic rainforest; deforestation and management;

Fold mountains; Himalayas/Alps Volcanic eruption: Montserrat/ Mt St Helens pyramid structures; DTM Rapid growth and management strategies Chinas one child policy; Kerala population control Ageing population UK and Sweden Migration: Poland to UK; Impacts and refugees

Volcanic eruption: Montserrat/ Mt St Helens Supervolcanoes: Yellowstone Chinas one child policy; Kerala population control Ageing population UK and Sweden Development gap Differences creating the gap; standard of living/quality of life; Natural hazards, trade, Reducing the gap/ EU development gap

Y10

Tourism: Global tourism; UK Lake District effects and management

Tropical mass tourism Jamaica; effects on environment Extreme tourism Antarctica; effects and management Extreme tourism Antarctica; effects and management Ecotourism Amazon rainforest; sustainable development.

Migration: Poland to UK; Impacts and refugees Water on the land introduction; long profile features.

Y11

Tourism Controlled Assessment