Geography

Geography, as a subject, offers students a rich and multifaceted learning experience that is crucial for their personal and academic development. Geography provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the world we live in and how its various elements interconnect. Students develop essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and spatial analysis.

They gain a global perspective, becoming aware of cultural, social, and environmental issues that impact our planet. Geography also fosters an appreciation for diverse cultures and landscapes, promoting tolerance and empathy. Moreover, the subject equips students with the knowledge and tools to tackle pressing global challenges, including climate change, urbanisation, and sustainable development.

By studying geography, students embark on a captivating journey that broadens their horizons, empowers them to make informed decisions, and prepares them to become global citizens.

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CRITERION A

Knowing & Understanding

Criterion b

Investigating

criterion C

Communicating

criterion d

Thinking Critically

statement of inquiry

Cultural change shapes communities

APPROACHES to Learning

Research skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, organisation skills

statement of inquiry

Differing perspectives of innovation of the technology of maps

APPROACHES to Learning

Research skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, organisation skills

statement of inquiry

Weather and climate systems follow different trends and scientifically tracked

APPROACHES to Learning

Research skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, transfer skills

statement of inquiry

Weather and climate systems follow different trends and scientifically tracked

APPROACHES to Learning

Research skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, transfer skills

statement of inquiry

Ice is a powerful force that shapes the environment, influences climate, and impacts ecosystems and human societies worldwide.

APPROACHES to Learning

Research skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, organisation skills, transfer skills

statement of inquiry

The relationship between China’s industrial capabilities and its role in the global economy shapes its position as a major manufacturing hub.

APPROACHES to Learning

Research skills, communication skills, organisation skills, transfer skills

Statement of Inquiry

Governments, communities and individuals can develop strategies for living in hazardous environments and responding to hazards and disasters over time.

Statement of Inquiry

By analysing patterns and trends in the unequal distribution and depletion of resources across different communities in time, place and space, we can understand the complex challenges of resource scarcity and the urgent need for sustainable practices.

Statement of Inquiry

Acknowledging the profound changes occurring on Earth, our collective responsibility to humanity and the natural world drives essential conservation efforts to shape a sustainable future.

Statement of Inquiry

Personal and social perspectives on the process and effects of globalisation reflect local circumstances and values.

Statement of Inquiry

Physical systems and processes of rivers have consequences for human life nearby.

Statement of Inquiry

Exploring the complex changes occurring in Africa reveals how globalisation, viewed through diverse perspectives, shapes the continent’s development, leading to both significant challenges and unique opportunities.

Statement of intent

Governments, communities and individuals can develop strategies for living in hazardous environments and responding to hazards and disasters over time

Approaches to Learning

Thinking skills

Statement of intent

Personal and social perspectives on the process and effects of globalisation reflect local circumstances and values.

Approaches to Learning

Research skills

Statement of intent

Understanding the causality of change within natural systems reveals how globalization impacts the sustainability of environments and human populations, leading to increasingly hazardous tropical storms.

Approaches to Learning

Communication skills

Statement of intent

Advances in economic and social development create opportunities and challenges for all countries.

Approaches to Learning

Knowing and understanding

Statement of intent

Personal and social perspectives on the process and effects of globalisation reflect local circumstances and values.

Approaches to Learning

Research skills

Statement of intent

The unique characteristics of a place foster interdependence, significantly influencing globalization and sustainability.

Approaches to Learning

Research skills

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ks4 Geography

Geography, as a subject, offers students a rich and multifaceted learning experience that is crucial for their personal and academic development. Geography provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the world we live in and how its various elements interconnect. Students develop essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and spatial analysis. They gain a global perspective, becoming aware of cultural, social, and environmental issues that impact our planet.

Geography also fosters an appreciation for diverse cultures and landscapes, promoting tolerance and empathy. Moreover, the subject equips students with the knowledge and tools to tackle pressing global challenges, including climate change, urbanisation, and sustainable development. By studying geography, students embark on a captivating journey that broadens their horizons, empowers them to make informed decisions, and prepares them to become global citizens.

Statement of INQUIRY

Understanding the global circulation of the atmosphere helps explain the causes and impacts of hazardous Earth events such as tropical cyclones and tectonic hazards, which vary in different parts of the world.

Approaches to Learning

Research

Statement of INQUIRY

The UK’s physical landscape has been shaped over time by the interaction of geology, geomorphic processes, and human activity, resulting in distinctive and dynamic environments such as coasts and rivers that face ongoing change and conflict.

Approaches to Learning

Thinking

Statement of INQUIRY

Geographical investigations help us understand how physical and human processes shape contrasting environments. Through fieldwork and research in both rural or urban areas and river or coastal landscapes, we can analyse patterns of change, explore causes and consequences, and evaluate sustainable responses.

Approaches to Learning

Communication

Statement of INQUIRY

Rivers shape the landscape through processes such as erosion, transportation, and deposition, creating distinctive landforms. Human interactions with these dynamic environments, especially in relation to flooding, require careful management to balance risks and sustainability.

Approaches to Learning

Self Management

Statement of INQUIRY

Geographical enquiry enables us to investigate real-world issues by forming hypotheses, collecting and analysing data through fieldwork and secondary sources, and evaluating the reliability of our findings.

Approaches to Learning

Social

Statement of INQUIRY

Urbanisation is driven by push and pull factors that influence migration, leading to rapid growth in cities. This creates environmental challenges, inequality, and the development of informal settlements, highlighting the need for sustainable urban planning.

Approaches to Learning

Research

Statement of Inquiry

Global interactions drive diverse patterns of development, leading to significant changes and persistent inequalities within and between places, challenging the pursuit of sustainability.

Approaches to learning

Thinking and research skills

Statement of Inquiry

Rapid urbanization, driven by global interactions, creates complex urban systems that undergo profound change, exacerbating inequalities and challenging the pursuit of sustainable places.

Approaches to learning

Thinking and resaerch skills

Statement of Inquiry

Human interactions with the biosphere, driven by global demands for resources, profoundly change natural systems, impacting human wellbeing and challenging the pursuit of sustainability.

Approaches to learning

Thinking and resaerch skills

Statement of Inquiry

Global interactions and increasing demand for resources cause significant change and impacts on forest systems, challenging our ability to achieve sustainability and highlighting the interdependence of human well-being and the natural world.

Approaches to learning

Thinking and research skills

Statement of Inquiry

As interconnected global systems drive increasing energy consumption, addressing the environmental impacts and achieving sustainability requires significant change in resource management and innovation in global interactions.

Approaches to learning

Thinking and research skills