Geography is the structured way of learning, analysing and understanding the characteristics of places that make up our world. In year 9, students undertake Core Geography (and can also elect to take Elective Geography) where they consider changes in the characteristics of places and the implications of these. They consider significant spatial distributions and patterns and evaluate implications. Students consider interconnections between and within places and changes resulting from these, over time and at different scales. This further develops their understanding of geographic concepts, including space, place, interconnection, change, environment, scale and sustainability.
Students investigate different perceptions people have of place , and how this influences their connections with different places. They examine ways in which transportation and information communication technologies are used to connect people to services, information and people in other places. They explore ways that places and people are interconnected with other places through trade in goods and services, at all scales. Students evaluate the effects of production and consumption of goods on people and environments throughout the world and predict the sustainability of these. Students record, analyse and evaluate a range of maps and other geographic data and use geospatial technologies to develop their understanding of geographic concepts. They conduct fieldwork, collecting primary and secondary data to analyse concepts and draw conclusions.
A range of assessment tasks will be used including:
mapping/ analysis tasks
fieldwork
fieldwork report
individual research
exam
Please see booklist for stationery required.