Geography
Key Stage 3
Pupils at Stewards Academy will follow the topics outlined by the KS3 National Curriculum for Geography.
In Year 7, pupils start the year by with the topic “Around the World”. This will include studying the world map, locations around the globe, population, and migration. During the spring term, pupils will complete the “Global Hazards” topic and will study natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. In the summer term pupils will complete the “Africa” topic and they will study the continent of Africa with particular attention focusing on African landscapes, the map of Africa and development issues in Africa such as living in squatter settlements and the importance of oil to Nigeria’s economy.
In Year 8, pupils will study the “Development” topic. In this topic they will compare developed and developing countries, understand how development can be measured and how countries level of development can be compared. The next topic will be “Extreme environments” and this will involve the study of the human and physical characteristics of hot and cold deserts. Pupils will move on to study “Water & hydrology” which includes examining the water cycle, rivers and the impacts of flooding. The final topic of Year 8 will be “The Geographies of Crime” and pupil will examine how development issues and high levels of crime are connected. Pupils will study how different global regions are linked by crime.
In Year 9, pupils will start with the academic year by studying the “Living World – ecosystems & rainforests” topic. Pupils will examine local ecosystems, global biomes, and the importance of tropical rainforests such as the Amazon region of South America. The second topic of Year 9 will be “Living World – hot deserts & people” which involves studying the physical characteristics of hot deserts and how people use these biomes. Pupils will then move onto the “Urban Areas – LIC/NEE focus” which allows pupils to understand the challenges and opportunities of living in urban areas in developing countries. Year 9 will finish with the “UK Resources” topic which looks how the UK’s demand for food, water and energy are changing.
Key Stage 4
The AQA (8035) Geography GCSE course allows students will travel the world from their classroom, exploring case studies in the United Kingdom (UK), higher income countries (HICs), newly emerging economies (NEEs) and lower income countries (LICs). Topics of study include climate change, poverty, physical landscapes in the UK, resource management, deprivation, global shifts in economic power and the challenge of sustainable resource use. Students are also encouraged to understand their role in society, by considering different viewpoints, values and attitudes.
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Paper 1 - Living with the physical environment |
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What is assessed:
3.1.1 The challenge of natural hazards 3.1.2 The living world 3.1.3 Physical landscapes in the UK 3.4 Geographical skills such as using OS maps How will it be assessed:
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Paper 2 - Challenges in the human environment |
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What is assessed:
3.2.1 Urban issues and challenges 3.2.2 The changing economic world 3.2.3 The challenge of resource management 3.4 Geographical skills How will it be assessed:
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Paper 3 – Geographical Applications |
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What is assessed:
3.3.1 Section A: Issue Evaluation – this information is released by the exam board 12 weeks before the paper 3 examination. 3.3.2 Section B: Fieldwork 3.4 Geographical skills How will it be assessed:
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Please provide a brief description of the departments homework policy for pupils at KS4 |
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Throughout years 10 and 11 pupils will also be given regular homework tasks to support their in class learning such as conducting their own research into Geographical topics, completing questions on Knowledge Organisers and revising for exams. |