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Autumn
United Kingdom (5 weeks)
UK landscape, upland and lowland features. Climate and the weather. Population patterns and change. What is it to be British
Landforms I – Rivers (5 weeks)
The hydrological cycle, river channel processes and landforms, one erosional and one depositional.
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Spring
UK Weather (6 Weeks)
Difference between Weather and Climate, Microclimates, Equipment, Video, Britains Climate, Types of rainfall, Contrasting climates (Equatorial/Desert).Kettle Experiment,
Assessment, Database. Internet www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Geography of Sport (6 Weeks)
The relationship between city size and success of club. The money game where does it come from and where does it go. The football stitching Industry. The location of. Visit to Pride Park
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Summer
Fun with Maps
Direction (compass rose), Grid references, Symbols, Countryside Code, Man and the Environment, Interpretation of maps and photos. Introduction of peer assessment. Development of place at a local scale. Map skills assessment.
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Restless Earth (5 weeks)
Structure of the earth, patterns of tectonic activity, what happens at plate boundaries. What are the effects of an earthquake and how can these be managed or reduced.
Water a hazard or a resource (5 weeks)
What are the causes of flooding, case study of a UK flood? How can water help improve peoples lives
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Landforms II - Coasts
What controls the rate of coastal erosion. Types of wave. Coastal processes and explanation of coastal landform, one erosional and one depositional.
Landforms III - Limestone Scenery
What is limestone and how is it made; how can limestone be weathered. Describe and explain the formation of surface and subsurface features.
Malham Residential fieldtrip.
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Population
Describe population pattern in the UK and world. Population change LEDC/MEDC what are the reasons for this. Migration within the UK.
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India (6 weeks)
What are the main physical and human characteristics of the sub-continent. How does climate effect agriculture in India. What are the factors leading to the rapid growth of the India economy and how is this effecting the UK.
Globalisation of the Fashion Industry (4weeks)
How has globalisation of the textile Industry benefitted India, and how have UK companies taken advantage of this. Should we seek boycotts of companies which employ child labour overseas? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this.
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What is Development (6 weeks)
Definitions of development and quality of life. Measures of development and their reliability. The differing employment structures of nations and the balance of trade. Should third world debt be cancelled?
Industry(6 weeks)
What is a systems approach to industry. How do factors such as market, raw materials and communications effect the location of industry. Case study of the Solihull, Land Rover plant and visit
Land Rover fieldtrip
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Tourism – Sustainable or not
Why is the tourism industry so important internationally? What are the reasons why the tourism industry has grown so much in the last 50 years. How have changes in taste effected global tourism in the last 20 years. What is the difference and impacts of mass tourism and sustainable tourism.
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