Overview:

This is an outline of topics covered.  Within this, a range of geographical skills is practised, particularly analysing information from a range of sources and presentation of data.  Case-studies and Project work (from both primary and secondary data) develop these skills in preparation for Key Stage 4.  Embedded within this programme of work is study of places at a variety of scales and geographical themes

Autumn Term:

Economic Activities

• Types of industry

• Employment structures

Primary industry: farming

• System

• Problems in UK

• Farming changes

• Intensive and extension

• Economic problems

• Food

• Environmental problems

Manufacturing

• Factory system

• Change in industry

• Fieldwork: local industry

Spring Term:
 

Tectonic processes

• Tectonic movements

• Fold mountains

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• World’s mountains

Tourism

• Types

• Benefits

• Problems

Case-study: Majorca

• National Parks

• Tourism conflicts

Development

• Measurement

• Level of development

• Regional disparities

Summer Term:

European Union

• Countries

• Formation

• Functions

Case-study: Italy

• Physical background

• Population

• Industrial north

• Regional contrasts

OS Mapwork

• Revision for Year 10 (Geographical Skills).