Geography

What are the features of my immediate environment?  

What is life like in my country compared to others? 

What are the similarities and differences between different environments?  

What are the similarities and differences between different environments?  

How can I explore the natural world around me? 

What important processes occur in the world? (e.g. seasons)  

What is my life like in my country compared to others? 

What are the similarities and differences between different environments?  

Which words can I use to describe physical features? 

How can I use my observational skills to study the human and physical features of my school?  

What are the names and locations of the four countries in the UK? 

How does the weather vary within the UK? 

What are the similarities and differences between an area of the UK and an area of a non-European city? 

 How can aerial photos be used to identify human and physical features? 

How can I use a key when reading a map? 

What are the seasonal and daily weather patterns of the UK compared to hot and cold areas of the Earth? 

How can atlases and globes help me to understand the locations of different countries, continents and oceans? 

How can the points of a compass help me to understand direction?  

How can I build on my knowledge of physical features to better describe coastal areas?  

How can ariel photos help me to identify human and physical features of coastal areas? 

How can I use maps to locate the world’s countries and identify their key environmental regions and human and physical characteristics?  

How can I locate and describe key topographical features and land-use patterns over time?

How can I develop my understanding of human geography? 

How can I use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe their features?  

How can I locate the world’s countries and major cities, using maps? 

How can I identify and compare human and physical features of different countries? 

How can I compare different types of settlements and land use? 

How can I observe, measure record and present the human and physical features?

How can I use maps and keys to plot migration patterns? 

How can I use topographical features to explain settlement patterns? 

How can I understand why geographical land use has changed over time?  

How can I use my knowledge of topographical features to explain human land use during a time of conflict? 

How can I understand human settlements in the context of the physical features of an area?

How can I combine locational knowledge with an explanation of economic activity?  

How can I can I understand the ways in which the physical features of a country impact trade routes? 

How can I describe, understand and explain a key geographical process? 

How can the 8 points of a compass, 4- and 6-figure grid references, symbols and keys help to locate specific places?

How can I plot journeys using key geographical vocabulary? (latitude, longitude, Equator, Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn) 

How can maps from different periods in time be used to track naval movement?

How do food chains vary in different habitats? 

What can I find out about a particular biome? (Rainforest) 

How can I explain the impact of human activity on a particular biome? 

How can I use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate a country and describe its features? 

How can physical aspects of a location impact the type of human settlement that exists there and how the humans use the land?  

What can I discover when studying a key geographical feature in depth? 

How can I use my understanding of human and physical geography to explain major Ancient Greek settlements and what made them successful? 

How can I use my mapping skills and knowledge of grid references to plot specific Greek battles on a map?  

How can I use my knowledge of Europe and map interpretation skills to locate key locations during WW2? 

How can I compare the human and physical features of one location at two different points in time? 

How has land use changed in a particular location over a period of time? 

How can OS survey maps help my understanding of a local areas? 

How can fieldwork techniques deepen my understanding of how a local area has changed over time? 

How can I locate key physical features (volcanoes and rivers) around the world? 

How can I use geological process to explain the formation of physical features and natural disasters?  

How can precise geographical vocabulary increase my understanding of locational facts? 

How can maps be used to locate areas that fall under a particular biome?(rainforest) 

How can I explore the human impact on a particular biome around the world? (rainforest) 

How do biomes in the UK differ to biomes in Europe and in other parts of the world? 

1. How to become a great geographer by understanding maps, physical and human geography of the UK 

2. Develop research skills and planning personal project

1. How is atmosphere and hydrosphere important for us? 

2. Describe global population and wealth patterns. 

1. Learn about fantastic landscapes like the UK, Greenland, Madagascar, Grand Canyon, Finland and Niagara falls 

2. How to become a great geographer-learning about maps 

1. Consolidate map skills and learn some sophisticated map skills like GIS maps 

2. How cities change overtime-from urbanisation, overpopulation, congestion, decline to regeneration 

3. How can cities be more sustainable

1. What is the UK’s weather and climate like? 

2. What are causes and impacts of extreme weather? 

1. What coastal processes create distinctive landforms? 

2. Why are some coastal areas protected and others are not? 

3. How are coasts important? 

1. How do river characteristics change from upper to lower course? 

2. How can different uses of rivers cause conflict (GERD dam)? 

3. Learn about river fieldwork skills via virtual fieldwork. 

1. What physical and human factors affect food security? 

2. How can food security be achieved and what could be the potential problems with these methods? 

1. What are different sources of energy-renewable and non-renewable? 

2. How can increasing demand for energy cause disputes in countries? 

1. What are causes, impacts and solutions to climate change? 

2. What are different stakeholders’ views abut climate change? 

1. What the earth’s end like-Polar areas? 

2. How have people,  plants and animals adapted to live in the cold climates? 

3. How are polar areas environmentally and economically important? 

4. What landforms are formed in glaciated areas? 

1. What is physical and human geography of the Middle East like? 

2. What natural resources are found in the Middle east? 

3. What are the causes of conflict in the Middle east? 

1. What physical processes happen under the oceans? 

2. How are oceans important for us? 

3. How can we find out what is under the oceans? 

1. What are the different marine ecosystems? 

2. How are marine ecosystems under threat? 

3. What are the political and environmental issues about oceans? 

1. How and why has economic of countries changed over time? 

2. What are the impacts of globalisation and TNCs? 

1. How is development measured? 

2. What factors affect development of countries? 

1. What landforms are formed by glaciers? 

2. What are the regional and global impacts of glacial retreat? 

1. How to design, conduct and carry out fieldwork investigation? 

2. What are the different types of data collection: virtual, primary and secondary 

1. What are the causes, effects and management of tectonic and weather hazards? 

2. What are the causes, effects and solutions to climate change?

1. Small scale ecosystems and biomes 

2. What are the characteristics, impacts and management of tropical rainforests? 

3. What are the challenges and opportunities in desert environments? 

1. Opportunities and challenges of urban areas-Rio and London 

2. How can urban areas be managed more sustainably? 

1. What physical processes shape the UK’s coastal  landscapes? 

2. How can  coasts be managed? 

1. Mock exams 

2. What physical processes shape the UK’s river landscapes? 

3. How  rivers can be managed? 

1. How to devise and  collect reliable Fieldwork data collection 

2. How to present data using appropriate method 

3. How to write a report on the data collected

1. What is the global distribution of food, water and energy? 

2. What opportunities and challenges are created by growing demand for resources? 

3. What strategies can be used to increase supply of resources? 

How to devise and collect reliable Fieldwork data collection 

1. How to present data using appropriate method 

2. How to write a report on the data collected  

Changing economic world 

1. Why are here variation in global development and what strategies can be used to reduce these development gaps 

2. What changes are experienced by NEE as a result of rapid economic growth (Nigeria)? 

Interim and mock exam revision 

Changing economic world 

How have changes in economy of the UK affected  and will affect employment patterns and regional growth? 

Tectonic hazards

1. What theoretical frameworks can help to explain plate movements? 
2. How important are the hazards profiles, governance and development in understanding of contrasting hazard impacts, vulnerability and resilience? 
3. How can the impacts of tectonic hazards be managed by  mitigation and adaptation strategies?

Globalisation (Human) 

1. What are the causes of globalisation? 
2. What are the impacts of globalisation for countries, different groups of people and cultures and the physical environment and how should different players respond to its challenges?

Coasts

1. What are the distinctive features and landscapes of coast, and wider littoral zone? 
2. What factors affect coastal recession? 
3. What landforms are created by erosion, transportation, deposition and weathering processes? 

Diverse places (Human) 

1. How do population structures vary? 
2. How are urban and rural areas seen differently by different groups of people due to their lived experience? Evaluate their views. 

Coasts

1. What are the risks and threats from sea level rise, coastal erosion and flooding? 

2. How can coastlines be managed? 

Diverse places (Human) 

1. What cultural and demographic  tensions occur in diverse places and why? 

2. How are these tensions being managed? 

NEA

• Choose a suitable enquiry question. 

• Formulate data collection methods 

• Collect primary and secondary data 

• Analyse data 

• NEA -Analyse data, evaluate the enquiry process 

• Revision for EOY exam 

• NEA-Redraft and produce the final draft NEA 

• EOY exams 

Finish NEA 

Water cycle (physical) 

1. What are the processes operating within the hydrological cycle from global to local scale? 
2. What are the impacts of water deficits and surpluses? 
3. What are the physical and human causes of water scarcity and impacts of water scarcity? 
4. What are the different approaches to manage water supply? 

Superpowers (Human) 

1. What are  superpowers and how have they changed overtime? 

2. What role superpowers and emerging nations play in international decision making concerning people and the physical environment? 

3. What tensions arise over acquisition of physical resources? 

4. What challenges do superpowers face? 

Carbon cycle (Physical) 

1. How does carbon cycle operate in short-term and long-term to maintain planetary system? 

2. What are the costs and benefits of alternatives to fossil fuels? 

3. What are the  implications for human wellbeing from the degradation of the water and carbon cycles? 

Human rights (Human) 

1. What is human development and why do levels vary from place to place? 
2. How are human rights used as arguments for political and military intervention?

Paper 3-Synpotic paper 

Carbon cycle 

What are the mitigation and adaptation strategies to rebalance carbon cycle? 

Finish Human rights (Human) 

What are the outcomes of geopolitical interventions?