At Bishop Challoner Catholic School we aim to provide a high quality geography education which inspire students to develop a fascination and curiosity about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.
Our topics should equip learners with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources, and environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. The skills and activities geography students cover (collaboration, analysing evidence, problem-solving, making decisions and critically evaluating information, ideas and viewpoints) stands them in good stead for further education and the workplace.
The geography team are ready to assist students beyond the classroom should the need arise.
Europe
Urbanisation, migration and geographical skills focused on the continent of Europe.South America
Climate, climatic factors, biomes and geographical skills focused on the continent of South America.North America
Economic activity, globalisation causes/impacts and geographical skills focused on the continent of North America.
North America (continued)
Economic activity, globalisation causes/impacts and geographical skills focused on the continent of North America.Africa
Resources, rocks, the rift valley and geographical skills focused on the continent of Africa.Asia
Development, population and geographical skills focused on the continent of Asia.
Oceania
Weather, extreme weather, climate change and geographical skills focused on the continent of OceaniaAntarctica
Geological timescales, continental drift and geographical skills focused on the continent of Antarctica
Year 8
Rivers
Water cycling, river basin, landforms.Population
Population statistics, population pyramids, population management strategies.
Natural Hazards
Tectonic hazards – volcanoes and earthquakes.Flooding
Causes and consequences of flooding events.
Flooding (continued)
Causes and consequences of flooding events.Migration
Migration causes and migration impacts.
Year 9
Development
Development across the world and examples of changes in levels of development.Super volcanoes and Tsunamis
Causes and impacts of super volcanoes. Causes and impacts of tsunamis.
Fairtrade
What is fair trade and its links to climate change.Glacial landforms
Glacial processes, landforms and management.
Coasts landforms in the UK
Coastal processes, landforms and management.
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GCSE GEOGRAPHY – YEAR 10/11
Year 10
Year 11
Physical Landscapes in the UK
UK upland/lowland areas and river systems
coastal processes, landforms, features & management
hot deserts – features, opportunities, challenges & risks.
The Changing Economic World
global variations in development
reducing the development gap
rapid economic development (LICs and NEEs)
changes to the UK economy and growth
Urban Issues and Challenges
rapid urbanisation and change
urban growth and change in LICs/NEEs and the UK
sustainable living
The Challenge of Resource Management
inequalities in supply and consumption of resources
supply and demand of resources in the UK
demand for energy resources, insecurities and strategies to increase supply
Fieldwork Projects (Urban)
data collection at a teacher chosen study area
data presentation, analysis, conclusions and evaluation.
Revision
This should be conducted both at home, in class (where time permits) and during lunchtime and/or after school revision sessions.
Assessments (examinations):
There are a variety of ways in which our students, across KS3 and KS4 are assessed from mid unit tests, end of unit assessments, mocks, extended writing answers and low stakes quizzes.
Paper 1 (35%) – Living with the Physical Environment (The Challenges of Natural Hazards, The Living World, Physical Landscapes in the UK and Geographical Skills)
Paper 2 (35%) – Challenges in the Human Environment (Urban Issues and Challenges, The Changing Economic World, The Challenges of Resource Management and Geographical Skills)
Paper 3 (30%) – Geographical Applications (Issue Evaluations, Assessing Fieldwork Skills and Geographical Skills)
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Fieldtrips are an important part of geography and inspiring curiosity about our world.
We are looking at the opportunities on offer in each year group to grow our current provision. Residential trips to Iceland take place and are very popular with our students.
The Eco-school’s group is also part of the geography department. We meet weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime to help improve out local environment.
Students can sign up with their school email address. Please note that all year 10 and 11 students have already been invited to join Seneca specific classes by their geography teacher. This website is great for both pre learning and revision.
This links takes you to a revision section on all topics, but be careful with regard to examples/case studies as they may not match what we have studied.
Apps:
Brainscape: to make own flashcards or download theirs
Gojimo: Question and Answer (some of the content we do not do)
Subject Overview
Subject Overview