Unit: What is Geography

Aim: Able to explain the difference between the types of Geography and give examples.

Introduction + Physical & Human Geography

Tasks

1) Read course requirements carefully and stick into the front of your notebook.

2) What is Physical Geography? Write definition and give 6 examples with a small picture next to each.

3) What is Human Geography? Write definition and give 6 examples with a small picture next to each.

Environmental Geography

Tasks

1) What is Environmental Geography? Write definition and give 6 examples with a small picture next to each.

2) Split A4 paper into 3 sections to produce a poster showing the different types of Geography.

Unit: Map Skills

Aim: To be able to read map data accurately in terms of: distance, direction, scale, height & grid references.

What are Maps & Plans

Tasks

1) Map Types (PP) & why we have them.

2) Plans. Qs 1-6 p.11

Maps PowerPoint

Grid References (4 & 6 fig)

Tasks

1) 4 fig refs & 6 fig refs

2) Qs 1-3 p.12.

3) Stranded in Sahara w/s

Measuring Distance

Tasks

1) Straight line distance & using the scale

2) Measuring curved distances

3) Qs 1-5 p.15

4) Extension: How Far w/s

Direction

Tasks

1) Build up 16 point compass

2) Qs 1-7 p.16

Symbols, Keys & OS Maps

Tasks

1) Purpose of symbols & the key

2) Symbol reveal PP

3) Sign & symbols flash cards

4) Qs 1-3 p.20.

Extension: Activity using IGCSE P2 map insert (peer work setting & answering Qs)

Height

Tasks

1) Spot heights

2) Contour lines

3) Layer shading

4) Q's 1-6 p.23 Geog.1

Atlases

Tasks

1) Contents & index

2) Key features: longitude (GMT), latitude (equator, tropics & poles).

3) Spy Catcher w/s

4) Easy as ABC w/s

Unit: Hydrology & River Processes

Aim: Able to describe and explain how water makes its way back to the oceans/seas. Should be able to discuss the processes of erosion, transportation and deposition that occur & the landforms that these create.

Watercycle

Tasks

1) Build up watercycle on the board - key words.

2) Write definitions for the key words:

• evaporation
• transpiration
• evapotranspiration
• condensation
• precipitation
• infiltration
• surface run-off
• groundwater
• groundwater flow

3) Permeable & impermeable surfaces

River Features

Tasks

1) Labelled diagram of a river basin. Each of the labels defined:

• source
• tributary
• confluence
• mouth
• drainage basin
• watershed

2) Characteristics of river near source compared to mouth (water volume, speed, river bed material).

Erosion, Transportation & Depositon

Tasks

1) Erosion: what it is & types (hyraulic action, abrasion, atrition, corrosion), labelled diagrams.

2) Transportation: types (traction, saltation, suspension, solution), & link to rivers energy.

Waterfalls & Meanders

Tasks

1) Erosive processes creating waterfalls - labelled diagram.

2) What are meanders & why do they change (innner & outer banks of bends).

3) Oxbow lakes.

Deposition & deltas

Tasks

1) Why does deposition happen & in which sections of rivers

2) What are deltas, why do they form, distributaries.

3) Importance of some deltas (Nile) for agriculture & dangers facing them (Aswan High Dam).

Aim: able to explain the causes of flooding, describe & explain the effects, and offer suggestions as to how flooding can be prevented or managed. Case Study: Bangladesh

Flooding Video

Natures Fury: Floods. Take notes on causes, effects & solutions to floods.

Causes of flooding

Tasks

1) Next 3 lessons will build up an A3 poster.

2) Causes: deforestation in Himalayas (reasons), silting, flat land, monsoon (what).

3) Pictures displaying each of the causes in 3rd of the page.

Effects of flooding

Tasks

1) Effects: damage to buildings, infra-structure, loss of crops, water contamination, disease, death/injury.

2) Discussion about each effect & its impacts & long or short term.

Solutions/ suggestions

Tasks

1) Different ways in which rivers can be managed (hard & soft engineering).

2) Ways in which people can prepare for floods to limit the impact that they have.