Year 07 Geography
Curriculum:
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Passport to Geography
OS Maps and the use of Maps
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
- Understand the importance of plans
- Drawing plans of rooms
- Investigate what maps are
- Explain how different types of maps are useful
- Investigate the UK's place in Europe
- Understand the use of Relief Maps
- Understand longitude and latitude
- Reading OS maps
- Understand OS symbols and Grid References
- Understand Direction and Scale
- Understand the need for tourist attractions
- Understand the placing of tourist attractions to areas
Key Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary
Plans, Maps, Relief, Key, Symbols, Contour Lines
Longitude, Latitude, OS Maps, Grid Reference, Scale, Tourism, Key, Legend, Direction
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Tourism
Key Concepts:
- Why has the tourism industry grown?
- What is the Tourist Resort Lifecycle Model?
- What is tourism like in Kenya?
- How can tourism lead to conflict?
- How is eco-tourism different?
- How have trends in tourism changed?
Key Vocabulary:
Tourism, Impact, Conflict, Eco-Tourism, Disposable Income, Social, Economic, Technological
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New India
Key Concepts:
- What is India’s landscape and climate like?
- Where do people live in India?
- How does the physical environment effect where people live?
Key Vocabulary:
Globalisation, Slum, Enquiry, Annotation, Perception, Urban, Rural, Coast Lines, Mountain Range, Border, Human, Physical
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 7 have one Geography lesson each week.
Students will receive one piece of Geography homework on alternate weeks.
During Year 7 students will conduct fieldwork on school grounds.
Assessments:
Students in Year 7 are given an assessment at the end of each unit.
Mini assessments are also conducted during the year.
