Wallingford School

Geography

The Humanities curriculum at Wallingford School aims to:

  • Enable students to find their place in the world and make informed decisions about the future by considering the past
  • Develop students’ skills in literacy, numeracy, problem solving, verbal communication as well building tolerance and empathy
  • Encourage students to reach the highest possible standards through in-depth studies and academic rigour

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Key Stage 3 - Years 7, 8 and 9

Year 7, Terms 1-6
7.1 What is Geography UK maps, Europe maps and map skills
7.2 Tectonics Structure of the Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami, comparing hazards
7.3 Japan Map work, life in Japan, urban/rural differences
7.4 Glaciation Glacial processes and landforms, use of glacial landscapes, map work
7.5 UK Maps Climate Population and Economy
7.6 Ecosystems Ecosystems, Rainforests, Savanna, Tundra
Year 8, Terms 1-6
8.1 Population, settlement, immigration, emigration, demographic, densely, sparsely, refugee, distribution, choropleth
8.2 Resources, value, renewable, non renewable, sustainable, deficit, surplus, water stress, food security, farming, imapcts
8.3 Continent, challenges, opportunities, HIV, Aids, Malaria, Distribution, tourism, economy, multiplier effect, exploitation
8.4-8.5 Rivers, landforms, physical, human, erosion, transportation, waterfall, v-shaped valley, meander, flooding, management, River structure, features, flooding, map work
8.6 Landscapes, human activity, limestone, coral, erosion, stalagmite, stalactite, tourism, sustainable, management
Year 9, Terms 1-6
9.1 Mitigation, adpatation, greenhouse, methane, orbital, bia misinformation, disinformation
9.2 Development Measuring development, views on development
9.3 Globalisation Evaluating globalisation, impact of fashion industry
9.4-9.5 Coasts Map work, coastal processes and landforms, impact of erosion, opinions on coastal defences
9.6 Think Like a Geographer Critical investigation of a range of isues around the world

Geography GCSE - Years 10, 11

Year 10, Terms 1-6
10.1 Unit 1B Living World: Ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests, Hot Deserts
10.2 Unit 2C Challenge of Resources: Global distribution of resources, UK Food, Water and Energy, Global Water Issues, Sustainable Water issues
10.3-10.4 Unit 1C Physical Lanscapes in the UK: Coasts and Rivers, landforms and management
10.5 Paper 3 Fieldwork Coastal management at Southbourne
10.6 Paper 3 Fieldwork: Rural growth of Wallingford AND Unit 2A Urban issues and challenges: Growth of cities, Importance of an NEE city, opportunities and challenges of the growth of an NEE city, opportunities and challenges of a changing UK city...(continued in 11.1)
Year 11, Terms 1-5
11.1 ...(continued from 10.6) Paper 3 Fieldwork: Rural growth of Wallingford AND Unit 2A Urban issues and challenges: Growth of cities, Importance of an NEE city, opportunities and challenges of the growth of an NEE city, opportunities and challenges of a changing UK city
11.2 Unit 1A Hazards: Global Hazards, Tectonic hazards, weather hazards, causes, impacts and management
11.3 Unit 2B Changing Economic World: Indicators of development, global inequalities of development, economy of an NEE, economy of the UK
11.4 Paper 3 pre-release and further fieldwork skills
11.5 Revision and External Exams

Geography A Level - Years 12, 13

Year 12, Terms 1-6
12.1-12.6 Hazards - types of hazard, management
Changing Places - nature of places, change, depth study of Wallingford and Birmingham
Population and Environment - food, production, health, population, ecology
Year 13, Terms 1-5
13.1-13.6 Fieldwork - preparation and visit to Wales Hazards - types of hazard, management
Coasts - processes, landforms, management
Global Governance - globalisation, trade, governance of the commons
Carbon & Water Cycles - interactions, case studies