Geography

Course summary

This course will allow you to find out how and why the world we live in is changing. You will study a ‘People-Environment’ approach to Geography and an ‘Enquiry’ approach to learning. Over the two years you will develop communication, literacy, numeracy, teamwork and analytical skills as developing a balanced understanding of both physical and human environments. What you will study ● Dynamic Landscapes -Tectonic Processes and Hazards (Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and secondary hazards such as tsunamis -Landscape Systems, Processes, and Change (Investigating glaciated or coastal landscapes) ● Dynamic Places -Globalisation (How accelerated globalization results in changing opportunities for businesses and people) -Shaping Places (Investigating places that are regenerating or are diverse in structure) ● Physical Systems and Sustainability Develop an understanding of the following key physical systems and the challenges we face in managing their sustainability for future generations: -The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity -The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security -Climate Change Futures Human Systems and Geopolitics -Superpowers (How their pattern of dominance has changed over time) -Global Development and Connections (Study either Health Human Rights and Intervention or Migration, Identity and Sovereignty)