Geography

Course summary

Students will study the connections that exist across physical landscapes, between places, people and the environment. Students will develop their understanding of the human systems which govern us and our impact on the world around us, taking a holistic approach to wide and varied aspects of geography. These fundamentals of geography will be taught through the following eight topics: - Year 12: Tectonic Processes and Hazards, Coastal Landscapes and Change, Globalisation, Regenerating Places - Year 13: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity, The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security, Superpowers, Health, Human Rights and Interventions Students should hold a keen interest in the world around them, and will utilise and develop key geographical skills including cartographic skills, numerical and statistical skills, ICT graphical skills and data manipulation. Students will take part in four days of fieldwork, encompassing human and physical fieldwork methods.