Year 7 Geography Curriculum Plan

Overview: Year 7

The pupils are taught in their form groups for 3 lessons per fortnight. Each student has a copy of the textbook ‘Exploring Geography in a Changing World' by Simon Ross.

Term 1

What is Geography?

River Landscapes

• Processes
• Landforms
• Fieldwork based on the River Ribble at Ribblehead

Ordnance Survey Map Skills

• What is a map?
• O.S. Map Skills
           o Symbols
           o Grid References
           o Direction
           o Scale

Assessment

Term 2

Ecosystems

• The hedgerow ecosystem

Farming & Industry

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors
• Farming
             o  Mixed farming
             o  Products

Fieldtrip to Bradkirk Hall Farm, Wesham

Diversification

Farming Assessment

Energy

• What is energy?
• The Story of Coal: A non-renewable form of energy
• Wind Power: A renewable form of energy
• Conserving Energy
• The Severn Barrage

Term 3

Weather & Climate

• Weather in the UK
• How does weather affect us?
• Extreme weather in the UK
              o Boscastle flood
• Climate in the UK
• Climate graphs

Environment

• What is rubbish?
• Where does our rubbish go?
• Waste management

End of Year Assessment