Year 8 Geography Curriculum Plan

Overview: Year 8

The pupils are taught in bands for 1 lesson per week. Each student has a copy of the textbook ‘Exploring Geography in a Changing World 2' by Simon Ross.

Term 1

Europe - Where is Europe

The European Union

Weather & Climate
• What is the weather?
• Explaining weather problems
• The climate of Europe
• Extreme weather: the European heatwave

Assessment

Term 2

Ecosystems
• European ecosystems
o The taiga biome

Mountains
• European Mountains
• Ice in the mountains
• Avalanches

Coasts
• European coastlines
• Fjords

Assessment

Term 3

European Cities
• Tallinn, Estonia
• Transport in cities

Energy & Industry
• Energy patterns in Europe
• Tidal power
• The story of aluminium

Tourism
• Tourism in Europe
• Theme parks

End of Year Assessment