Balshaw’s Church of England High School
Geography
Geography Department Staff
For more information about the Subject curriculum, please contact: Mrs S Thomasson the Curriculum Leader
- Mrs S. Thomasson - Curriculum Leader
- Miss H. Blenkinship
- Miss E. Brown
- Miss D. Lockhart
Michael Palin quotes “Geography students hold the key to the world’s problems“ Geography at Balshaw’s gives students the opportunity to explore the world in which they live, encouraging them to develop a sense of citizenship within a local, national and global context. Students are encouraged to develop key skills such as enquiry, problem solving, decision making, synthesising ideas, identifying issues and communicating with others. This is done through investigation of the following key concepts:
Place | Space | Scale |
Interdependence | Physical and Human Processing | Environmental Interaction |
Sustainable development | Cultural Understanding and Diversity |
Sample Year 11 Revision Resources
Please see your Geography Teacher for the full set or Mrs Thomasson
Natural Hazards Questions and Answers
Key Stage 3 Geography
In Years 7 & 8 students study Geography for 3 hours over the two week timetable. Year 9 students study Geography for 2 hours per week. All Geography teachers follow a consistent programme of study. Students study a range of human and physical topics, explore case study locations from around the world and investigate environmental, social, economic, and political issues affecting today’s society.
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 - GCSE Ready |
Map work— Physical & Human Features |
Map work— Physical & Human Features
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Map work— Physical & Human Features |
Geo-Skills |
Coasts
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Development & Globalisation
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World Climate & Ecosystems
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Population & Urbanisation
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Global Issues
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The World of Food
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Tectonics
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Africa, a Continent of Contrast |
Rivers
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Glaciation
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Issue Evaluation Energy & Development
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Geographical Enquiry Skills - Water on the Land
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The Geography of Crime
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The Living World GCSE Unit 1
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A Tourists World
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Key Stage 4 Geography
Geography is a popular option at GCSE and all groups are taught by specialists. Students follow the AQA specification. This GCSE Geography course enables students to appreciate the complexity of our world and the diversity of its environments, economies and cultures. The course builds on a number of topics studied at Key Stage 3 including tectonics, coasts, urban issues and challenges and development as well as introducing new concepts.
The Geography course is linear, students will sit all their exams at the end of the course, there is no coursework. There are three exams:
Paper | 1: Living with the physical environment | 2: Challenges in the human environment | 3: Geographical application |
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GCSE programme of study:
Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 |
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Geographical skills are taught across all topics and a geographical skills workbook is completed as a transition task during the summer between year 10 & 11. All students receive a booklet of key questions and answers as they study each unit of work, they are encouraged to use these at home and with friends to regularly check their subject knowledge.