Tauranga Boys’ College

11 Geography

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Beth Arnott.

Prerequisites

Achieved in the Year 10 Social Studies exam, or by HOD approval.

Geography is about the relationship between people and the natural world. It is about the world around us, how people experience It, and how people remake the world.

Geography develops lifelong skills, including:

- An understanding of the process which affect physical and human environments.

- An understanding of place on a local, regional, and global scale.

- The ability to use and understand geographical data and information.

- An understanding of how communities around the world are affected and constrained by difference environments.

- The ability to view and understand the real world application of scientific study and theory, with particular focus on the natural world and the relationship with people.

- The ability to apply their own personal experiences in a geographic context and understand how they personally can influence local, regional and global events.

Course Overview

Term 1
Oceans and Atmosphere
Physical Geography – students should be able to:
1. Understand and explain how the relationship ocean and atmospheric process influence global weather and climate change.
2. Describe and explain the processes behind global warming and climate change.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts these processes have on populations at a local, regional and global level.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the work of the sea and wind in shaping a coastline.
5. Describe and explain the formation of landforms associated with coastal processes.
6. Demonstrate an understanding that coasts present hazards and offer opportunities for people.
7. Undertake local field work and apply geographical research techniques and data analysis in a coastal setting.
8. Explore difference perspectives around land use of the coastal area.
Case Study: Coastal Bay of Plenty with field work
Case Study: Cyclone Gabrielle

Term 2
Geographical Field Work
Human and physical Geography - Students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the work of the natural processes that form Tongariro National Park.
2. Describe and explain the formation of landforms associated with Tongariro National Parl.
3. Demonstrate an understanding that volcanic landscapes present hazards and offer opportunities for people.
4. Explore management strategies to manage the impacts of humans on a volcanic landscape
5. Undertake field work and apply geographical research techniques and data analysis.
6. Explore difference perspectives around land use of the Tongariro Region.
Case Study: Tongariro National Park.

Term 3
Human activity and development
1. Describe and explain how economic development occurs on a global, national and local scale.
2. Explain how population structure changes over time and the impacts this has on an area.
3. Describe and explain how urban growth occurs and apply this to a local example.
4. Explain the development of a Geopolitical Superpower occurs and how this impacts at a local level.
5. Apply geographic skills to solve a local problem.

Term 4
A sustainable future
1. Explore how to create a sustainable future for our Oceans around New Zealand.

Learning Areas:

Humanities

Assessment Information

Paper	Description	Type	Weighting
Paper 11GEO1	Oceans and Atmosphere	Internal	10.00%
Paper 11GEO2	Crowded Coastlines	Internal	20.00%
Paper 11GEO3	Geographical Skills: Human activity in a coastal environment.	Internal	20.00%
Paper 11GEO4	Examination on Geographical Themes: Oceans, people and place.	Internal	50.00%

Geography leads onto many careers and courses. It leads to careers in planning, mining, forestry, surveying, tourism, resource use, teaching, conservation work, environmental studies, town planning, and meteorology.