Geography 3
GEO3 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Beth Arnott.
PrerequisitesIf you did not take a pathway course at Level 2, or achieved fewer than 14 credits in that course, you will need 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 different environments.
- The ability to explore the relationships and connections between people and both natural and cultural 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.
Students learn to think spatially and use maps, visual images and new technologies, including geographical information systems (GIS) to obtain, present, and analyse information.
Course Overview
Term 1
Focus on: Conduct geographic research with consultation AS 91430 (Internal) and demonstrate geographic skills and concepts AS 91429 (External).
Physical and Human Geography – students should be able to:
1. Conduct geographic research with consultation.
2. Describe and explain the processes that apply to their chosen geographic issue / focus of study.
3. Describe and explain how the interaction of human activity on their chosen geographic issue / focus of study.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts these processes have on populations at a local and regional level.
5. Use and interpret a range of data, maps, images, and other resources to demonstrate understanding of geographic issues that impact people in New Zealand
Case Study: Mount Maunganui – e.g., water pollution, air pollution, and beach formation
Term 2
Focus: Analyse aspects of a contemporary geographic issue, AS 91431 (Internal) and demonstrate understanding of how a cultural process shapes geographic environment, AS
91427 (External).
Human and physical Geography - Students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between a minimum of two geographic processes and how it applies to the problem of climate change refugees.
2. Describe and explain the patterns and processes that cause the global topic.
3. Demonstrate an understanding that this topic present hazards and offer opportunities for people.
4. Explore management strategies to manage the impacts of the topic.
5. Explore difference perspectives around the global topic.
6. Use and interpret a range of data, maps, images and other resources to demonstrate understanding of geographic issues that impact people on a global scale.
Case Study: Climate Change Refugees AND the development of Rotorua.
Term 3
Focus on: Analyse aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale AS 91432 (Internal) and Geographic Skills AS 91429 (External)
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between a minimum of two geographic processes and how it applies to a geographic topic at a global scale
2. Describe and explain the patterns and processes that cause the issue.
3. Demonstrate an understanding that this topic present hazards and offer opportunities for people.
4. Explore management strategies to manage the impacts of this issue.
5. Explore difference perspectives around the issue.
6. Use and interpret a range of data, maps, images and other resources to demonstrate understanding of geographic issues that impact people on a global scale.
Case Study: Global Coral Reef Decline
Term 4
Revision for external examinations.
Career Pathways
Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery$140 (transport, food, for Rotorua field trip) + skills book