Geography

Introduction

Key Stage 3 Geography at Perryfields supports a unique approach to providing the strong foundations and skills practise that our students need to fully prepare them to take on the AQA GSCE specification. The content is both topical and relevant and aims to enthuse students whilst building knowledge and understanding that is essential for progression to GCSE. At year 9, the focus for delivery is ‘The Geography of the wider world’. Due to recent temporary curriculum changes, students in Year 9 will be working through the ‘Physical landscapes in the UK’ and ‘Weather and climate in the UK’ topics in the Autumn term, to assist their transition into GCSE.

Topic	More information	Assessments
Our Unequal World	Learning about global inequality and levels of development across our world introduces the concept of uneven development, as well as how it is measured and the varying challenges and opportunities it presents. Students will learn about why health, food, trade and other factors are important for the development of countries and who is responsible for managing development. Students will use graphical sources to identify and discuss patterns in development over time and offer reasons for variations. Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course	‘Our Unequal World’ assessment ‘Scattergraphs’ Skills Focus
Focus on Africa	The second KS3 unit to contain an in-depth study of one particular area focuses on the diverse continent of Africa. Taking into account Africa’s biomes, people, landscapes and natural resources, embeds students’ knowledge of these concepts by putting them into context with specific locations such as the Sahara Desert and Nigeria. Learners fully analyse reasons why each is the way it is portrayed. Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course	‘Focus on Africa’ assessment ‘Cross-sections’ Skills Focus
World Cities	In this unit students will learn about: urbanisation and cities around the world; introducing the concept of urbanisation and why it occurs; exploring the reasons for rural-urban migration in China; megacities - what makes them special and the challenges and opportunities of living in Jakarta, Indonesia; the issue of housing the poor in cities, with a focus on squatter settlements in India; and exploring the idea of sustainable urban living. Students will then carry out detailed investigations into Urban Problems in Kolkata looking at the human processes and systems, how they change, both spatially and temporally.	‘World Cities’ assessment ‘Choropleth maps and proportional symbols’ Skills Focus
Global Issues	Current global issue topics such as climate change and plastic in our oceans often cause controversy between interested parties. This unit of work will develop knowledge and understanding of how and why some issues are dealt with and other are not. Students will be invited to offer their opinion on such topics and will be encouraged to justify these. In order to fully form an opinion students will consider current issues in areas such as Syria, Bangladesh and Antarctica. Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course	‘Global Issues’ assessment ‘Maps and satellite photos – Antarctica’ Skills Focus

Resources

KS3 geography ‘Heading towards AQA GCSE’ (Ross, Priest, Tudor)

Kerboodle online resources to support the KS3 geography textbook

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Geography

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