Year 9 Geography

During year 9, pupils will follow five modules of work.

Natural Hazards

What are hazards?
Global distribution
Earthquake case study, Kobe
Asian tsunami
Volcanoes, Mt Etna & Mt St Helens study
Human responses to hazards

Italy

Location - EU
Physical landscape
Population distribution
Migration issues
North/South divide
Farming in North/South
Tourism in North/South
Sustainable development
Future problems

Tourism

UK study - National Parks
Decision making exercise, Lake District
World growth madel
UE tourism, Majorca & Italy
Tourism in LEDC
Environment issues in the future

Development

What is development?
Comparison of development in different countries
World Trade
Fair trade investigation
Role of charities

Antarctica Enquiry

Why protect wildlife?
Elephants
Location of Antarctica
Food chain
Natural resources
Who owns Antarctica?
Global warming