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Geography Year 9Term 1 Risky World A classic unit on plate tectonics. It’s all here – Yellowstone supervolcano, Montserrat, Haiti’s killer quake and the deadly Japanese tsunami. Lesson Objectives Scale & case

studiesNumeracy/literacy focus & key terms

Skills Resources

1 Where is the most risky place on Earth?

To describe the location of volcanoes and earthquakesTo discover the four different types of plate boundaries

Global Literacy focusKey terms: Crust, convection currents, destructive boundary, constructive boundary, conservative boundary

Labelling atlas maps Annotating diagramsIndependent Enquiry

The Plates (map); Structure of Earth (sheet); natural disasters 2011 (clip); San Francisco quake footage (clip)

2 Do all volcanoes kill?

To distinguish between composite and shield volcanoesTo explain how lava type affects how violent volcanoes become

RegionalMount St Helens, USAKilauea, Hawaii

Literacy focusKey terms: composite volcano, shield volcano, basalt, andesite

Labelling diagramsReflective Learning

Features of a volcano (sheet); 2 types of volcanoes (sheet); Dantes Peak (clip); Lava in Hawaii (clip); Pyroclastic flow (clip); Merapi eruption (clip); Volcano (clip)

3 Can you save Montserrat?

To reinforce your understanding of volcanic landforms & processesTo apply and stretch your essential Geography skills: QWC, specialist terms, map skills, annotation, data analysis & decision making

NationalMontserrat, The Caribbean

Numeracy focusKey terms: flank, lava dome, composite volcano, pyroclastic flow, andesite

Information gatheringData analysisAnnotating mapsDecision makingTeam workingCritical skills

Two laptops required; 3 Ws starter (clip); 24 theme (song); helicopter recording sheet; helicopter report (ppt); Montserrat map; risk assessment (sheet);

Geography Year 9teacher notes

4 Supervolcano – the end of the world?

To describe the features of supervolcanoes To explain how they formTo understand their potential global effects

Regional Yellowstone Caldera, USA

Literacy focusKey terms: caldera, magma chamber, Yellowstone USA

Extracting information from sourcesInterpreting mapsDrawing and labelling diagrams

2012 eruption (clip); Mega Disasters (documentary); documentary sheet and notes; supervolcano sheet

5 How close did we come to a global nuclear meltdown?

To explain how earthquakes are createdTo discover their impact and how people responded in Japan

Global/NationalJapan earthquakeFukushima

Literacy focusKey terms: Focus, epicentre, magnitude, Richter scale, nuclear meltdown

Extracting information from sourcesDrawing diagramsSketching and labelling maps

BBC This World 2012 Inside Fukushima (documentary); Fukushima sheet; raw footage (clips x2); Japan’s Tsunami Caught on Camera (documentary)

6 How do tsunamis form?

To explain how tsunamis are createdTo discover their impact and how people respond

NationalJapan tsunami

Literacy focus Key terms: Tsunami, drawback, megathrust, train

Extracting information from sourcesIndependent enquiry

How the Japan tsunami happened (video and sheet); Japan tsunami (sheet); clips x2

7 Assessment To assess and level students’ progress

Humanities Independent Project (HIP) accessed via blog‘As an employee of USGS (United States Geological Survey) you have been asked to write a report on a hazard of your choice’.

Geography Year 9

Term 2 Conflicted World A unit on population change and conflict. We start by looking at how the UK’s population has changed through time. We then look to conflict zones around the world to discover how war, drug trafficking and religion has affected populations. Lesson Objectives Scale & case


Skills Resources

1 How does a country’s population change through time?

To discover how the UK’s population has changed through timeTo understand the factors that affect birth rate

International/nationalUK

Numeracy focusKey terms: Birth rate, death rate, natural increase, population density

Choropleth mappingExtracting information from sourcesIndependent enquiry

Choropleth map (sheet); population UK (clip, sheet & notes); birth and death rate clip, 7 billion clip

2 How do war, heroin and religion affect Afghanistan’s population?

To compare the population structure of the UK with AfghanistanTo discover the impact of war, heroin and religion on population structure

National Afghanistan

Numeracy focusKey terms: Population structure, population pyramid, opium, Shariah Law

Drawing and labelling sketch mapsInterpreting population pyramids

Population structure (sheet); Afghan farmers and traffickers (clips x2)

3 How did genocide affect Rwanda’s population?

To discover the dark history behind Rwanda’s genocideTo explain the affect the genocide had the population structure of RwandaTo understand what is meant by forced migration

NationalRwanda

Numeracy focusKey terms: Genocide, Hutu, Tutsi, forced migration

Extracting information from sourcesInterpreting line graphs and population pyramids

Rwanda (sheet & clip)

4 Who are asylum seekers?

To explain why people are forced to seek asylumTo understand the effects asylum seeking has on the UK

National Iraq

Literacy focusKey terms: Immigration, asylum seeking, country of origin, destination country

Decision makingExtracting information from sources Reflective learning

Asylum seeking pros and cons (sheet); Iraq (clip)

5 Who’s taken all the jobs?

To discover why people move from Poland to the UK To understand the benefits and the drawbacks

International/regionalEUPolandUKPeterborough

Numeracy focusKey terms: Economic migration, migrant worker, EU, standard of living

Interpreting choropleth mapsCommunicate information clearlyForm opinions, debating

Polish People in the UK (clips x3); Polish migration (sheet)

6 Assessment To assess and level

Geography Year 9

Term 3 Urbanised World An introduction to the global growth of urban areas. The unit covers the phenomenon of rural to urban migration, the growth of squatter settlements and their problems and ends with a look at sustainable cities.Lesson Objectives Scale & case


Skills Resources

1 What is meant by an urbanised world?

To explain what is meant by urbanisationTo discover the reasons why so many people are moving from rural areas to the cityTo understand what is meant by bright light syndrome

GlobalMiami, USA

Numeracy focusKey terms: Urban , rural, urbanisation, rural to urban migration, bright light syndrome

Extracting information from sourcesInterpreting atlas maps, comparative line, pie charts and bar graphs

Two faces of Miami (video); Internal migration (sheet); maps of an urbanising world (sheet); The True Miami (sheet)

2 What is a megacity?

To locate the world’s megacitiesTo describe the features of a megacity To discover what life is like in the world’s biggest cities

NationalShanghai, ChinaMexico City, Mexico Tokyo, JapanLondon, UKDhaka, Bangladesh

Literacy focusKey terms: Megacity, rural, urban, migration

Interpreting atlas mapsExtracting information from sources

Andrew Marr’s Megacities: Living in the Megacity (video, sheet and notes); World map (pdf); Megacities (sheet and table)

Geography Year 93 What is life

like in squatter settlements?

To explain how rapid urbanisation leads to squatter settlementsTo discover what life is like there

RegionalRocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Literacy focusKey terms: Squatter settlement, slum, rapid urbanisation

Interpreting photographsCreative thinking Team work

Reflection (sheet); Rocinha (sheet); sensogram (sheet); starter (sheet)

4 What are the problems of living in squatter settlements?

To discover how people living in a squatter settlement in Bhopal, India were suffocated as they slept.

RegionalBhopal, India

Literacy focusKey terms: Transnational corporation, Union Carbide, Methyl Isocynate, asphyxiation

Extracting information from sourcesDrawing and labelling sketch maps

Bhopal Gas Tragedy (video); Bhopal report; Bhopal disaster (clip starter)

5 Can cities be made to be more sustainable?

To discover how some cities are being built with the environment in mindTo understand how Bristol and Curitiba are sustainable cities

Regional/localLondonBristol Masdar, Abu Dhabi

Literacy focusKey terms: Hydrogen, public transport, sustainable, zero emissions

Extracting information from sourcesCreative thinking Team work

Bristol Green Capital (sheet); Cycling city (x3 clips); London’s Hydrogen buses (sheet & clip); Top Gear hydrogen car (clip); Masdar (sheet)


Humanities Independent Project (HIP) accessed via blog‘Bristol City Council have asked you to create a plan to make their city more sustainable’.

Geography Year 9

Term 4 Flooded World A wet and watery tour of global flooding. We start by looking at the flood hydrograph and the factors affecting river discharge. We revisit Boscastle and Pakistan and end by taking a look at the world’s largest dam – The Three Gorges in China. Lesson Objectives Scale & case


Skills Resources

1 What is a flood hydrograph?

To explain what is meant by the term flash floodTo label the features of and be able to read a hydrograph To explain how different factors affect river discharge

NationalToowoomba, Australia

Numeracy focusKey terms: Flash flood, hydrograph, discharge, lag time, peak discharge, peak rainfall

Interpreting hydrographsAnnotating maps

Student hydrograph sheet (ppt slide); Toowoomba clips x2; Toowoomba mapping the causes (ppt); train vs flood (clip)

2 What are the causes of flooding?

To model flood eventsTo understand what conditions cause flooding

Regional/National Taroko Gorge, TaiwanIndonesia

Literacy focusKey terms: Surface runoff, deforestation, v shaped valleys, impermeable

Modelling Extracting information from sourcesTeam workCreative thinking

Cress, tables, water bottles, scissors, platesTaroko flood (clip); Indonesia flood (clip)

3 Why was Boscastle washed out?

To explain the causes of a flash flood To describe the impacts and responses to the floods in Boscastle

RegionalBoscastle

Numeracy focusKey terms: saturated, interception, steep slopes, impermeable, confluence

Interpreting photographsInterpreting OS mapsSix and four figure

Boscastle (video, sheet and notes); Boscastle Flash Floods (sheet); footage (clips x2);

Geography Year 9grid references Boscastle map (ppt

slide)

4 Why did Angelina Jolie visit refugees in Pakistan?

To discover how the monsoon lead to flooding in Pakistan To understand why it took so long to save people and why so many died

PakistanAfghanistanKashmir

Literacy focusKey terms: monsoon, aid, cholera, refugees

Annotating mapsExtracting information from sources

Pakistan map; Pakistan Press Report (sheet); Flooding clips (x2)

5 Why did China flood 13 cities, 140 towns and over 1000 villages?

To know why the Three Gorges Dam was builtTo discover the impact that the dam has had

Three Gorges Dam, China

Literacy focusKey terms: relocation, environmental, social, reservoir

Extracting information from sources

Three Gorges Dam (sheet x2); dams in films (sheet); Goldeneye (clip); Ungorgeous China (video); news clip


Humanities Independent Project (HIP) accessed via blog‘The MET Office has asked you to create a report of a flood of your choice’.

Geography Year 9Term 5 Warming World An introduction to global warming and the impact on our coastal zones. We take a look at the disappearing island of Tuvalu and the storm surges that threaten New Orleans. We end by studying the Thames Barrier and the defence it gives to London. Lesson Objectives Scale & case


Skills Resources

1 What is global warming?

To distinguish between climate change and global warmingTo explain the factors are causing global warming

Global Numeracy focusKey terms: Greenhouse gases, atmosphere, climate change, global warming

RankingInterpreting line graphsDrawing and labelling diagrams

Extreme weather cards (laminated); Global warming (sheet); Global warming clips x3; climate change (video)

2 Why are our oceans and seas rising?

To know by how much our seas are expected to rise To explain the phenomena of thermal expansion, glacier melting and post-glacial rebound

GlobalThe Maldives, Indian Ocean

Literacy focus Key terms: Sea level rise, thermal expansion, glacier melt


Which cities will flood? (infographic); Greenland melt (clip); Day After Tomorrow (clip); Maldives cabinet (clip); thermal expansion (clip); Simon Reeve Maldives (full episode)

3 Why are people fleeing

To discover why Tuvalu is at the forefront of sea level rise

RegionalTuvalu, Polynesia

Literacy focusKey terms: Salt water intrusion, coral bleaching,

Team workingReflective learningExtracting

Twelve Tuvalu Questions (sheet and notes); how to get

Geography Year 9Tuvalu? To outline the impacts of

sea level rise on the island forced migration information from

sourcesrescued from an island (starter clip); Tuvalu clips (x2)

4 Was Katrina created by global warming?

To discover how Hurricane Katrina flooded New OrleansTo explain the link between hurricanes, storm surges and global warming

Regional New Orleans

Numeracy focusKey terms: Storm surge, hurricane, low pressure

Tracking the path of a storm Longitude and latitudeGrid referencesSorting information

Hurricane Katrina (tracking sheet); Atlantic Chart (pdf); Katrina introduction sheet; card sort (sheet)

5 Is London threatened by rising sea levels?

To discover how the Thames Barrier operates and protects the capitalTo comprehend the cost of coastal flooding and the costs of defending against it

Regional London

Literacy focusKey terms: Storm surge, Thames barrier, floodplain

Interpreting mapsExtracting information from sources

Flood (clip); BBC Five Disasters Waiting to Happen (video, sheet and notes); 1953 newsreel (clip)


Humanities Independent Project (HIP) accessed via blog‘You work for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). You have been asked to create a report on the impacts of rising sea levels on different parts of the world’.

Geography Year 9Term 6 Extreme World An overview of adventure tourism. We start by looking at extreme environments and adventure activities. We head to Blue Canyon Utah, Antarctica and Kenya. Two major heroes make an appearance too – Aaron Ralston and Ed Stafford. Legends. Lesson Objectives Scale & case


Skills Resources

1 What is an extreme environment?

To understand what makes an extreme environmentTo know what is meant by adventure tourismTo understand why it as a sector is growing

NationalVenezuela, South AmericaSahara, South AfricaIceland

Numeracy focusKey terms: Extreme environment, adventure tourism, DINK

Interpreting bar and line graphsExtracting information from sources

Extreme environments (sheet); Extreme Top Ten (sheet & clip); Bear Grylls (x2 clips); Anaconda hunter (clip)

2 Why did Aron Ralston cut his arm off?

To describe the profile of an adventure tourist To retrace the events of a very fateful adventure holiday

RegionalBlue John Canyon Utah, USA

Literacy focus Key terms: Niche market, DINK, canyon, adventure tourism


127 Hours (trailer); 127 Hours (full film); Aron Ralston (clip); Aron Ralston story (sheet)

3 How is Antarctica being affected by tourism?

To discover what Antarctica is like To describe its attractions To understand the impacts of tourism on its ecosystems

NationalAntarctica

Literacy focusKey terms: IAATO, SSSI, management, MS Explorer

Interpreting pie chartsExtracting information from sources

Antarctica extreme environments (sheet); MS Explorer clips (x2); Bird Island (clip); Frozen Planet Maroon 5 (clip); Frozen Planet (full episode)

4 What are the problems of

To discover the problems that mass tourism can

NationalMombasa

Literacy focusKey terms: mass tourism,

Annotating mapsExtracting

Kenya Tourism Exposed full

Geography Year 9mass tourism in Kenya?

bringTo explain the impacts of tourism on Kenya

Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

safari, honeypot sites, Mombasa, Masai Mara Game Park

information from sources

documentary (video, sheet and notes)

5 What is ecotourism? And why is Ed an eco-head?

To discover how safaris are going to change in KenyaTo understand what is meant by ecotourism by taking a look at Ed Stafford

International/nationalKigio Conservancy, KenyaThe Amazon

Literacy focusKey terms: ecotourism, sustainable tourism

Report writing Extracting information from sources

You are a wimp compared to Ed Stafford (sheet); Ed Stafford website


Humanities Independent Project (HIP) accessed via blog‘You work for BBC Three. Write an article exposing the darker side of mass tourism in Kenya, East Africa to go alongside Stacey Dooley’s documentary. Outline the specific problems of tourism and suggest a way forward’.

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