Year 08 Geography
Curriculum:
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Rivers
Key Topics:
Key Skills:
- Water Cycle
- Drainage Basin
- River Severn Profile
- River Processes
- Flood Hydrographs
- Geographical Mapping
- Sketching
- Flood Hydrographs
- River Profiles
Key Vocabulary:
Water Cycle, Evaporation, Condensation, Surface Run-Off, Precipitation, Transpiration, Infiltration, Erosion, Transportation, Deposition, Weathering
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China
Key Topics:
Key Skills:
- Human and Physical features of China
- Trade and Globalisation
- China’s Global Development
- Environmental damage
- The impact of the ‘One Child Policy’
- Classification
- Research
- Data Analysis
- Map Work Skills
- Exam Technique
- Formal Letter Writing
Key Vocabulary:
Economy, Wealth, Population, Geographic Area, Military, Demographic, Political Allies, Globalisation, Trade, Import, Export, Beijing
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Population
Key Concepts:
- Examine the growth and decline in a countries population
- Examine the factors involved with people migration to and from a country
- Investigate and understand how the population of a country is distributed
Key Vocabulary:
Population, Birth rate, Death Rate, Emigration, Immigration, Push/Pull Factor, Population Density, Population Distribution, Densely Populated, Sparsely Populated, Infant Mortality Rate, Human Features, Physical Features, MEDC, LEDC
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 8 have one Geography lesson each week.
Students will receive one piece of Geography homework on alternate weeks.
During Year 8 students will conduct fieldwork in the local community.
Assessments:
Students in Year 8 are given an assessment at the end of each unit.
Mini assessments are also conducted during the year.
