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Secondary: Segundo Grado de CCH (Lower VI) |
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Knowledge,
skills and understanding |
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Overview: At this level, students
will build upon previous knowledge and develop skills of investigation
through groupwork, presentations and independent
study. The main focus is on
Physical, Human and Socio-Economic aspects and issues of our planet. This
subject is an excellent base for students preparing for university. |
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Students will develop their geographical knowledge and skills
through investigation, research and presentations on the Physical and Human
aspects of the |
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Human Geography |
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Population, including case studies
from MEDCs and LEDCs. |
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Migration and its influences on
population |
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Population resource relationships.
Environmental Stress |
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Management of population change. |
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Settlement Dynamics and
relationships between settlements |
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Changes and development of
settlements |
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Urban patterns in different
countries |
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Models of urban growth and decline |
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Physical Geography |
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Hydrological processes- The drainage
basin system |
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Rainfall- discharge relationships
within basins |
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River channel processes and
landforms |
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The human impact on rivers |
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Atmospheric energy budgets |
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Weather processes and phenomena |
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Human influences on Weather and
Climate |
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Elementary
plate tectonics |
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Weathering and Rocks |
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Slopes, processes and transport |
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Breadth
of Study |
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Curricular
Links Geography at
this level has close tie-ins with all three sciences. It also draws
on prior knowledge in Maths (Numerical and
graphical skills) English (critical evaluation and essay forms) and in
History (empathy and critical evaluation.) |
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A good geographer is a
person who can evaluate and respond |
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critically to information
gained from a variety of sources. |
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In order to do this,
students will have experience of the following. |
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Independent and group investigation |
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Use of Geographical Information Systems |
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Map work including cartography |
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Essay writing |
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Fieldwork |
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Techniques of graphic representation, advanced |
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Debate and empathy exercises |
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