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Year 9 Geography
This course challenges students to evaluate the complex relationships between physical processes and human activity. Students analyze global development gaps, tectonic hazards, and the urgent geographical implications of climate change across diverse regional contexts.
Restless Earth: Tectonic Hazards
An investigation into the lithosphere focusing on the causes and impacts of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Students compare how different levels of wealth affect a country's ability to respond to disasters.
Exploration of the internal structure of the Earth and the mechanisms driving plate movement at different boundaries.
Analysis of earthquake case studies to evaluate the effectiveness of prediction, protection, and planning strategies.
The Development Gap
This unit examines the uneven nature of global development and the various indicators used to measure quality of life. Students explore the historical and geographical causes of poverty and wealth.
Critiquing different economic and social measures of development including GNI per capita and the Human Development Index.
Investigation into how global trade patterns and various forms of aid can either hinder or help a country's development.
Middle East: A Region of Change
A regional study focusing on the physical environment, the importance of oil, and the shifting geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.
Examining the arid climate of the region and the challenges of managing transboundary water resources.
Analyzing how oil wealth has transformed economies like the UAE and the current push towards tourism and renewable energy.
Climate Change and Our Future
Students investigate the evidence for climate change, the human and physical causes, and the global strategies required for mitigation and adaptation.
Reviewing natural climate cycles versus the enhanced greenhouse effect caused by human activity.
Assessing the impacts of rising sea levels and extreme weather on different communities and evaluating international climate agreements.
Russia: Power and Resources
A study of the world's largest country, exploring its diverse biomes, its reliance on natural resources, and its geopolitical influence.
Mapping the vast landscapes of Russia from the tundra of the north to the steppes of the south.
Examining Russia's role as an energy superpower and how its resources influence its relationship with Europe.
Fieldwork and Geographical Skills
Students apply their knowledge through practical investigation, learning to collect, represent, and analyze primary data in a local context.
Planning and carrying out fieldwork to assess the quality of the environment in a local urban area.
Using GIS and traditional cartographic techniques to present findings and draw valid conclusions.