Geography Course Calendar and Personal Learning Checklist The City of Leicester College

Geography (Course Calendar) Topic 1 Map skills Measuring distance, coordinates, the shape of the land.   Topic 2 Settlement with a focus on Leicester Urban areas and its problems, sustainable cities, why is Leicester so special? Topic 3 Tectonic Hazards Plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, impacts and management. Topic 4 Brazil The rainforest, favelas, urbanization, biofuel. Topic 5 Weather Elements of weather, weather and the UK, hazardous weather (hurricanes).

Geography (PLC) Natural Hazards Geographical Skills WHAT I NEED TO KNOW I understand the process of plate tectonics and how it causes hazards. I understand the processes happening at each of the 4 plate boundaries. I understand how earthquakes form. I understand the impacts of earthquakes. I understand how the impacts of volcanoes can be managed. I understand how volcanoes form; I can identify the two types of volcanoes; I understand the impacts of volcanoes. I understand how floods form and its impacts. I understand the impacts of floods. I understand how the impacts of floods can be managed. I understand how tsunamis form. I understand the impacts of tsunamis. I understand how the impacts of tsunamis can be managed. I understand how earthquakes form and its impacts. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW I can identify the oceans on a world map.   I can identify the continents on a world map. I can identify a significant number of countries on a world map. I can identify the countries of the United Kingdom. I can identify the capital of these countries. I can identify the rivers and mountains of the United Kingdom. I can identify the seas and the ocean around the United Kingdom. I can indicate the directions on a map. I know how to calculate the 4-figure grid referents on a map. I know how to calculate the 6-figure grid referents on a map. I can what to include on a sketch map of an area. I can calculate distance on an OS map.