Geography Progress Booklet NAME__________________________ My Target Grade: _____ The grade I would like to achieve: _____ Teacher: ____________________ Aut 1 Aut 2 Spr 1 Spr 2 Sum 1 Sum 2 My Working at Grade Y9   Aut 1 Aut 2 Spr 1 Spr 2 Sum 1 Sum 2 My Working at Grade Y10   Aut 1 Aut 2 Spr 1 Spr 2 Sum 1 Sum 2 My Working at Grade Y11  

How will I be assessed? AO1- Demonstrate knowledge of different places and environments at different scales. (15% of exam) AO2- Understanding of concepts relating to places and processes. Recognise inter-relationships between places, environments and processes. (25% of exam) AO3- Interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information to form judgements. (35% of exam)  AO4- Use geographical skills to investigate questions and communicate findings.

Assessment progress graph 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Assessment progress graph 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 Complete the graph after each assessment. Draw in your target so you can see how you progress over the year. Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4 Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 7 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Colour code your result Red (below) Amber (on target) Green (above target) Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4 Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 7 Assessment 10 Assessment 8 Assessment 9

Assessment progress graph 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Assessment progress graph 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 Complete the graph after each assessment. Draw in your target so you can see how you progress over the year. Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4 Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 7 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Colour code your result Red (below) Amber (on target) Green (above target) Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4 Assessment 5 Assessment 6 Assessment 7 Assessment 10 Assessment 8 Assessment 9

Assessment Record Target: The grade I hope to achieve: Strengths Date Assessment title Grade awarded (R, A, G) Strengths Areas for improvement

Paper 1- Physical Environment Topic- Ecosystems, biodiversity & management Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Management  R  A  G   Can describe the distribution of world ecosystems   Can describe the characteristics of each world ecosystem Can discuss how climate, soils, and altitude can affect large scale ecosystems Can outline ways in which we use ecosystems Can outline ways in which we misuse ecosystems Can describe the distribution of UK ecosystems; Moorland, Heath, Woodland, and Wetlands Can discuss the uses of UK marine ecosystems Can outline the biotic and abiotic elements of Tropical Rainforests Can apply the Gersmehl Model to Tropical Rainforests Can describe and explain the characteristics of Tropical Rainforests Can explain the adaptations which exist within Tropical Rainforest Can outline the uses, misuses, and threats to Tropical Rainforests using a Case study Can discuss the economic and social causes of deforestation in Tropical Rainforests and offer suggestions and examples of sustainable development Can outline abiotic and biotic characteristics of Deciduous Woodlands Can apply the Gersmehl Model to Deciduous Woodlands Can explain why Deciduous Woodlands have moderate biodiversity and how plants and animals adapt to this ecosystem Can outline the uses, misuses, and threats to Deciduous Woodlands using a Case study Can discuss the economic and social causes of deforestation Deciduous Woodlands and offer suggestions and examples of sustainable development Case Study 1: Political and economic factors (governance, commodity value and ecotourism) that have contributed to the sustainable management of a rainforest in a named region. Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, South America Case Study 2: Different approaches to the sustainable use and management of deciduous woodlands in a named region. The New Forest National Park, South coast of England.

Assessment Record Target: The grade I hope to achieve: Strengths Date Assessment title Grade awarded (R, A, G) Strengths Areas for improvement

Paper 1- Physical Environment Topic- Weather hazards & climate change Can describe how ocean and atmospheric currents distribute heat across the Earth Can describe how global climate has changed over different time scales   Can give causes of natural climate change Can describe the Greenhouse Effect and its causes Can describe the negative effect of global warming on people and the environment Can describe the UKs climate – present and past Can discuss the UK’s climatic variations – wind & rainfall patterns Can link the UK’s geographic location to its climate Can describe the formation of tropical cyclones Can discuss the characteristics of tropical cyclones – frequency & distribution Can explain the impacts of tropical storms for a named developed country Can explain the impacts of tropical storms for a named developing country Responses to tropical storms – organisations, governments etc. Characteristics of areas which experience droughts Causes of drought – meteorological, hydrological and human Links between global circulation patterns and drought Can discuss the hazardous nature of droughts Impacts of drought on a named case study Responses to drought – organisations, governments etc. Case Study Tropical Storms: A) Different social, economic and environmental impacts that tropical cyclones can have on a named developed* and a named emerging* or developing* country . B) Different responses to tropical cyclones of individuals, organisations and governments in a named developed and a named emerging or developing country. Developed Country - Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans 2005 Developing Country - Typhoon Haiyan 2013 Case Study Drought: A) How the impacts of drought on people and ecosystems can vary for a named developed and emerging or developing country. B) Different responses to drought from individuals, organisations and governments in a named developed and an emerging or developing country. Developed Country - California, USA 2012. Developing Country - Ethiopia 1983

Assessment Record Target: The grade I hope to achieve: Strengths Date Assessment title Grade awarded (R, A, G) Strengths Areas for improvement

Paper 1- Physical Environment Topic- Changing landscapes, rivers & coasts Changing Landscapes of the UK  R  A  G   The geology of the UK – characteristics & distribution Role of geology and tectonics in developing the UKs upland and lowland features   Influence of erosion, deposition & weathering on UK landscapes Human influence on UK landscapes; agriculture, forestry, settlements Coasts; weathering, erosion, transportation & deposition Coasts; influence of geology Coasts; destructive and constructive waves Coasts; influence of the UK’s climate Coasts; features of erosion (headlands, bays, caves, arches, stacks, stumps, wave cut platforms) Coasts; features of deposition (beaches, bars, spits) Coasts; influence of humans – recession & flooding Coasts; hard and soft engineering (techniques, advantages & disadvantages) Coasts; one distinctive coastal UK landscape Rivers; weathering, mass movement, erosion, transportation & deposition Rivers; Long Profile changes (upper, middle, lower course) Rivers; influence of UK’s climate Rivers; features of erosion (interlocking spurs, waterfalls, gorges, river cliffs) Rivers; features of deposition (flood plains, point pars, levees) Rivers; interaction of erosion and deposition (meanders & ox bows) Rivers; human activity influences river landscapes Rivers; hard and soft engineering (techniques, advantages & disadvantages) Rivers; one distinctive UK river landscape Case Study UK Landscapes: The significance of the location of one named distinctive UK landscape how it has been formed and the most influential factors in its change. Location: The South Downs National Park, England Case Study Coastal Landforms: The significance of the location of one named distinctive coastal landscape within the UK (discordant, concordant, coastline of deposition, coastal retreat) including how it has been formed and the most influential factors in its change. Deposition: Spurn Head, Holderness Coast. Case Study Rivers: The significance of the location of one named distinctive UK river landscape (upland/lowland), how it has been formed and the most influential factors in its change. River: The River Dee, North Wales.

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Paper 2- Human Environment Topic - Changing Cities Contrasting trends in urbanisation over the last 50 years in different parts of the world (developed, emerging and developing countries). How and why urbanisation has occurred at different times and rates in different parts of the world (developed, emerging and developing countries) and the effects.   Distribution of urban population in the UK and the location of its major urban centres. Factors causing the rate and degree of urbanisation to differ between the regions of the UK. Case Study: Birmingham, UK  R  A  G   Site, situation and connectivity of the chosen UK city in a national (cultural and environmental), regional and global context. (Birmingham)   Chosen UK city’s structure (Central Business District (CBD), inner city, suburbs, urban-rural fringe) in terms of its functions and building age. (Birmingham) The sequence of urbanisation, suburbanisation, counterurbanisation and re-urbanisation processes and their distinctive characteristics for the chosen UK city. (2) (Birmingham) Causes of national and international migration and the impact on different parts of the chosen UK city (age structure, ethnicity, housing, services). (3) Key population characteristics of the chosen UK city’s that is available from the Census and reasons for population growth or decline. (4) (Birmingham) Causes of deindustrialisation (globalisation, de-centralisation, technological advances and developments in transport) and impacts on the chosen UK city (Birmingham) How economic change is increasing inequality in the city and the differences in quality of life. (Birmingham) Recent changes in retailing and their impact on the chosen UK city: decline in the central business district (CBD), growth of edge- and out-of-town shopping and increasing popularity of internet shopping). (B The range of possible strategies aimed at making urban living more sustainable and improving quality of life (recycling, employment, education, health, transport, affordable and energy-efficient housing) for the chosen UK city. (5) Case Study- Birmingham All students must study three in-depth case studies: ● Changing cities, a case study of a major UK city- we use Birmingham.

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Paper 2- Human Environment Topic 4- Changing Cities Mumbai Case Study: Mumbai, India  R  A  G   Case Study of a major city in a developing country The context of Mumbai city influences its functions and structure   Site, situation and connectivity of the chosen city in a national(cultural and environmental), regional and global context. The chosen city’s structure (Central Business District (CBD), inner city, suburbs, urban-rural fringe) in terms of its functions and building age. The character of Mumbai is influenced by its fast rate of growth Reasons for past and present trends in population growth (rates of natural increase, national and international migration, economic investment and growth). (1) Causes of national and international migration and the impact on different parts of the chosen city (age structure, ethnicity, housing, services). (6) How the growth of the chosen city is accompanied by increasing inequality (areas of extreme wealth versus poverty) and reasons for differences in quality of life. Rapid growth, within Mumbai, results in a number of challenges that need to be managed Effects resulting from the chosen city’s rapid urbanisation: housing shortages, squatter settlements, under-employment employment, pollution and inadequate services. (7) Advantages and disadvantages of both bottom-up and topdown approaches to solving the chosen city’s problems and improving the quality of life or its people. The role of government policies in improving the quality of life(social, economic and environmental) within the chosen city. Case Study- Mumbai, India All students must study three in-depth case studies: ● In Topic 4 Changing cities, a case study of a major city in a developing country or an emerging country

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Paper 2- Human Environment Topic 5- Global Development Can define ways of defining development including economic, social and political measures. Can describe factors which contribute to human development: economic, social, technological, cultural, food and water security.   Can explain how development is measured and define HDI, GDP, measures of inequality and indices of political corruption. I can describe development and its unevenness between and within countries (including the UK) I can explain factors which lead to variations in the level of development globally and in the UK. Impact of uneven development on quality of life in different parts of the world. International strategies to reduce uneven development. Difference between top down and bottom up projects – advantages and limitations. I can locate a chosen country in its region and globally. I can explain the political, social, cultural and environmental context of the country. I can explain how there is unevenness within a chosen country and reasons why development does not take place at the same rate. I can explain the positive and negative impacts of changes that have occurred in primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors I can explain the characteristics of international trade and aid – including a chosen country as an example. I can explain the changing balance between public investment and private investment. Changes in population structure and life expectancy in the last 30 years within chosen country. Changes in social factors (increased inequality, growing middle class and improved education) in chosen country. I can explain the impact of geopolitical relationships with other countries that affect the chosen countries development. E.g Foreign policy, defence, military pacts, territorial disputes. Can explain how technology and connectivity support development in different parts of the chosen country for different groups of people. I can explain the social, economic and environmental impacts of rapid development for the chosen country. How chosen country is managing the impacts of rapid development to improve quality of life and its global status. Case Study- India All students must study three in-depth case studies: ● In Topic 5 Global development, a case study of development in a developing country or an emerging country.

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Paper 2- Human Environment Topic- Resource Management Energy Resource Management  R  A  G   I can describe the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy resources. I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of the production and development of renewable and non-renewable energy resources.   I can describe the composition of the UK energy mix. I can explain how the global energy mix varies due to a number of factors. I can explain how and why the global energy demand and supply has changed over the past 100 years. I can explain how non-renewable and renewable energy resources are being developed and their impact on people and the environment. I can suggest how technology can help resolve energy resource shortages. I can understand and explain the different attitudes to the exploitation and consumption of energy resources. I can suggest why renewable and non-renewable resources require sustainable management. I can offer and explain different views on management and sustainable use of energy resources. I know a case study on how one developed country and one merging country has attempted to manage their energy resources in a sustainable way. Geographical skills I can interpret world maps showing the distribution of energy resources. I can interpret line graphs showing the range of future global population projections, and population in relation to likely available energy resources. I can calculate carbon and ecological footprints. Case Study Energy: How one developed country and one emerging country or developing country have attempted to manage their energy resources in a sustainable way. Developed Country – Sustainable energy management, Germany. Developing Country, Sustainable energy management, China.

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