1. NSS Curriculum Geography

2. What is Geography? geo: - the Earth graphy: - description Therefore, Geography means ‘ the description of the Earth ’

3. What are the topics? The curriculum consists of 2 parts: 1. The Compulsory Part 2. The Elective Part

4. Compulsory topics – Living with our physical environment Managing Rivers & Coastal Environments Is it rational to live in the hazard-prone area?

5. Compulsory topics – Facing changes in the human environment Changing Industrial Location – Changes over space and time? Building a Sustainable City – Environmental conservation vs urban development

6. Compulsory topics – Confronting global challenges Combating Famine – Is technology a panacea for food shortage? Global Warming – Is it a fact or fiction? Disappearing Green Canopy – Who should pay for the massive deforestation?

7. Elective topics Dynamic Earth: The building of HK Regional Study of Pearl River Delta

8. Why Geography?

9. Why NSS Geography? A bridge between social sciences & physical sciences It promotes critical thinking & problem solving w.r.t. spatial & ecological perspectives It sharpens students ’ global frontier It is something related to our daily life Practical, interesting & challenging

10. Why NSS Geography – what is new? A broader dimension in global, regional & local perspective The opportunity of using Geographic Information System (GIS) The chance of collecting first-hand information through fieldwork

11. Assessment School-based assessment – Fieldwork (starting from 2014) Public exam results constitute of the final subject result in the years of examination 2012 & 2013

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