The Geography Department

Staff

Member of Staff Role
Mr A Williams Head of Geography
Mrs P Palmer Geography Teacher

Key Stage 3 Geography

Students will study a variety of topics throughout the 3 years all of which aim to give each student a good grounding in geographical skills and knowledge. In each unit students consider sustainability, geographical processes, patterns and places. Examples of the schemes of learning in each year group are as follows;-

YEAR 7

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
  • MAP SKILLS
  • INDUSTRY
  • SETTLEMENT AND SHOPPING

YEAR 8

  • THE GEOGRAPHY OF SPORT
  • REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN ITALY
  • POPULATION AND MIGRATION
  • KENYA
  • RIVERS

YEAR 9

  • VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
  • ECOSYSTEMS
  • ANTARCTICA
  • JAPAN

Fieldtrips

Fieldwork is an important part of geographical study and for the 2008/09 academic year there will be trips to the Rhondda Heritage Centre, Wild Walk At Bristol, a river trip, and a trip to look at shopping patterns in Cwmbran.