Aims of Course
- Broaden student understanding of the changing world we live in by learning about human culture and activities locally and worldwide,
- Identify links between physical geography and human activity, and how people interact with their environment both nationally and globally,
- To continue to develop skills by applying them in new and more complex contexts,
- To establish firm foundations for lifelong learning of the world we live in.
Description of the Course
Environmental Concerns: involving a study of local, national and global environmental issues that affect us and people in different parts of the world. This unit will look at the threats the environment is facing, both physical and human, as well as potential solutions to these problems and their effectiveness.
Weather, Climate and People: this unit will look at how our weather affects us, both good and bad, with topics like ‘why do we get so much rain in Scotland?’. There will be an opportunity to look at how we measure, record and present weather information as meteorologists. The final section will look at examples of extreme weather, such as hurricanes, and at the impact of such on people and communities.
Population and Development: involves comparing and contrasting development levels between countries in the world, by exploring why some countries grow richer while others remain very poor. Population change, health and disease, international aid, world trade imbalance and globalisation are all covered within this continually changing topic.
Additional Information
Students will be encouraged to use ICT and participate in fieldwork activities. Ordnance Survey map skills will permeate the course.