- How to develop concepts of place, space, environment, inter-connection, sustainability, scale and change through inquiries into geographical phenomena and issues.
- How environmental, social and economic factors impact on the challenges facing humanity.
- How global land cover changes are impacted by natural and human causes.
- How sustainability of places, changing land covers and urbanisation are impacted by non-sustainable choices.
- How technology and transport has been enhanced by globalisation.
- Identify contemporary issues related to sustainability, human impact and globalisation.
- Apply general geographical skills.
- Plan and undertake field trips.
- Use statistical information (Population Data Sheet) to investigate topics related to human population.
- Use spatial technologies.
- Engage in group and individual investigations.
- Write reports and essays.
- Use graphs, maps, population pyramids and climate graphs to investigate topics.
- Investigate geographical phenomena and issues: sustainability, the process of urbanisation, its implications for world population growth, human wellbeing and urban and rural places.
- Select a topic for a depth study on the challenges faced in a megacity in a developing country including: rapid population growth, development, environmental degradation, waste, social/economic division, infrastructure.
- Investigate anthropogenic climate change and direct human activity on the earth’s land cover e.g. deforestation, drainage, irrigation, reclamation, mining.
- Investigate globalisation: potential spatial, economic, social, political, cultural, technological, transport and temporal consequences/impacts of globalisation.
- Investigate EITHER international economic integration OR international cultural integration as a depth study.
- Look at the process of globalisation and the impact of technology, transport, cities and changing economic power; international economic and cultural integration; the changing. distribution of production and consumption; the internationalisation of culture.
- Is well organised
- Enjoys undertaking individual investigations as well as group work
- Is interested in creative solutions to global issues relating to human activity, climate change and globalisation
- Is interested in analysing graphs, statistical data and maps
- Is interested in spatial technologies to investigate geographical issues
- How human activity is impacting on the world and potential sustainable solutions.
