Year 8 Geography Curriculum

Recap on weather.

Measuring weather and cloud types, rain types and air masses.

Pressure and weather.

Factors that influence Climate.

Climate of the UK.

Climate of Europe.

What is an ecosystem?

• Feeding in an ecosystem
• The earth’s main ecosystems
• Tropical rainforests
• Destructive of tropical rainforests
• Sustainable Ecosystems

Urban Morphology: urban models.

To appreciate that towns and cities have common characteristics in terms of their morphology

New York: a global city

Morphology and development of this city

Changing role of retailing

Out of town shopping

Satellite imagery in the analysis of geographical patterns.

An introduction of Landsat and Spot and GIS.

A study of London. Inner city problems in London

Changes in the CBD

The London Docklands development.

Hazards

Global hazard trends and definitions

What are earthquakes? - Case study of a major LIDC earthquake

What are volcanoes? - Case study of a major volcanic eruption

What are meteorological hazards? - Case study of a meteorological hazard.

Flooding hazards in the UK

Drought hazards in the Sahel.

Population and Migration

Population growth

• Reasons for changes in birth and death rate
• Demographic Transition Model
• Population distribution
• World population distribution
• Europe overview, comparing countries

Higher level map skills

• Europe Map and Population density
• Migration

Everything comes from India

• Where in the world is India?
• What do we already know about India?
• How do we view India in the UK?
• What are our connections with India UK?
• What is India’s landscape and climate like?
• Where do people live in India?
• How does the physical environment effect where they live?
• What is India’s landscape and climate like?
• Where do people live in India?
• How does the physical environment effect where they live?
• What are India’s diverse states like?
• How do different groups represent or use this diversity?
• What are the future challenges for India?