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 Subject  Geography  Teacher  Mr Johnson  Unit  Term 1 People and the environment
 Duration  1 Term

Week Details & links Assessed work / further work
  Burglary the distribution and effects (4 lessons)

Lesson 1
The origins of burglary, and the geographical distribution, frequency and the possible scale.
Lesson 2
The effects of burglary on the physical, built and human environments. The extent to which burglary can be predicted and/or prevented.
Links
Burglary Lesson 1 PPT
Statistics for burglary locally
Questions for Lessom 2
Assessment
Effects grid

Homework
Individual research in crime/burglary statistics

  Lesson 3
Research information about crime.
Past question on Burglary.
Lesson 4
To gain structured essay writing skills.
To complete an an essay using class plan and mark scheme.
Links
Lesson 3 tasks
Eastliegh Borough Council Secured by Design PDF


Assessed question sheet June 2006
Assessement
Answers to question
Homework
To complete the question


A transmittable disease The global distribution; international and national effects. (6 Lessons)

Lesson 1
What are the statistics of the HIV/AIDS  disease?
Lesson 2

The causes and effects of AIDS/HIV in Africa.
World Vision DVD How do  charities help people in Africa? (10 Mins)


Links
HIV Statistics
Questions from lesson 1
Cards from lesson 2
Headings for lesson 1
World Vision DVD

Assessement


Homework



Lesson 3
The origin of of HIV/AIDS and the geographical distribution, frequency of occurance and the possible scale of the hazard.

Lesson 4
The effect of AIDS/HIV on the physical, human and built environment.

Links
Starter Powerpoint - posters
Lesson Powerpoint

Lesson Powerpoint 2


Assessement
Aids facts worksheet
Aids and Business worksheet



Aids Decision Making Paper GGB5 The Synoptic Unit
Lesson 5
Familiarisation with the booklet
Lesson 6
Assessed task - Actual paper from January 2006
Links
Advance Information booklet
Familiarisation questions
Actual questions
Assessment
Mark Scheme
Homework
To revise for the assessment using your booklet

Tropical Storms (6 Lessons)

An Introduction to Tropical Storms - Presentations in groups of 3-4

1. Introduction to task and research
2. Research using the internet
3. Presentation to rest of groups
Links
BBC Website

Assessemnt
Task and Marking Criteria

Homework
To finish presentations/ independent research


More In depth research into tropical storms

4. Tropical Storms
Effects and Vulnerability Presentation
Key Effects Presentation
5. Hurricane Mitch - A Case Study - Powerpoint presentation
6. Assessed task for topic - June 2006 question
Links
Effects and vulnerability
Key effects
Assessment
June 2006 question
Mark scheme
Homework
Research hurricane Katrina


 
Urban Multihazard environments.(4 lessons)
1. Research Los Angeles using computers Task sheet
2. Geofile 419 - Los Angeles A multiple hazard area


Homework
To finish research fact sheet on LA

3. Notes using AQA B 2nd Edition Tasks

4. London v Mexico City - A comparison of the hazards
Geofactsheet
Tasks
5. Assessed tasks using geofile


Christmas quiz



Term 2 - Changes in countries in various sates of development over the years


The extent to which regions of a country are integrated aor subject to separatist pressure.
1. The European Union - Internet research Lesson Tasks


What are the EU Institutions ? Powerpoint
What is the Common Agricultural Policy and what are its effects? Powerpoint
What is the Common Fisheries Policy ? Powerpoint

Why is industry moving from Western to Eastern Europe ? Geofile 505 Complete focus questions





What is separatism and why does it occur?

1. Find out 1 fact about basque separatism using the internet.
2. Lesson Powerpoint
3. Lesson activities

Homework
Research one group of people who want to become separate from thier current country. One side of A4 detailing:
  • Location
  • History
  • Reasons for wanting to become separate
  • Action taken.

1. Case Study - The Kurds - Research
Geofile The Kurds
Task

Assessment question. - Past question on Political geography


The relationship between  International Migration and multicultural societies.

1. Major forms of international migration - Social, Economic, refugees and illegal movements.
Case Study LEDC - Mozambique
Case Study MEDC - Turkish guestworkers in germany
Lesson worksheet

2. Cost Benefit Analysis of International migration on both host and origin countries - Lesson worksheet
How has international migration changed? Powerpoint

Homework

To complete a case study on international migration

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3. Multicultural societies - What are they? Attitudes towards them Economic and social issues.
Lesson worksheet
Case studies - South Africa, USA and Singapore - Evaluation are they multicultural societies?

7
Assessed Task - International Migration and multicultural society

8
TransNational Corporations and the relationship with Newly industrialised countries.

Past Questions on TNCs
Ford Case Study
McDonalds Case Study
Powerpoint
Malaysia Case study - an asian tiger? needs Waugh
Structured questions
Powerpont (cont)


9
Core and Periphery
Lesson Case Study
Plenary

10
Competition and Conflict over the use of a resource

Topley Pike case Study and past questions
Question 2006
Mark scheme 2006


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