TRINITY 2
New academic year begins beginning of June.
Jun – Jul.
Unit 1:
Grasmere.
Reasons for the tourism.
Positive and negative impacts of tourism (social, economic, environmental).
Negative impacts of tourism (social, economic, environmental).
National Parks.
Fieldwork in Grasmere. Data analysis and presentation.
MICHAELMAS 1 & 2
Sep – Nov.
Unit 2:
Tropical Rainforests.
Location of tropical rainforests.
Physical characteristics.
Plant and animal adaptations.
Causes of deforestation.
Impacts of deforestation locally and globally.
Sustainable management and stewardship.
Case study: Amazon Rainforest.
MICHAELMAS 2 & LENT 1
Dec – Feb.
Unit 3:
Volcanic Activity.
Evidence of plate tectonic theory.
Plate boundary maps – locating tectonic hazards.
Cause, effects and responses to tectonic hazards.
Impacts of tectonic hazards on countries at different levels of development.
Why people live in areas of tectonic activity.Volcano tourism.
Case studies: Tonga and Montserrat.
LENT 2 & TRINITY 1
Mar – May.
Unit 4:
Global Power.
Location of superpowers e.g. BRICs and why some countries are more powerful than others.
Issues surrounding globalisation.
Case study China: human and physical features, population, economy and trade with Africa.