Geography Pathway

Aims

To develop an understanding of the environment as the home of people. The environment includes both natural and cultural phenomena and the processes operating within each.

Context Overview

Level One Geography

Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004, Japan tsunami 2011

Tourism in the Maldives, Tourism in Bali, Indonesia

Mapping, Graphs and Tables, Valuing, Application of Concepts

Fluvial processes acting on the Waiwhakaiho River (fieldwork)

Demographics, Focus on ‘Overpopulation’

Level Two Geography

Amazon Basin or Colorado Basin or Hawaiian Islands formation

Chicago Murder

Mapping, Graphs and Tables, Valuing, Application of Concepts

Spatial Variation on Maunga Taranaki eastern slopes (fieldwork)

Malaria incidence

Level Three Geography

Students choose 5 from the following (class decision)

Tourism in Rotorua (fieldtrip)

Festival of Lights, New Plymouth (fieldtrip)

Application of Geographic concepts and Skills

North Taranaki Coastal environment (fieldwork)

Mediterranean Migration issue

Maritime Piracy