geography

📚 Course Units

🗺️ 1. Around the World in 80 Days. 3 lessons

Year 7 · KS3  |  📂 Go to Unit Page

In this unit pupils explore what geography is and why it matters. They investigate how geography shapes the news, discover different regions of the world, and examine tourism in Oceania as a case study for understanding place and environment.

  1. Geography is all around us
  2. Geography in the news
  3. Tourism: Oceania

🌱 2. Anthropocene: What is the Impact of Humans on the World? 9 lessons

Year 8 · KS3  |  📂 Go to Unit Page

In this unit pupils discover how human activity has transformed the planet. They explore ecosystems, consumption, plastic pollution, and air quality through fieldwork. Pupils also examine global governance and what a sustainable future might look like.

  1. An introduction to the Anthropocene
  2. The human impact on ecosystems
  3. The impact of consumption
  4. Plastic pollution
  5. Fieldwork: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting data
  6. Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data
  7. Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating air pollution data
  8. Global governance
  9. Sustainability: A new way of living

🇨🇳 3. China: A Global Superpower? 4 lessons

Year 9 · KS3  |  📂 Go to Unit Page

In this unit pupils investigate China's rapid rise as a global power. They explore rural-to-urban migration, the opportunities and challenges of life in Beijing, China's role as the world's manufacturer, and critically evaluate its superpower status.

  1. Rural to urban migration in China
  2. Opportunities in Beijing
  3. China: The workshop of the world
  4. Evaluating China's status as a global superpower