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Term Learning Cycle Key Concepts
Autumn 1 UK Physical Geography – Rivers
People and the Biosphere		 The River Severn - What were the causes, impacts and responses?
  • Physical geography of the UK
  • Geology distribution – SIM characteristics
  • Uplands vs lowlands – UK Yorkshire Dales and the North and South downs
  • Human activities – FIS
  • River Processes – TED, HACA, SSST
  • River Severn – Long Profile
  • Storm hydrographs
  • River Severn Floods
  • Biomes – Distribution & Characteristics – ARSD & LL
  • Biosphere Services – CAWS – FRM
  • Biosphere exploitation – CLUMPH
  • Malthus vs Boserup (+) & (-)
Autumn 2 Dynamic Cities UK – Birmingham vs London How and why do cities change?
  • Urban core vs rural peripheral regions of the UK
  • Economic change – North Vs South
  • National and International migration
  • Globalisation – impacts
  • Booming Birmingham – Site and situation
  • Migration and impacts – SHAPED/C
  • Challenges and sustainability
  • Interdependence with rural areas
  • Birmingham overview presentations
  • London – site and situation
  • London migration and inequalities
  • London decline
  • London expansion and regeneration
Spring 1 Development Dynamics - Investigating India How do countries develop?
  • Measuring development and development indicators
  • India location: site and situation
  • Geo-political influence
  • Globalisation
  • Regional disparities
  • Regeneration and sustainable development
Spring 2 River Peocesses and Pressures - Investigating the River Severn How do human and physical processes shape UK landscapes?
  • River processes
  • Drainage basins
  • Human activity and modification
  • Flood management and mitigation
  • Investigating the River Severn
Summer 1 Coastal Change and conflict - Fieldwork What is a cost-benefit coastal management analysis?
  • UK physical landscapes – Upland and lowland areas
  • Coastal landscapes and change
  • Erosion and weathering
  • Conflict along the coast – Groups
  • Concordant vs discordant
  • Landforms of erosion and deposition
  • Human activities
  • Investigating Dorset coastal management
  • 2013 Storm Surge
  • ICZM &SMPs - DME
Summer 2 Hazardous Earth - Climatic and Tetonic Hazards How do human and physical processes lead to disasters?
  • Natural and human causes of climate change
  • Tectonic processes Haiti Vs Japan
  • Disaster Management

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