Year 8 Learning

Term	Learning Cycle	Key Concepts
Autumn 1	Brilliant Biomes	What local and global factors determine where biomes are distributed? Climate and weather Local and Global influences. Climate graphs Biome distribution Africa Russia The Middle East
Autumn 2	Land of Ice – Glaciers	How do glaciers impact on our world? Ice age Glaciers distribution Line graph – glacial retreat Challenges Processes TED Glacial landforms Interpreting OS maps Solutions to reduce GHGs
Spring 1	Finding out through fieldwork	Why should countries diversify their energy mix? Energy categories Distribution and consumption Water Scarcity FITE Vs VASO Sustainable communities
Spring 2	Fuelling the World	Where does information come from and is it useful? Types of fieldwork Primary vs Secondary Quantitative vs Qualitative GIS Classifying data Bipolar survey NCL Data presentation Risk Assessment Designing an investigation
Summer 1	The Geography of my Stuff	Why am I part of a global community? Globalisation Compound graph TNCs Advantages & Disadvantages Mining and Mobile phones Nike Sustainable practice
Summer 2	Oceans on the Edge	Why does the coastline change? Beaches – Multipurpose Human and Physical processes Advance & retreat Conflict of interest The Environment Agency Oil Spills Plastic Pollution Conservation of the ocean

Geography