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Year 10

Curriculum Map

This curriculum map provides an overview of the geography journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of physical and human geography topics alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop geographical understanding, spatial awareness, and environmental consciousness appropriate to their age and stage. 

Half Term Unit(s) of Work Key Assessments
Autumn 1  Urbanisation in contrasting global cities Mid topic assessment - extended writing
Multiple choice knowledge test
Autumn 2 End of unit assessment
Urban and rural processes and change in the UK Mid topic assessment - extended writing
Multiple choice knowledge test
End of unit assessment
Spring 1 Shaping the landscape - rivers and river management Mid topic assessment - extended writing
Multiple choice knowledge test
End of unit assessment
Spring 2 Water resources and management Mid topic assessment - extended writing
Multiple choice knowledge test
End of unit assessment
Summer 1 How ecosystems function - Tropical rainforests and semi-arid grasslands Mid topic assessment - extended writing
Multiple choice knowledge test
End of unit assessment
Summer 2 Applied fieldwork enquiry End of year assessment