Year 9
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. For detailed information about the specific knowledge and skills taught in each unit, please visit our Knowledge and Skills page.
Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
Autumn 1 | Is our weather becoming more extreme? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment |
Tropical storm extended writing | ||
Autumn 2 | End of unit assessment | |
Why are some countries more developed than others? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment | |
Spring 1 | DME improving shanty towns | |
End of unit assessment | ||
Spring 2 | Who does the C21st belong to? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment |
China in Laos written assessment | ||
Summer 1 | End of unit assessment | |
How does conflict shape communities and landscapes? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment | |
Summer 2 | Conflict written assessment | |
End of unit assessment |