1. Physical Geography

• Location of tropical rainforests worldwide (Amazon, Congo Basin, Southeast Asia, etc.)
• Climate characteristics
• Rainforest structure and layers
• Climate graphs interpretation

2. Ecosystem Components

• Food webs and chains
• Knowledge of plant and animal adaptations to rainforest environments
• Species interdependence
• Biodiversity concepts

3. Human Interaction

• Resource exploitation (logging, cattle ranching, mining, palm oil production)
• Palm oil production and impacts
• Sustainable development techniques (selective logging, agroforestry, forest reserves)
• Indigenous peoples' use of rainforest
• Ecotourism
• Survival techniques

4. Environmental Issues

• Deforestation impacts
• Sustainability concepts
• Conservation methods
• Resource management
• Environmental protection
• Development challenges

Geographical Skills

• Climate graph interpretation
• Understanding of global latitude lines (Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn)
• Analysing trends and patterns from data
• Diagram annotation
• Map reading
• Ecosystem analysis
• Environmental assessment
• Resource evaluation
• Creating annotated drawings and diagrams
• Understanding scale and location referencing

Critical Thinking Skills

• Impact evaluation
• Sustainability assessment
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Evidence analysis
• Solution development
• Comparing positives and negatives of different activities
• Evaluating management strategies

Population Fundamentals

• Definition of population
• Population density concepts
• Global population distribution
• Factors affecting population size
• Birth rates and death rates

Demographic Concepts

• Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
• Stages of demographic development
• Population structure
• Population change factors
• Population policies (e.g., China's One Child Policy)

Population Challenges

• Overpopulation issues
• Environmental impacts
• Aging populations (Case study: Japan)
• Youthful populations (Case study: Gambia)
• Population management strategies

Migration

• Push and pull factors
• Types of migration
• Refugee migration (Syrian case study)
• Economic migration (Mexico-USA case study)
• Migration decision-making
• Social and economic impacts of migration

Knowledge:

1. Definition and understanding of the term "population"
2. Factors that influence population distribution and density (e.g., geography, resources, economic opportunities)
3. The demographic transition model and how it explains population change over time
4. Reasons for changes in birth rates and death rates, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
5. Issues associated with overpopulation and its effects on the planet
6. China's One Child Policy, its rationale, and its positive and negative impacts
7. The challenges associated with aging populations, using Japan as an example
8. The issues related to youthful populations, with a focus on Gambia
9. Push and pull factors that drive migration, including the story of a Syrian refugee

Geographical Skills

• Choropleth map creation and population density mapping
• Data interpretation
• Demographic analysis
• Case study application
• Comparative analysis

Analytical Skills

• Factor analysis and ranking
• Guided reading comprehension
• Impact assessment
• Decision-making exercises (population game)
• Policy evaluation

Creative Tasks

• Diary extracts
• Letter writing
• Character journeys
• Prediction exercises
• Map creation

Real World examples

• Case study analysis
• Policy evaluation
• Problem-solving tasks
• Decision-making exercises
• Impact assessment

Critical Thinking Skills

• Problem-solving
• Justifying decisions
• Evaluating impacts
• Ranking and prioritizing factors
• Suggesting solutions

Skills:

1. Mapping and spatial awareness (e.g., creating population density maps)
2. Data analysis and interpretation (e.g., interpreting graphs, charts, and tables related to population data)
3. Critical thinking and evaluation (e.g., assessing the factors influencing population change, ranking the impacts of overpopulation)
4. Research and information gathering (e.g., gathering evidence to support arguments, extracting key information from resources)
5. Communication and presentation skills (e.g., writing coherent arguments, participating in discussions and debates)
6. Decision-making and problem-solving (e.g., making decisions about migration as a character, suggesting strategies to cope with population challenges)
7. Literacy skills (e.g., reading and comprehending stories related to migration)

Knowledge (What students will learn):

1. Common misconceptions about global development and how to identify them
2. Health and wealth comparisons between different countries
3. Understanding of infant mortality and its relationship to quality of life
4. The four income levels used to categorize countries
5. Living conditions and characteristics of different income levels
6. Positive developments and changes in global development
7. Natural disasters and their varying impacts across development levels
8. Climate change and its global impacts, particularly on developing nations
9. Understanding of stereotypes and their origins
10. Current global fertility rates and their relationship to development
11. The concept of the "single story" and its implications

Skills (What students will be able to do):

1. Data Analysis

• Interpret global development statistics
• Compare and contrast health and wealth metrics
• Analyse natural disaster data
• Examine climate change impacts

2. Critical Thinking

• Challenge misconceptions
• Evaluate different income levels
• Make informed comparisons between regions
• Assess the importance of different news stories
• Question stereotypes and preconceptions

3. Communication

• Write descriptive paragraphs
• Deliver speeches
• Complete extended writing tasks
• Present justified arguments

4. Research and Information Processing

• Use data to inform conclusions
• Sort and categorize information
• Explore digital resources (using iPads)

5. Evaluation Skills

• Rank and justify decisions about global issues
• Peer assess others' work using criteria
• Make predictions about future changes
• Assess the impact of stereotypes

6. Synthesis

• Connect development levels to disaster impacts
• Link fertility rates to development levels
• Connect climate change to global development
• Apply learning to answer complex enquiry questions

1. 1. Water Cycle Components

• Terms like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, transpiration, throughflow, surface runoff.
• Understanding how water moves through the cycle and affects the landscape.

1. 2. River Features & Processes

• Understanding the long profile of a river from source to mouth.
• Knowledge of fluvial processes: erosion (hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition, corrosion), transportation (traction, saltation, suspension, solution), and deposition.
• Identification of landforms: waterfalls, gorges, interlocking spurs, floodplains, meanders.

1. 3. Flooding

• Causes (e.g. precipitation, geology, relief, deforestation, urbanisation, agriculture).
• Impacts of flooding (social, economic, environmental).
• Concepts of surface runoff and flood risk.

3. Coastal Geography

• Wave types: constructive vs. destructive.
• Coastal processes: erosion, transportation, deposition.
• Landforms: caves, arches, stacks, stumps.
• Importance of coasts and reasons for coastal management.

4. Coastal Management Techniques

• Difference between hard engineering (e.g. sea walls, groynes, riprap) and soft engineering (e.g. beach nourishment).
• Evaluation of different strategies based on effectiveness and impact.

1. 1. Geographical Literacy

• Use and understanding of key terms and definitions.

• Reading and interpreting diagrams, sketches, and maps.

• Constructing detailed written explanations (e.g., how a waterfall forms, impacts of flooding).

1. 2. Analytical Thinking

• Comparing features and processes (e.g., constructive vs destructive waves).

• Making connections and explaining causal relationships (e.g., how velocity affects erosion).

1. 3. Writing and Communication

• Structured report writing (e.g., coastal management letter).

• Descriptive and explanatory writing using geographical terminology.

• Creative and persuasive writing (e.g., letter to residents).

1. 4. Decision-Making and Evaluation

• Assessing human and physical factors influencing landscapes.

• Evaluating different options in coastal defence strategies.

• Using criteria grids to support reasoned conclusions.

1. 5. Collaboration and Discussion

• Participating in paired/group tasks (e.g., Think-Pair-Share).
• Presenting ideas and justifying choices.

• Landform Processes: Explain glacial processes (abrasion, plucking, freeze-thaw) and how they shape polar landscapes.
• Climate Understanding: Interpret polar climate characteristics and analyse climate change impacts on these environments.
• Environmental Systems: Understand how animals and plants adapt to cold conditions and explain ecosystem relationships.
• Survival and Adaptation: Evaluate human survival strategies and resource management techniques for polar regions.
• Economic Geography: Assess economic opportunities in Antarctica including research, tourism, and resource extraction.
• Tourism Impact Assessment: Analyse extreme tourism growth factors and environmental/social impacts.

• Use basic map skills to shade polar regions on world maps and identify locations using geographical terminology.
• Data Analysis: Interpret precipitation data from Vostoz Station, calculate totals, and analyse climate patterns.
• Case Study Analysis: Examine specific examples of climate change impacts and tourism management in polar regions.
• Research and Investigation: Investigate Antarctic governance, scientific research, and environmental changes.
• Survival and Adaptation: Building on Year 7's assessment of opportunities and challenges in extreme environments, students need to evaluate human survival strategies, resource management, and adaptation techniques for polar regions.