Geography Key Stage 4

Year 10	Topic	Overview
Term 1	The challenge of Natural Hazards	Natural hazards, tectonic hazards, weather hazards and climate change
Term 2	Urban Issues and Challenges	Urban population, urban growth, urban planning, urban change and sustainability
Term 3	Living World	Small scale ecosystems, biomes, Tropical Rainforests and Hot Deserts
	UK Physical Landscapes	Coastal processes, coastal landforms and coastal management, River processes, river landforms, river management.

Year 11	Topic	Overview
Term 1	UK Physical Landscapes	Coastal processes, coastal landforms and coastal management, River processes, river landforms, river management.
	The Changing Economic World	Global variations in quality of life, strategies to reduce the development gap, rapid economic development, UK economy.
Term 2	The Changing Economic World	Global variations in quality of life, strategies to reduce the development gap, rapid economic development, UK economy.
	The challenge of Resource Management	Significance of food, water and energy, changing demand and provision of resources in the UK. Food production and consumption, strategies to increase food supply and a sustainable future.
Term 3	Paper 3: Pre-release material	Topic to be decided once paper 3 is released 12 weeks before GCSE exam.