Geography Course Calendar and Personal Learning Checklist The

Geography Course Calendar and Personal Learning Checklist The City of Leicester College

Geography (Course Calendar) Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Map skills Measuring distance, coordinates, the shape of the land. Settlement with a focus on Leicester Urban areas and its problems, sustainable cities, why is Leicester so special? Tectonic Hazards Plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, impacts and management. Brazil The rainforest, favelas, urbanization, biofuel. Weather Elements of weather, weather and the UK, hazardous weather (hurricanes).

Geography (PLC) Natural Hazards WHAT I NEED TO KNOW I understand the process of plate tectonics and how it causes hazards. I understand the processes happening at each of the 4 plate boundaries. I understand how earthquakes form. I understand the impacts of earthquakes. I understand how the impacts of volcanoes can be managed. I understand how volcanoes form; I can identify the two types of volcanoes; I understand the impacts of volcanoes. I understand how the impacts of volcanoes can be managed. I understand how floods form and its impacts. I understand the impacts of floods. I understand how the impacts of floods can be managed. I understand how tsunamis form. I understand the impacts of tsunamis. I understand how the impacts of tsunamis can be managed. I understand how earthquakes form and its impacts. I understand the impacts of earthquakes. I understand how the impacts of volcanoes can be managed. Geographical Skills WHAT I NEED TO KNOW I can identify the oceans on a world map. I can identify the continents on a world map. I can identify a significant number of countries on a world map. I can identify the countries of the United Kingdom. I can identify the capital of these countries. I can identify the rivers and mountains of the United Kingdom. I can identify the seas and the ocean around the United Kingdom. I can indicate the directions on a map. I know how to calculate the 4 -figure grid referents on a map. I know how to calculate the 6 -figure grid referents on a map. I can what to include on a sketch map of an area. I can calculate distance on an OS map.