Theme 2 explores the Earth's natural environment, its processes, changes over time and how humans have created hazards within it.
For each unit outlined below, you will find a RAG sheet and a Knowledge Organiser.
Red/Amber/Green (RAG) or Personal Learning Checklist sheets like the one below are used to check the students level of confidence in relation to each content item. This will help the students identify the areas they should focus their revision on in the first instance (Red or 1).
Knowledge Organisers (KO) are resources containing all the core content for each topic. Use the KOs in conjunction with the revision techniques outlined in the Revision Techniques in Geography section of the website.
There is also a list of the case studies (examples) that are required to show the application of geographical knowledge. Case studies offer students the opportunity to use place specific knowledge of a place to discuss, analyse or evaluate the geographical process, concept or impact learnt in each unit.
Unit 2.1 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Enquiry question - How is Earth shaped by its tectonic past?
Tectonic hazards revision resources:
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Case studies
Unit 2.2 River Landscapes
Enquiry question - How do rivers shape the landscapes we see today and how we interact with them?
River Landscapes Case studies
Opportunities offered by the Vltava (video explainer)
Unit 2.3 Coastal Landscapes (this unit is studied at the beginning of Term 1 in Year 10)
Enquiry question - To what extent are coastlines nature's battleground?
Coastal Landscapes revision materials
Coastal Landscapes Case Study
The opportunities presented by an area or areas of coastline, the associated hazards and their management (Holderness Coast, UK)
Unit 2.4 and 2.5 Weather, Climate and natural vegetation
Enquiry question - How do weather and climate characteristics influence natural vegetation around the world?