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?

Volcanoes and Earthquakes Case studies

• An earthquake (Tohoku, Japan 2011)

• A volcano (Merapi, Indonesia 2010)

Unit 2.2 River Landscapes 

Enquiry question - How do rivers shape the landscapes we see today and how we interact with them?

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?