KS3 & KS4 geography curriculum

Pupils can build on their locational knowledge of cities in the UK and on the study of Jakarta in the previous unit to better their understanding of the factors and processes contributing to the characteristics and development of Liverpool. In subsequent units, pupils will be able to apply their knowledge in studying economic geography and resources.

1. UK cities and population distribution
2. Location and importance of Liverpool in the UK and wider world
3. Impacts of national and international migration on Liverpool
4. Opportunities created by urban change: people
5. Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening
6. Challenges created by urban change: social and economic
7. Challenges created by urban change: environmental
8. Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe
9. An example of an urban regeneration project
10. Sustainable living in an urban area

• Pupils have locational knowledge about the UK
• Pupils have an understanding of scale (local, national and global)
• Pupils understand the process of migration, its causes and consequences
• Pupils can describe and interpret maps and diagrams when assessing inequality and change
• Pupils understand the terms social, economic and environmental
• Pupils understand the meaning of sustainability
• Pupils have an understanding of the key structure and functions of cities
• Pupils know that cities interact with the surrounding rural area