KS3 & KS4 geography curriculum

This unit naturally builds on pupils prior knowledge gained from studying weather and climate at KS3. Climate change underpins many of the issues considered in subsequent units, such as global economic development, energy resources and urban planning.

1. Global atmospheric circulation model, pressure belts and surface winds
2. Evidence for climate change in the Quaternary period
3. Natural and human causes of climate change
4. Effects of climate change on people and the environment
5. Tropical storms – distribution, formation and development
6. Tropical storms – hazards and effects
7. Tropical storms – responses
8. Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms
9. Examples of preparation and responses to tropical cyclones
10. Using GIS to visualise climate change impacts
11. Using GIS to map the track of a tropical storm

• Pupils understand the difference between weather and climate
• Pupils have a basic understanding of geological time
• Pupils can describe and infer trends using maps, diagrams and graphs
• Pupils can describe and infer trends using photos, including satellite images
• Pupils can understand the difference between natural and human factors/causes
• Pupils have locational knowledge of the world, including continents and oceans
• Pupils understand that peoples' activities can lead to climate change