Year 2
TOPIC 1 Weathering and Rivers
| Week | Key questions | Resources | Examples |
| 1 | What is weathering? What is erosion? How is material eroded, transported & deposited? |
P5-9 | |
| 2 | What are the main features of the upper course of a river? How does a V-shaped valley form? What is a waterfall? How was Niagara Falls Formed? |
P10-13 | Niagara Falls |
| 3 | What happens on a river bend? What is a meander? What is a flood plain? How do we measure a river cross section? |
P14-15 |
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ASSESSMENT TEST 1
TOPIC2 Secondary Activities
| Week | Key Questions | Resources | Examples |
| 1 | What are the types of economic activity? What are secondary activities? Why do factories differ in size? What factors affect the location of industry? |
P46-49 | Yorkshire Textile Mill |
| 2 | What factors affect the choice of site for the iron and steel industry? How can the factors that influence choice of site change? |
P50-53 |
Iron and steel industry UK |
| 3 | How does the car industry choose the best site? What are science and business parks? What requirements do Science and Business parks have for a site? |
P54-55 P56-59 |
Burnaston UK SE England |
ASSESSMENT TEST 2
TOPIC3 Environmental Concerns
| Week | Key Questions | Resources | Examples |
| 1 | Why does the environment have to be managed? What are resources? Why does wildlife need protecting? |
P66-67 P70-71 |
Kenya |
| 2 | How can industry pollute the environment? What are renewable and non-renewable resources? |
P72-73 P76-77 |
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| 3 | How is electricity produced in power stations? How does the exploitation of oil affect the environment? |
P78-79 P80-81 |
Worldwide |
| 4 | What is global warming? What are the effects of global warming? |
P126-129 | Worldwide |
ASSESSMENT TEST 3
TOPIC4 Population
| Week | Key Questions | Resources | Example |
| 1 | Why do few people live in some areas and many people live in others? What is population density? What is the global distribution of population? What are the reasons for the pattern of global population distribution? |
P90-92 | Worldwide |
| 2 | What is the natural increase? What are the effects of changes in birth rates and death rates on population size? Where are the world's fastest growing cities? |
P93-95 | Worldwide |
| 3 | What is migration? What push and pull factors affect migration to the UK? |
P96-99 | UK |
| 4 | What are the causes and effects of recent large scale migration to the UK? | P100-101 |
UK |
ASSESSMENT TEST 4
TOPIC5 Kenya-A developing country
| Week | Key Questions | Resources | Example |
| 1 | What is Kenya's population distribution? How is it affected by climate and relief? |
P108-111 | Kenya |
| 2 | What are the patterns of migration in Kenya? What are conditions like in a city in the developing world? What problems do migrants face in Nairobi? What is a shanty settlement? |
P113-115 | Nairobi |
| 3 | What is daily life like for the Maasai? How are their lives affected by their environment? What is a developing country? |
P116-117 P120-121 |
Kenya |
ASSESSMENT TEST 5
TOPIC6 Mapwork and Revision
| Week | Key Questions | Resources | Example |
| 1 | What are meanders and waterfalls? How are they influenced by their environment? How does quarrying affect the environment? |
HANDOUT P74-75 |
Akaki river, Mitsero mine |
| 2 | How do we read 4 figure and 6 figure grid references on maps? How do we read map symbols? How do we interpret scale on maps? How do contour lines show relief? |
Mapwork book | UK |
In addition to the above case studies you may have been taught other useful examples by your Geography teacher during the year.
All pages refer to Key Geography Connections by David Waugh
