Level 2 Geography

Course Description

Geography is an excellent subject for students looking for variety in their study. Students studying Geography strengthen their abilities to research, communicate in writing, use spatial reasoning skills and inter-personal skills. Year 12 Geography examines people, the natural environment, and interacts between the two. 

Year 12 Geography examines further examples of people interacting within their environment:

• The ‘Natural Landscape’ topic looks at significant landscapes, how they have evolved and the impact of people on these environments. Our case study is Tongariro National Park.

• ‘Disparities of Development’ explores the reasons for inequalities throughout the world and the attempts to counteract poverty. Our case studies include the USA and Afghanistan.

• The ‘Global Pattern’ study will focus on a health geographies topic. Students will study the spatial distribution of malaria, the causes of this, and significance to different group of people.

• Spatial analysis of an issue. This will involve studying crime patterns across Chicago, USA. Students will use ArcGIS software to map the pattern of crime incidence across the city and determine some possible factors causing this pattern. Then it is time to problem-solve by researching different courses of action to reduce crime in prone areas.

Field trips are an important part of the Geography curriculum. There will be one overnight field trip to Tongariro National Park in term 1 to support learning for one external and one internal assessment. 

Geography at University is considered as both a Science and a Humanities’ subject and is cross-creditable depending on your chosen emphasis. A number of students who study Geography at University will go onto careers in planning, spatial analysis and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or environmental science. Other students combine Geography with Law or Commerce while medical students that require a Humanities’ subject can choose Geography.

The standards and topics offered in this course may be altered at the discretion of the Teacher in Charge.