Level 2 Geography

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

Geography is an excellent general knowledge subject that deals with what is happening in the world around us. Students studying Geography strengthen their abilities to research, communicate in writing, and use spatial reasoning skills, use statistics accurately and appropriately, analyse a range of data sets and draw valid and accurate conclusions.
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 the Amazon Basin.
•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.
•Field Studies will look at natural landscapes and settlements. There is a field excursion to Tongariro National Park involving data collection for a research assessment. The
approximate cost for this is $300
•Other internal assessments examine students’ understanding of Geographic issues of a contemporary nature on local and and global scales.

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.