Woodmill Geography Higher
Higher Geography:
Through the study of geography, and by gaining geographical analysis techniques, you can develop an understanding of aspects of the contemporary world. You will be challenged to look at the world in new ways, understand more about your sense of identity, and learn about different countries and cultures. You will develop an increased understanding of the environment, sustainability, and the impact of global issues. There is an emphasis on the evaluation of sources and you will develop your thinking skills. You will gain a wide range of important and transferable skills, including using, interpreting, evaluating and analysing a wide range of geographical information from thematic maps to complex graphs.
Our successful Department teaches a varied and stimulating package of topics in preparation for the Higher exams in Geography. We emphasise exam preparation throughout and keep parents updated with test progress on a regular basis.
The course consists of four sections:
The Physical Environments Unit
Atmosphere
The Global Heat Budget
Redistribution of energy by the atmosphere and oceanic circulation
Causes and impact of the Intertropical Convergence Zone
Hydrosphere
Hydrological cycle within a drainage basin
Interpretation of Hydrographs
Formation of erosional and depositional features in river landscape.
Lithosphere
The formation of erosion and depositional features in glaciated and coastal landscapes.
Biosphere
Properties and formation processes of podzol, brown earth and gley soils.
The Human Environments Unit
Population
Methods and problems if data collection
Consequences of population structure
Causes and impacts relating to forces and voluntary migration
Rural
Rural land use conflicts and their management related to an upland or coastal environment within the developed world.
The impact and management of rural land degradation related to a rain forest or semi- arid area within the developing world.
Urban
The need for management of recent urban change (housing and transport) in a developed and in a developing world city.
Management strategies employed and their impact.
Global Issues Unit
Development and Health
Validity if development indicators
Differences in levels of development between developing countries
A water borne disease: causes, impact and management
Primary health care strategies
River basin management
Physical characteristics of a selected river basin
Need for water management
Selection and development of sites
Consequences of water control projects
Geographical Skills
Mapping skills including the use of Ordnance Survey maps:
Interpretation and analysis
Using maps in association with photographs, field sketches, cross sections /transects
Research skills including fieldwork skills: gathering, processing, interpreting, evaluating and synthesising
Interpreting presenting and analysing numerical and graphical information which may be: Statistical, graphical and tabular.
Please see the below topic timetable for 2024-25.
