Year 7 Geography Homework
Autumn Term
Topic
Format
1
What is Geography? To learn the difference between physical, human and
Worksheet/
environmental geography.
poster
All year 7 groups will be taken out on the ‘Shirley Walk’.
These trips will be staggered over a 3 week period in October so classes will start work on the write –
up of the trip at different times. This will result in each class completing the following topics in a
different order.
2
Ordnance Survey symbols/ mapwork
Worksheet
3
Compass direction
Worksheet
4
Identifying patterns of land use.
Worksheet
5
Shirley Walk Title Page and ‘scene setting’.
A4 page for
cover/
• improving and/or finishing tasks started in class
Written
• completing extension tasks
introduction
6
Shirley Walk write-up: differences in local land use
Land use
map/
• improving and/or finishing tasks started in class
Written
• completing extension tasks
descriptions
(Word
processed or
hand written)
7
Shirley Walk write-up: differences in housing types and environmental
survey
• improving and/or finishing tasks started in class
• completing extension tasks
8
9
Using a linear scale on a map
Shirley Walk write-up: analysis and evaluation
• improving and/or finishing tasks started in class
• completing extension tasks
Graphs
(bar and/ or
bi-polar)
Worksheet
Written work
(Word
processed or
hand written)
The write up of the Shirley Walk will be used to assess each student’s current ‘working at’
level in geography.
10 The relative position of the continents.
Paper globe /
Learning
homework
Year 7 Geography Homework
Spring Term
1
2
Topic
Latitude and longitude.
Complete the passport to Geography.
Task
worksheet
Template (printed
copy or from
Fronter)
3
+4
Research and then write a description about the life of the Tuareg.
Students will be assessed on this piece of work.
Instructions and
suggested links on
Fronter.
5
Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Explorers in the Southern Ocean.
Illustrate a copy of
the poem with
copies of old
photographs.
(Work sheet on
RGS website/
Fronter).
6
The Future of Antarctica
Research
7
The Future of Antarctica
Students will be assessed on this piece of work.
Power point
presentation.
8
Map Skills and main physical features of the British Isles.
Layer colouring of
British Isles.
9
Map Skills: Grid references. (4 and/ or 6 figure grid references)
Work sheet.
10
Population distribution
Worksheet/
geographyalltheway
Year 8 Geography Homework
Autumn Term
1
Topic
Investigating and learning the structure of the Earth
2
To learn more about the location of volcanoes.
3
To research a volcanic eruption in the last 100 years
4
5
6
7
Learn how to show relief using contours.
Learn more about the shape of volcanoes,
Virtual Volcano. To investigate Mount Etna through ICT.
To understand why people live near volcanoes.
Follow up to Natural History Museum Trip
8
Volcanoes Assessment: Research or write up.
9
What is Development? To investigate a photo showing indicators of low or
high economic levels of development with appropriate questions.
10
Introduction to the physical and human geography of Ghana. Using directed
sources e.g. the CIA World Fact Book.
Format
Written work
using cartoon
sheets
Worksheet/
Fronter
Fact file
Poster /
Fronter
Worksheet /
model
Fronter
Worksheet
Information
Leaflet
Newspaper
Article
Annotated
photo / written
questions and
answers/
Fronter
Fact File/
Poster /
Power point/
Fronter
Spring Term 2011
1
Topic
Investigation of different levels of development.
2
‘Grace’. Rural poverty in Ghana
3
The link between development and colonisation.
4
A case study of development the importance of providing clean water.
(Water Aid / Play Pumps)
5
Development indicators: learn spelling and meaning and/or
demonstrate use of key words.
Factors Affecting Development
Why is Ghana a Less developed Country?
6
7
Task
Worksheet
Differentiated
Graph/ written
comparison
Worksheet/
Display/
Mapwork
Research to
produce:
Poster/
Presentation/
Fronter
Definitions on
Fronter
Worksheet
The history of
Ghana.
8
Problems of Development: The Akosombo Dam project
9
Small is beautiful! Village Pumps
10
Revision for assessment in class
Worksheet/
letter/ email
Worksheet/
display
Year 9 Geography Homework
Autumn Term
1
2
Topic
Introduction to Brazil
The Physical geography of Brazil. (physical regions and climate)
3
The Physical geography of Brazil. (physical regions and climate)
4
The population of Brazil
5
Development indicators in Brazil
6
The resources of Brazil (especially the Tropical Rainforest)
7
The exploitation of the rainforest
8
Sustainable development of the rainforest
9
10
The Golden Triangle
Sao Paulo / Rio de Janeiro (Rural to urban Migration, push and pull factors).
11
Sao Paulo / Rio de Janeiro (Contrasts in land use and development. The
problems of the Favelas)
The redevelopment of the Favelas
12
13
*
Revision for assessment
Format
Fact file/ Poster
Annotated map/
research/
worksheet
Annotated map/
research/
worksheet/
presentation
Worksheet/
Population
pyramids/ research
Worksheet/
Exam question
Power point/
Presentation/
Fronter
Power point/
Presentation/
Fronter
Sustainable
Decision Making
Exercise
Worksheet
Worksheet/
Exam question
Sustainable
Decision Making
Exercise
(Chingapura)
Factual recall for
exam question in
controlled
conditions
* Assessment may be moved to allow for reports timetable. (Year 9 grade reports).
Spring Term
1
Destruction of the Rainforest
2
Introduction to Globalisation
Design a poster
showing the
commercial uses
of the rainforest.
Find 10 objects in
your home, all
which have been
made in a different
country. On a
world map shade
and name the
countries they
have come from.
3
Globalisation
4
Walters Jeans
5
TNC’s (Trans National Companies)
6
TNCs
7
Effects of TNCs
8
Effects of TNCs
9
Fair Trade
10
Assessment
Also label the
object which came
from each country
on your map.
Design a title page
for globalisation
including facts,
figures and
images.
Design a flow chart
to show the people
and places
involved in making
Walter’s jeans.
Answer the
questions: How do
planes, container
ships and the
internet help TNCs
to operate.
Research 10
companies which
are TNCs and draw
their logos out in
your book. Write
next to the logo the
country the
company has its
headquarters.
Write about how
decisions made by
many TNCs in
recent years to
produce their
goods in LEDCs
(Less
Economically
Developed
Countries) effects
people living in
MEDCs 8(More
E9conomically
Developed
Countries)
Write about how
decisions made by
many TNCs in
recent years to
produce their
goods in LEDCs
(Less
Economically
Developed
Countries) effects
people and the
environment in
LEDCs.
Design a leaflet
explaining the
aims of Fair Trade.
Revise
Globalisation and
Fair Trade ready of
an assessment.