Graduate profile: (What qualities/additional skills learners will achieve by taking this course?)
Geography is the study of the natural and cultural environments and the interaction between them. Over the course of the year, students will learn about extreme natural events, directed research, contemporary issues, global study, population studies, sustainability, and learn skills in mapping, graphing and valuing.
Possible Career/ Vocational Pathway(s): (What career pathways are related to this course?)
Learning outcomes/Assessment links:
NCEA Level | Standard Number | Standard Descriptor | Credits | Assessment | Literacy | Numeracy | Vocational Pathways |
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1 | AS91007 03 | Geography 1.1 - Demonstrate geographic understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s) | 4 | External | Yes L1Lit | No | PI, SI |
1 | AS91008 03 | Geography 1.2 - Demonstrate geographic understanding of population concepts | 4 | External | Yes L1 Lit | No | SI, SC, CI |
1 | AS91009 03 | Geography 1.3 - Demonstrate geographic understanding of the sustainable use of an environment | 3 | Internal | Yes L1Lit | No | PI, SI, CI |
1 | AS91010 02 | Geography 1.4 - Apply concepts and basic geographic skills to demonstrate understanding of a given environment | 4 | External | No | Yes | C&I, PI, SI, CI |
1 | AS91011 03 | Geography 1.5 - Conduct geographic research, with direction | 4 | Internal | Yes L1Lit | Yes | PI, SI |
1 | AS91012 03 | Geography 1.6 - Describe aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue | 3 | Internal | Yes L1Lit | No | SI, SC, CI |
1 | AS91013 02 | Geography 1.7 - Describe aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale | 3 | Internal | Yes L1Lit | No | PI, SI, CI |
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| Total Available Credits | 25 |
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Note: Standards are subject to change with the review of courses at the end of each year. Course is endorsable.
Progression: (What courses does this course lead to?)
Vocational/Industry links: (What vocational or industry learning experiences will be included in this course?)
Contextualised contexts: (What local, cultural, real-life content is involved in this course?)
There may be a field trip opportunity.
Teaching and Learning Approaches: (How will I learn in this course?)
Resource requirements: (What resources will I need to have to learn in this course?)
Course Outline
Term 1 02 February - 16 April 2021 (10/11 weeks) | Term 2 03 May - 09 July 2021 (10 weeks) | Term 3 26 July - 01 October 2021 (10 weeks) | Term 4 18 October - early November 2021 (4 weeks) |
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AS91008 - Population (External) - 8 weeks AS91013 - Global Patterns (Internal) - Due end of term
| AS991011 - Research (Internal) - 3 weeks AS91012 - Contemporary Geographic Issue (CGI) - 3 weeks AS 91007 Extreme Natural Events (External) - 4 weeks | AS91007 - continued 4 weeks AS91009 - sustanable use of a resource (internal) - 3 weeks AS91010 - Skills (External) - 3 weeks | Revision using derived grades examination results
NCEA final examinations |
KEY DATES: End of term - Global patterns due in
| KEY DATES: Early May: CGI due in May: Field trip to Kaitaia (half day) Beginning of June: Research due in | KEY DATES: August: Field trip to Ahipara (half day) September: AS91009 due in Derived Grade examinations | KEY DATES: Week 1-3 - Revision using preliminary examination results Week 4 - NCEA examinations begin |
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