Year 13 Geography
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss D. Gilbert, Ms W. Johnston, Mr M. Mason.
Year 13 Geography
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth's surface and the human societies spread across it. They also examine how human culture interacts with the natural environment and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people. Geography seeks to understand where things are found, why they are there, and how they develop and change over time.
Prerequisite:
Either Year 11 or Year 12 Geography or with permission from the HOD
Equipment:
Students require either a 1B8 book and clear file or refill and lever arch folder, coloured pencils, and a ruler.
Skills workbooks are purchased at the beginning of the year and charged to student's accounts (approx. $25)
Topics Covered
Topics Could Include:
* Cultural Processes - Analysing how Tourism Development shapes geographic environments
* Geographic Issues - Examining perspectives on contemporary issues and evaluating possible actions to overcome the issues
* Global Studies - Investigating the global patterns and factors involved in plastics in the oceans
* Research - Geographic skills such as mapping, graphing, interpreting information and apply geographic concepts with critical analysis and evaluation
Subject Costs
All costs are estimates
* Cultural Process Field Trip - Queenstown approx. $500
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Geography 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of how a cultural process shapes geographic environment(s)
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Geography 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a given environment(s) through selection and application of geographic concepts and skills
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Geography 3.5 - Conduct geographic research with consultation
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Geography 3.6 - Analyse aspects of a contemporary geographic issue
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Geography 3.7 - Analyse aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Possibilities
Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher,