You can find the details of the KS3 Geography curriculum at TLC LIVE Online School below.

Term 1 (Autumn)

Geographical skills: Mapmaking, locational knowledge of the world, map projections, OS maps, grid references, distances, directions, height, satellites on a map.

Geology: The UK’s main rock types, geology influence in the UK, rock cycle, weathering, the Peak District, impacts of quarrying in the Peak District, can quarrying be made more sustainable?

Term 2 (Spring)

Development: Measuring development, human development index, the Democratic Republic of Congo, uneven development, projects that promote development, Nigeria; what is it like and how important is it?

Weather and climate: The weather forecast, climate, why does it rain, air masses, pressure, tropical storms, New Orleans and why is it vulnerable to tropical storms, impacts of Hurricane Katrina.

Term 3 (Summer)

World of work: Types of employment, employment structures differing around the world, different industry’s location and impacts, quaternary industries, tourism as an important tertiary industry and changes over time, ecotourism, the growing industrial sector in Kenya, impacts of tourism in the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

The geography of the Middle East: Where is the Middle East and key human and physical features, climate, population, how developed is the Middle East, Yemen, connection of the Middle East to UK, tourism in the UAE.

Term 1 (Autumn)

Rivers: Importance of rivers, features of a drainage basin and how does it work, features of a river’s long profile, erosion and transportation, waterfalls, operating across meanders, floodplains, causes of flooding within drainage basins, managing flood risk, flood events in the UK, responding to flood events, flood events in a developing country.

Population: Factors that influence population distribution, population explosion, consequences of overpopulation, population structures and change over time, and as the country develops, population pyramids, controlling population growth, impacts of an ageing population, migration and the impacts, how are Mexico and the USA linked? Factors influencing migration.

Term 2 (Spring)

Coastal landscapes: Features of a coastline, factors influencing waves and the shaping the land, forming of headlands and bays, formation of Stacks, longshore drift, forming of spits, prevention of coastal erosion, Happisburgh and preventions, should hard engineering have been used at Mappleton? Coastal management.

Structure of the Earth: Structure of the Earth, Earth’s crust and plates, plate boundaries, predicting and preparing for volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, volcanoes, Haiti and what happened in the 2010 earthquake, Tsunamis, Japan and the 2011 Japanese tsunami, responses to the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

Term 3 (Summer)

Urbanisation: Where do people live within the UK? OS and GIS maps and cities, cities in the UK, deindustrialisation, opportunities associated with urban areas, urban sprawl and the impacts, counter-urbanisation, sustainability, the housing crisis, regeneration of Salford Quays, Dubai and its growth, is Dubai a sustainable city?

The geography of Africa: Africa and the physical and human features of the continent, population distribution and the factors influencing, historical factors influencing different countries, the River Nile, Mount Nyiragongo, and its importance for the DRC, causes and impacts of the 2002 eruption of Mount Nyiragongo and the responses, Kenya, issues of urbanisation in Kenya, managing issues of urbanisation in Kenya.

Term 1 (Autumn)

Ecosystems: Location of major biomes of the world and their features, using climate graphs to compare rainforests and deserts, pressure systems, the Amazon rainforest, the nutrient cycle importance to the rainforest, plants and animals’ adaptation to survive in the Amazon, deforestation in the Amazon and the impacts, how can the Amazon be conserved? plants and animals’ adaptation to deserts, the Sahara Desert.

Climate change: Changes and effects of climate, natural causes of climate change, the greenhouse effect, how climate change can affect Bangladesh, future predictions about climate change, adapting to climate change, has Bangladesh adapted to the threat of climate change? How can humans mitigate the effects of climate change?

Term 2 (Spring)

Emerging countries: Emerging countries and their features, employment structure changing over time, China and what led to its successes, advantages and disadvantages of TNCs in China, rural to urban migration, megacities, opportunities and challenges in Mumbai.

Glacial landscapes: What are glaciers? Forming of corries, arêtes and pyramidal peaks, glacial troughs, landforms formed by glacial deposition, impacts of glacial retreat, opportunities associated with glacial landscapes and the challenges.

Term 3 (Summer)

Energy and sustainability: Global distribution of energy use and production, energy security and energy poverty, the UK’s energy mix changes over time, advantages and disadvantages of non-renewables and renewables, wind turbines developed on the Isle of Lewis, fracking and why its controversial, potential impacts of fracking in Lancashire, advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy.

The geography of Russia: Human and physical features of Russia, population distribution, biomes distribution and their key features, climate influencing the distribution of biomes, plants and animals’ adaptation to taiga forests, threats to taiga forests, opportunities and challenges of mineral extraction in the tundra, Russia’s role in Europe’s energy resources, why did Russia want control of Crimea?