Geography

Year 11 Geography    (11GEO)

The course concentrates on:

• Extreme natural events
  • Tropical cyclones and hurricanes
• Population studies
  • India
• Special studies
  • Global geographic topic
  • Contemporary geographic issue (includes an one day field trip)
  • Geographic research (includes an one day field trip)
• Skills
  • Map interpretation and construction
  • Graph interpretation and construction
  • Statistical interpretation

Students study six topics (standards) that count for 22 credits towards Level 1 NCEA.

Internal Standards (Assignments)

• 91011 (1.5)  Conduct geographic research with direction  (4 credits)
• 91012 (1.6)  Describe aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue  (3 credits)
• 91013 (1.7)  Describe aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale  (3 credits)

External Standards (Exams)

• 91007 (1.1)  Demonstrate geographic understanding of an extreme natural event  (4 credits)
• 91008 (1.2)  Demonstrate geographic understanding of population concepts  (4 credits)
• 91010 (1.4)  Apply concepts and basic skills to demonstrate understanding of a given environment  (4 credits)              

Year 12 Geography    (12GEO)

This course concentrates on:

• Natural environments
  • Tongariro Volcanic Plateau with a three day field trip to the area
• Differences in development
  • Tanzania and the United States of America
• Internal assessments
  • Global geographic topic
  • Contemporary geographic issue
  • Geographic research (one day field trip to the Central Business District)
•  Skills
  • Map interpretation and construction
  • Graph interpretation and construction
  • Statistical interpretation and analysis

Students study six topics (standards) that count for 23 credits towards Level 2 NCEA.

Internal Standards (Assignments)

• 91244 (2.5)  Conduct geographic research with guidance  (5 credits)
• 91245 (2.6)  Explain aspects of a contemporary geographic issue  (3 credits)
• 91246 (2.7)  Explain aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale  (3 credits)

External Standards (Exams)

• 91240 (2.1)  Demonstrate geographic understanding of a large natural environment  (4 credits)
• 91242 (2.3)  Demonstrate geographic understanding of differences in development  (4 credits)
• 91243 (2.4)  Apply concepts and geographic skills to demonstrate understanding in a given environment  (4 credits)             

Year 13 Geography    (13GEO)

The course concentrates on:

• Natural processes
  • Study of a drainage basin (Piha River)
  • Formation processes
  • Factors causing change
  • Human modification
  • Fieldwork
• Cultural processes
  • Study of tourism development (Rotorua)
  • Operation of tourism development
  • Patterns of activity
  • Changes over time
• Internal assessments
  • Global geographic topic
  • Contemporary geographic issue
  • Geographic research
• Skills
  • Map interpretation and construction
  • Graph interpretation and construction
  • Statistical interpretation and analysis

Students study six topics (standards) that count for 23 credits towards Level 3 NCEA.  

Internal Standards (Assignments)

• AS91430 (3.5)  Conduct geographic research with consultation  (5 credits)
• AS91431 (3.6)  Analyse a contemporary geographic issue Analyse aspects of a contemporary geographic issue  (3 credits)
• AS91432 (3.7)  Analyse aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale  (3 credits)

External Standards (Exams)

• AS91426 (3.1)  Demonstrate understanding of how interacting natural processes shape a New Zealand geographic environment  (4 credits)
• AS91427 (3.2)  Demonstrate understanding of how a cultural process shapes geographic environment(s)  (4 credits)
• AS91429 (3.4)  Demonstrate understanding of a given environment(s) through the selection and application of geographic concepts and skills  (4 credits)