13 Geography
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms L. Tomlinson.
Objectives
- Develop an understanding of natural and cultural (human) processes and how they shape environments.
- Develop geographic skills used for analysis, interpretation and decision-making.
- Investigate contemporary local and global geographic issues.
- Undertake research to understand the geographic environment.
Content
- Cultural Processes - Tourism development (Rotorua).
- Natural Processes - Fluvial processes in the Piha River Drainage Basin.
- Global Geographic Topic - Possible topics: Illegal drugs trade, maritime piracy, coral reefs, sea level rise, human trafficking.
- Contemporary Geographic Issue - Possible topic: The sustainability of the Hauraki Gulf.
- Geographic Research - Patterns and Sustainability: Tourism development in Rotorua.
- Geographic Concepts and Skills - Investigate environments through the application of concepts and skills.
Extension/Enrichment Opportunities
Scholarship Geography.
Recommended Prior Learning
14 credits in NCEA Level 2 Geography, including at least one internal standard and at least one external standard
OR
Geography can be taken for the first time in Year 13 if students meet the requirements for Year 13 English.
Subject and Associated Costs
Course Costs: Nil.
Associated Costs: $450.00 (approx.) Local and overnight (Rotorua) field trips associated with the tourism development, contemporary geographic issue and research topics.
Pathway
Geography is a core foundation subject for any career that focuses on connections with the environment, and students with a base in Geography can use their geographic knowledge to support the fields of engineering, science, law, management, commerce, or technology. Geography develops skills that are transferrable to many other subjects and that employers are looking for are: adaptability, communication, critical thinking, digital literacy, leadership, collaboration, problem solving, engagement with others, relationship building.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.
This subject is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Geography 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how interacting natural processes shape a New Zealand geographic environment
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Geography 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of how a cultural process shapes geographic environment(s)
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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 Tags
Urban/Regional Planner, Environmental Scientist, Geospatial Specialist, Surveyor, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Environmental Consultant, Sustainability Consultant, Environmental Social Economic Analyst, Geographic Information Science, Health/Medical Geographer, Cartographer, Working for NGOs, Researcher, Demographer, Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Mine/Quarry Manager, Geologist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher, Travel Agent/Adviser, Intelligence Officer, Career Consultant, Urban and Regional Planning, Land Management, Industrial Location and Marketing, Environmental Monitoring and Resource Management, Community Development at Home and Abroad,
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Disclaimer
It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.