Geography

• Curriculum Aims

  • to understand how the natural environment influences human activities, and how human activities alter the natural environment;

  • to describe the major characteristics of chosen places and environments and explain how these characteristics are created by the interactions within and between a range of physical and human processes;

  • to describe how the interactions within and between physical and human processes create geographical patterns of different scales and lead to changes in places and environments over space and time;

  • to understand and critically evaluate the concept of regional identity;

  • to understand sustainable development;

  • to recognise the role of perceptions, values and attitudes in decision-making about places and environments, and to use this understanding to explain the resulting changes;

  • to recognise how conflicting demands on the environment may arise and evaluate the different strategies for managing the environment;

  • to appreciate how increasing global interdependency influences their lives, their nation and the environment;

  • to identify geographical questions and issues and develop a logical sequence of enquiry based on their knowledge and understanding of geography; and

  • to select and use appropriate geographical and generic skills for investigating geographical questions and issues, present and interpret their findings in an effective way, and draw conclusions based on evidence.

• Curriculum Framework and Outline

  • Secondary 1 (taught in Chinese and English): Using Urban Space Wisely, Scramble for Energy, Tourism

  • Secondary 2 (taught in Chinese and English): The Trouble of Water, Food Problem, Taming the Sand

  • Secondary 3 (taught in Chinese and English): Global Shift in Manufacturing Industry, Living with Natural Hazards, Changing Climate

  • Senior Secondary Compulsory Part (taught in Chinese):

    • Plate Tectonics, River-Coastal Management, Tropical Rainforest, Global Warming, Agricultural Geography, Industrial Geography, Urban Geography, Fieldwork

  • Senior Secondary Elective Part (taught in Chinese)

    • Pearl River Delta, Transport Geography, Weather and Climate, Geology

• Study Approaches/Strategies

  • To train students’ generic skills and problem-solving skills, they must master the following learning objectives:

    • Master geographic knowledge and skills;

    • Observe and analyse data; and

    • Apply geographic knowledge and skills to solve everyday problems.

  • Enhancement & Remedial Programme

    • Help students to familiarise with the public examination arrangements and improve their ability in preparing for the HKDSE; and

    • Arrange students to participate in mock exams, activities, and competitions organised by external institutions, such as International Geography Olympiad and Geoconservation activities, so as to arouse their interest in Geography.

• Assessment