Geography: Level 2

Course Outline

Geography is a holistic subject which encompasses both Physical Science and Social Science approaches. It is the study of the earth’s surface and people and the interactions which occur. It leads into a wide range of occupations from earth scientists and surveyors through to planners and decision-makers in a wide range of disciplines. Geography draws on written, interpretive, research, and field skills to gain an understanding of the world and its issues.

The topics covered are:

• Demonstrate understanding of a large geographic environment
• Explain disparities in Development -Tanzania 

Students will nominate one of these two external papers.

• Explain Urban Settlements - CSI crime in Chicago
•  Apply Geographic Skills.
• Use Geographic Information Systems to generate maps to solve a geographic problem - solutions to crime in Chicago 

Field Trip:

A 3 day field trip to Mt Cook at the start of Term 2. This involves staying near the village in an alpine hut, completing field work for the research internal, walks around the village to look at glacial features, with the potential for a flight and glacier landing, as well as a boat trip on Lake Tasman to view the Tasman glacier. The cost of the field trip will be added to students' accounts.

Prerequisite

16 credits in Geography Level 1 or with the approval of the HoD Geography