Geography
Aims
- To provide sound geographical background knowledge that is useful for students in society and helps them further their studies
- To equip students an analytical mind to inquire the problems and issues in both local and global perspectives and to seek solutions.
- To develop values and attitudes which promote cooperation and understanding among the peoples of the earth and cultivate a sense of belonging to our society and nation.
Curriculum Highlights
- Reinforce student learning by allowing the adoption of a wide variety of out-of classroom learning activities (e.g. Learning Beyond Classroom activities for Junior Forms, local and overseas fieldworks for Senior Forms).
- Integrate the learning of IT skills in the study of geography by applying Geographic and Information System (GIS) and various elearning tools.
Curriculum Framework
Form 1 – 3 Geography*
F1 | F2 | F3 | |
Topic one | Using urban space wisely | The trouble of water | Scramble for energy |
Topic two | Food problems | Living with natural hazards | Global shift in manufacturing industry |
Topic three | Tourism | Changing climate, changing environment | Oceans in trouble |
* Map Reading skills are taught in F1-3 Geography
Form 4 – 6 Geography*
- Compulsory Part
- Living with our physical environment
- Opportunities and Risks- Is it rational to live in hazard prone areas?
- Managing River and Coastal Environments: A continuing challenge
- Facing changes in human environment
- Changing Industrial Locations- How and why does it change over space and time?
- Building a Sustainable City- Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?
- Confronting global challenges
- Combating Famine- Is technology a panacea for food shortage?
- Disappearing Green Canopy- Who should pay for the massive deforestation in the rainforest region?
- Climate Change- Long term fluctuation or Irreversible trend?
- Elective Part
- Dynamic Earth
- Weather and climate
* Fieldwork (including spatial data analysis to be infused in the learning and teaching of both compulsory and elective parts)
Competitions
Learning Activities
Overseas Field Trip