Geography (Year 8)

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See Year 8s Geography ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

TopicSub-topic
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – an introduction
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Rainfall
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Pressure and Temperature
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – UK Climate skills
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Urban Heat Islands
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Urban Heat Islands
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Climate Change Introduction
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Green house effect and causes
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Climate Change Impacts
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Climate change Impacts (Health)
Weather & ClimateWeather & climate – Climate Change Solutions
RiversRivers – Water cycle
RiversRivers – Drainage Basins
RiversRivers – Meet the River Thames
RiversRivers – River processes
RiversRivers – Infiltration Fieldwork
RiversRivers – Infiltration Fieldwork/River Landforms
RiversRivers – River Landforms – presentations
RiversRivers – Flooding
RiversRivers – Flood Protection
GlobalisationGlobalisation – an introduction
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Fast fashion
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Fast fashion H&S (Rana Plaza)
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Fast fashion & rural to urban migration
GlobalisationGloablisation – Fast fashion & water (fashions dirty secrets)
Y8 exams (English, Maths, Science, Languages, Humanities)
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Fast fashion & Fair Trade
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Sport
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Sport & Andy Murray’s Tennis Balls
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Sport & Golf Tourism & Sustainability
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Sport & London Olympic Games Legacy
GlobalisationGlobalisation – Sport & Commonwealth Games

 

What will you study?

Issues in Geography – Climate Change
Geographical Skills – River Landscapes

Issues in Geography – Water Resources
Issues in Geography – Health

Geographical Skills – Tectonic Hazards
Global Geography – Upgrade your World View (Gapminder)

Useful tips and resources

Geography is an ever-evolving subject and the best Geographers are those who have a good understanding of what is going on in the world around them. The best way to become a better Geographer is to develop an interest in the wider world.

• KS3 Geography – BBC Bitesize
• Internet Geography
• National Geographic
• BBC Earth
• Royal Geographical Society: Ask the Geographer Podcast
• Ordnance Survey MapZone – great for practising map skills

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

The BBC Earth documentaries and podcasts are an excellent starting point to introduce many of the issues facing the natural world today and we also recommend subscribing to the Royal Geographical Society’s ‘Ask the Geographer’ podcast, which has episodes suitable for students from KS3 up to KS5.

Sutton High Prep School

86 Grove Road, Sutton,
Surrey, SM1 2AL
T. 020 8225 3072

Sutton High Senior School

55 Cheam Road, Sutton,
Surrey, SM1 2AX
T. 020 8642 0594