Geography (Year 9)

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See Year 9s Geography ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

TopicSub-topic
CoastsPhysical processes at work on the coast: marine processes, weathering and mass movement.
CoastsErosional and depositional processes in the development of landforms: headlands and bays, wavecut platforms, caves, arches, stacks and stumps, beaches, spits.
CoastsHard & soft engineering & fieldwork setup
CoastsCoasts Fieldtrip & follow up
CoastsFollow up & Fieldwork style test
Introduction to HazardsWhat is a Hazard & hazard classification?
Plate TectonicsDistribution of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Plate TectonicsTypes of Plate boundaries and hot spots and measurement
Plate TectonicsWhy do people live in hazard areas?
Plate TectonicsImpacts of different hazards (vulnerability)
Plate TectonicsST and LT impacts of a volcanic eruption
Plate TectonicsST and LT impacts of an EQ
Plate TectonicsEarthquake management
Plate TectonicsCase study of EQ in Developed country
Plate TectonicsCase study of EQ in developing/emerging country
Plate TectonicsEnd of topic test
BiomesIntroduction to ecosystems
BiomesEcosystem balance
BiomesGlobal biomes
BiomesTRF characteristics
BiomesTRF adaptations
BiomesTRF goods & services
BiomesTRF deforestation causes
BiomesTRF deforestation impacts (eco, soc & env)
BiomesTRF management & sustainability
Y9 exams (all subjects)
BiomesDeserts introduction
BiomesDesert adaptations
BiomesDesertification causes (& natural climate change)
BiomesDeserification impacts (soc, eco & env)
BiomesDesertification strategies to reduce
BiomesDesertification & climate change strategies

 

Exam Board – AQA GCSE Geography

What will you study?

The Living World – Introduction to Ecosystems
The Living World – Tropical Rainforests

The Living World – Tropical Rainforests / Hot Deserts
The Living World – Hot Deserts

The Challenge of Resource Management – Global Resources
The Challenge of Resource Management – UK Resources

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.

• AQA GCSE Geography specification
• AQA GCSE Geography – BBC Bitesize
• Internet Geography
• Time For Geography – Short videos covering many GCSE topics
• GCSE Pod – Log in using your Office 365 login
• PMT AQA GCSE Geography revision
• PMT GCSE Geography past papers
• 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

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Surrey, SM1 2AL
T. 020 8225 3072

Sutton High Senior School

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Surrey, SM1 2AX
T. 020 8642 0594