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Geography studies the Earth’s features and related human activity – it gives an understanding of people and places. Geography helps us understand our own lives in a global world and the vital issues we face such as natural disasters, climatic change, resource dependency, diminishing food supply, human rights and poverty eradication, and environmental protection and sustainability. Field-trips will embed the skills and foundational knowledge of some of the topics studies.
Topics covered may include:
Geographic patterns of crime in Chicago
Gold mining in the Coromandel and related threats to sustainability
A geographic perspective on Auckland’s transport issues (field trip using public transport around Auckland)
The global HIV epidemic
The inequalities of development in Tanzania
Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher
Course Costs and Equipment1 x 2B8 exercise book.
Field trip costs TBC
Although we aim to enable every learner to have the course that they prefer, limited places or learning requirements may restrict learners' choices.