Level 2 Geography

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