KES GeographyThe New KS3 2007/8

Which of these topics would you like to study ?Choose a maximum of 5

OUR PLACEKing’ Lynn

Personal GeographiesComparing your lives with those of others…

Computer mapping

LANDSCAPESPhysical geography and

Mountain landscapes

FOOTPRINTSCarbon footprints –

calculating and reducing the impact that you have

on the planet !

WEATHER & CLIMATEWhy is the weather like it is ? Climate in the UK and

abroadGlobal Warming and Wild

Weather

WHAT WE BUY MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Consumption / Fairtrade / Food and Drink / growth

of Tescos

CRIMEAn enquiry into crime in King’s Lynn and the UK

& crime reductionCrime and Geography

GETTING AROUNDTransport and how it

affects the planet / networks / cheap flights /

alternatives to cars

WISH YOU WERE HEREHolidays and tourism / changing destinations /

space tourismAnswers on a postcard…

CRACKING COASTSCoastal processes and erosion / Living on the

edge…

INTO CHINAAn exploration of China and its links with us…

Olympics 2008

INTO AFRICAAn exploration of Africa and its links with us…

GEOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS

Looking at stories which occur e.g. Katrina, Kent Earthquake, Eurovision

WHAT A WASTEEco issues /

sustainability / waste audit of school and

recycling

MOVING STORIESMigration and people

moving around the planet

TREMENDOUS TECTONICS

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBALISATION

McDonalds / Nike and the impact of big companies

on our lives.

ROCKY RIVERSRivers and flooding /

Water shortages

A GLOBAL VILLAGERural vs Urban

Millennium Village in King’s Lynn

Olympics 2012

EARNING A LIVINGJobs that people have –

jobs of the future

ARE EU READYBritain in Europe, and a

look at a European country in detail / link

with languages

COOL GEOGRAPHYA trip to the South Pole –

world of ice and exploration. Living in the

freezer…

GEOGRAPHY OF SPORTLinks with football and

other sports

GEOGRAPHY OF DISEASE

Bird Flu / Malaria / How does where you live

matter ?

GEOGRAPHY OF MUSICMusic link / World Music

POWER TO THE PEOPLEWindmills or Nuclear ?

What happens when the oil runs out ?

GEOGRAPHY OF THE FUTURE

Future landscapes / future climate / future

population – what will life be like ?

CYBERGEOGRAPHYGeography of the internet

and future networks / iPods and Laptops /

Google Earth assessment

THE BIG PICTUREA personal enquiry and a

look at all the themes covered (one for Year 9s)