Year 10
Term 1 - Theme 1 - Population and Term 2 - Theme 2 - The Natural Term 3 - Theme 3 - Development
Settlements Environment
Rationale - This is theme 1 of the IGCSE Rationale - This is theme 2 of the IGCSE Rationale - This is theme 3 of the IGCSE
Geography syllabus. To look at Geography syllabus. To look at the Geography syllabus. To look at the
population structures and issues and natural processes and the risks and causes of inequality and the ways that
urban structures and issues management required. this can be addressed.
Lessons: Lessons: Lessons:
1. 1.1 How is population changing TT 1. 2.1 The Structure of the Earth 1. 3.1 Measuring development and
2. 1.1 Overpopulation and 2. 2.1 Volcanic Hazards TT the development gap TT
Underpopulation 3. 2.1 Earthquake hazards 2. 3.1 Gini Coefficient and
3. 1.2 Push and Pull factors 4. 2.2 Drainage Basin Employment
4. 1.3 Population structures and 5. 2.2 Processes and Long Profile 3. 3.1 Globalisation Causes and
pyramids TT 6. 2.2 Landforms on a River TT Impacts TT
5. 1.4 Population Density and 7. 2.2 River management 4. 3.2 Food Production and Scarcity
distribution 8. 2.3 Coastal Processes 5. 3.3 Industry and Development TT
6. Revision and Assessment 9. 2.3 Landforms of Erosion and 6. 3.4 Tourism and Sustainability
7. 1.5 Settlement provision Deposition 7. 3.5 Energy Production Renewable
8. 1.6 Sections of Urban Areas 10. Coastal Recession and vs Nuclear
9. 1.6 How are urban areas Management TT 8. 3.6 Water Scarcity and Solutions
changing? TT 11. 2.4 Measuring the weather TT
10. 1.6 What are urban issues? 12. 2.5 Factors affecting climate and 9. 3.7 Threats of Climate change
11. 1.7 What is Urbanisation? Introduction to TRF 10. 3.7 Sustainable Development
12. 1.7 Urban Solutions 13. 2.5 How manage deforestation TT 11. Assessment
13. Assessment 14. 2.5 Hot deserts
15. Assessment
TT (Transfer Task) - This is an in lesson assessment that will make up a part of the formal report at the end of every term.
