At the end of the lessons, students should be able to:

* extend their locational knowledge and deepen their spatial awareness of the world’s countries, using maps of the world to focus on  Russia, China and the Brazil, focusing on their environmental regions, including polar and hot deserts, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.
* understand, through the use of detailed place-based exemplars at a variety of scales, the key processes in:
physical geography relating to: geological timescales, weather and climate, rivers and coasts
human geography relating to: population and urbanisation; international development; economic activity in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors; and the use of natural resources
understand how human and physical processes interact to influence and change landscapes, environments and the climate; and how human activity relies on the effective functioning of natural systems

Homework Offered
Homework is optional. Unit topic reading will be provided as required. 
Assessments Offered
Informal assessment based on observations during discussions/ conversations; completion of tasks/ activities.
Grades Offered