Geography Curriculum ( )

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1 Geography Curriculum ( ) Form 1 Book 1 Using Urban Space Wisely 1.1 What are urban areas and rural areas? 1.2 What are the major types of urban land use in Hong Kong? 1.4 Why are some residential areas near industrial areas in HK? 1.6 What problems is our city facing? 1.7 How can we solve the urban problems in HK? Book 2 Food Problems 2.1 Can we produce enough food for our growing population? 2.2 How do we farm? 2.3 Where is the farmland in China? 2.4 What are the major farming problems in China? 2.5 Can the use of scientific farming methods help solve farming problems in China? Book 8 Population Problems 8.1 Are there too many people in China? 8.2 Can China support so many people? 8.3 What is the population distribution pattern of China? Map-reading Skills 1 1 How do we know where we are? 2 How can we locate a place using grid references? 3 How do we locate a place using distance and direction? 4 How can we find the area 5 How can we locate a place using latitude and longitude? Form 2 Book 4 Scramble for Energy 4.1 What are the major types of energy resources? 4.2 Why is there a problem with energy resources? 4.3 What are other problems with current energy resources? 4.5 How can future energy demands be met in a more sustainable way? Book 3 The Trouble with Water 3.1 What are the major threats to water resources? 1

2 3.3 What and where are China s water resources? 3.4 What are the major water problems in China? 3.5 Is nature to blame? Book 10 Ocean in Trouble 10.1 How do our oceans support life on earth? 10.2 How do humans make use of the ocean? 10.4 What can be done to save our oceans? Map-reading Skills 2 1 How is relief shown on maps? 2 What is a cross-section? 3 How do we find out the steepness of a slope shown in a contour map? 4 What relief features can we find from contour maps? Form 3 Book 5 Living with Natural Hazards 5.4 Why does most of Asia suffer from strong winds and heavy rain in summer? 5.5 Why do earthquakes happen? 5.6 Why are some people at a higher risk of experiencing natural hazards than we are? Book 6 Global Shift in Manufacturing Industry 6.1 What is the manufacturing industry? 6.2 Where have our factories gone? 6.3 Does the shift in manufacturing activity occur in other places? 6.4 What are the pros and cons of the global shift in manufacturing activity? Book 11 Changing Climate, Changing Environments 11.4 What are the effects of climate change? 11.5 What can we do about it? Map-reading Skills 3 1 How can we show the distribution and changes in land use along a route? 2 How can we draw a sketch map to show the major land uses? 2

3 Form 4 Building a sustainable city Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive? (Compulsory) 1. How has the urban population in Hong Kong changed? 2. How has the internal structure and urban areas of our city changed? 3. What problems does a growing city bring? 4. Sustainable city: is it a possible solution? 5. What are the costs of developing Hong Kong into a sustainable city? Opportunities and risks Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas? (Compulsory) 1. Is the Earth we live on stable? 2. Why is our Earth unstable? 3. What are the major internal forces and processes, and the resulting landforms? 4. What are the major landforms found at the plate boundaries? 5. How do plate movements create hazards? 6. Do all areas suffer from tectonic hazards? 7. Is it rational to choose to live hazard-prone areas? Dynamic Earth: The building of Hong Kong (Elective) 1. What is the Earth System? What is the structure of the Earth? 2. How do internal forces shape the landscape of Hong Kong? 3. What types of rocks are found in Hong Kong? 4. How is the landscape of Hong Kong shaped by external processes? 5. How is the natural landscape of Hong Kong shaped and modified by human activity? 6. How do we manage our geological resources in Hong Kong? 7. How does Hong Kong cope with landslides? Form 5 A Regional Study of the Zhujiang Delta (Elective) 1. Where is the Zhujiang Delta Region? 2. How has agriculture changed in the ZDR 3. How has the Zhujiang Delta grown and developed as a manufacturing region? 4. What environmental problems are found in the ZDR? Managing River and Coastal Environments: A Continuing Challenge 3

4 1. How does water shape our rivers and coasts? 2. What are the major fluvial processes? 3. How do fluvial processes shape the land? 4. How do coastal processes shape the land? 5. How can human activity influence and alter river and coastal environment? Combating Famine Is Technology a Panacea for Food Shortages? 1. What is famine? Where do most famines occur? 2. What are the factors affecting agricultural production? 3. What are the agricultural characteristics of nomadic herding in the Sahel? 4. What are the agricultural characteristics of irrigation farming in southern California? 5. To what extent can technology help increase agricultural production and alleviate food shortages? Disappearing Green Canopy Who Should Pay for the Massive Deforestation in Rainforest Regions? 1. What is happening to tropical rainforest? 2. What does a natural tropical rainforest look like? 3. How does a tropical rainforest ecosystem function? Form 6 Disappearing Green Canopy Who Should Pay for the Massive Deforestation in Rainforest Regions? 4. What causes tropical deforestation? 5. What is the impact of large-scale deforestation on tropical rainforests? 6. How can we prevent tropical rainforests from disappearing? Changing industrial location How and why does it change over space and time? 1. Where were manufacturing industries in Hong Kong mainly located in the past? Where are they now? 2. Where should manufacturing activities be located? 3. How has the location of the iron and steel industry in China changed over time? 4. What are the location factors of the IT industry? 5. What is the impact of changes in industrial location and modes of production? Global Warming Are Humans Responsible? 1. Is our earth getting warmer? 4

5 2. What is the normal global distribution pattern of temperature? 3. What are the causes of global warming? 4. How does global warming affect us? 5. How can we ease the problem? 5