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1 Geography Curriculum 1718 Form 1 Book 1 Using Urban Space Wisely Unit 1.1 What are urban areas and rural areas? Unit 1.2 What are the major types of urban land use in Hong Kong? Unit 1.4 Why are some residential areas near industrial areas in HK? Unit 1.6 What problems is our city facing? Unit 1.7 How can we solve the urban problems in HK? Book 3 Unit 3.1 Unit 3.2 Unit 3.3 Unit 3.4 Unit 3.5 Unit 3.6 Food problems Can we produce enough food for our growing population? How do we farm? Where is the farmland in China? What are the major farming problems in China? What scientific farming methods are used to solve farming problems? What harmful effects do scientific farming methods are used to solve farming problems? Map reading Skills 1 Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 How do we know where we are? How can we locate a place using grid references? How can we locate a place using distance and direction? How can we find the area of an object on a map? How can we locate places using latitudes and longitudes?
2 Form 2 Book 2 Unit 2.1 Unit 2.2 Unit 2.3 Unit 2.5 Scramble for Energy What are the major types of energy resources? Why is there a problem with energy resources? What are other problems with current energy resources? How can future energy demands be met in a more sustainable way? Book 4 Trouble with water Unit 4.1 What are the major threats to water resources? Unit 4.2 Where does water come from? Unit 4.3 What and where are China s water resources? Unit 4.4 What problems does flooding bring to China? Unit 4.5 What problems does drought bring to China? Unit 4.6 What problems does water pollution bring to China? Map reading skill 1 Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 How do we know where we are? How can we locate q place using grid references? How can we locate a place using distance and direction? How can we locate places using latitudes and longitudes?
3 Form 3 Book 5 Unit 5.1 Unit 5.2 Unit 5.3 Unit 5.5 Unit 5.6 Living with Natural Hazards Are we living in a hostile world? How can we describe the relief of Hong Kong? What are the causes and effects of landslides? What do earthquakes happen? Why are some people at a higher risk of experiencing natural hazards than we are? Book 6 Unit 6.1 Unit 6.2 Unit 6.3 Unit 6.4 Unit 6.5 Global shift in manufacturing industry? What is the manufacturing industry? Where have our factories gone? Does the shift in manufacturing activity occur in other places? What are the pros and cons of the global shift in manufacturing activity? Can industrial development be more sustainable?
4 Form 4 Book/ Module Book 1/ module 1 Book 2/ module 4 Module 4 Opportunities and risks is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas? (compulsory) Buildings a sustainable city- Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive? (compulsory) Managing river and coastal environments: a continuing challenge Dynamic Earth: the building of Hong Kong (Elective) *Post-exam activity days and summer makeup classes* Form 5 Book 2 / Book 3 / module 6 Book 7 Managing River and Coastal Environments: A Continuing Challenge (Compulsory) Changing industrial location How and why does it change over space and time? (Compulsory) Disappearing Green Canopy Who Should Pay for the Massive Deforestation in Rainforest Regions? (Compulsory) A Regional Study of the Zhujiang Delta (Elective) Form 6 Book 3 / module Disappearing Green Canopy Who Should Pay for the Massive 6 Deforestation in Rainforest Regions? (Compulsory) Part II Book 2 / module Changing industrial location How and why does it change over 3 space and time? (Compulsory) Book 3 / module Global Warming Are Humans Responsible? (Compulsory) 7
5 Geography DSE 2018 Form 4 (1516) Building a sustainable city Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive? (Compulsory) Opportunities and risks Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas? (Compulsory) Dynamic Earth: The building of Hong Kong (Elective) Form 5 (1617) A Regional Study of the Zhujiang Delta (Elective) Managing River and Coastal Environments: A Continuing Challenge (Compulsory) Combating Famine Is Technology a Panacea for Food Shortages? (Compulsory) Disappearing Green Canopy Who Should Pay for the Massive Deforestation in Rainforest Regions? (Compulsory) Part I Form 6 (1718) Disappearing Green Canopy Who Should Pay for the Massive Deforestation in Rainforest Regions? (Compulsory) Part II Changing industrial location How and why does it change over space and time? (Compulsory) Global Warming Are Humans Responsible? (Compulsory)
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