Geography Department

Head of Geography:  Mr C. Symonds

Geography staff:      Mrs K. Webber
                                    Mrs C. Symonds
                                    Mrs C. White
                                    Mr G. Smart
                                    Mrs G. Clements

Aims

Our aims in teaching Geography at Moulsford are:

• to develop a sense of place, and an understanding of the characteristics and distribution of, and the processes affecting a variety of physical and human environments

• to develop a range of skills including field investigation techniques and the use of a variety of geographical data

• to develop a sensitive awareness of the environment, of the consequences of our actions, and of the constraints and opportunities of people living in different environments

Year 8 on the Old Man of Coniston

Objectives

Our objectives in teaching Geography at Moulsford are:

• recall specific facts
• demonstrate a grasp of concepts and be able to apply these to a variety of contexts
• show an appreciation of a wide range of processes shaping physical and human environments
• demonstrate an understanding of how humans interact with the environment
• use basic techniques for obtaining, recording and evaluating data
• use a range of instruments for measuring information and a range of geographical resources
• discriminate between desirable and undesirable consequences of peoples' activities