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Topic TitleMaps and MappingWeather and ClimateRiversAfricaKenya
Key Skills and ContentExploring global connections and various types of maps. Exploring the difference between weather and climate, studying the water cycle and climate zones, and drawing climate graphs.Exploring river features and its main landforms. Exploring Africa's physical and human features, current issues, population distribution and climate. Case study on Kenya, covering its location, population, rural and urban areas, tourism, development, and Kibera slums.
Studying compass directions and key geographical lines. Developing skills in interpreting weather maps, creating graphs, and assessing data and providing evidence.Studying erosion, deposition, transportation, and flood issues. Interpreting data, enhancing geographical knowledge, predicting problems, discussing advantages and disadvantages, and conducting online research.Skills include interpreting maps and data, conducting research, explaining issues, suggesting solutions, and justifying decisions.
Understanding scale, distances, elevation, and grid references. Creating a 3D model of a river's journey.
Skills include map reading, interpreting directions, and using coordinates.Skills include drawing diagrams, explaining processes, and ranking river uses.
SummativeMap workExam style questions, quizzes, map workWritten assessmentQuizzes, ‘Country in a Box’ projectEnd of year assessment
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