NSS GEOGRAPHY Curriculum & Assessment. Compulsory Part 7 geographical issues & problems 70% (60% in 2014) Elective Part 2 out of 4 electives 30% (25%

NSS GEOGRAPHY

Curriculum & Assessment

Compulsory Part

7 geographical issues & problems

70%

(60% in 2014)

Elective Part

2 out of 4 electives

30%

(25% in 2014)

School Based Assessment (2014)

Fieldwork + Spatial Data Enquiry

(15% in 2014)

Curriculum Framework

Compulsory Topics

1. Opportunities & RisksIs it rational to live in hazard-prone areas?

Tsunami

Volcanic eruption

• WHERE do these hazards occur?

• WHY do they occur?• HOW and WHY do the

impact of these hazards vary greatly from place to place?

• WHY do people still live in hazard-prone areas?

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2. Managing River & coastal environments

• HOW does water shape our rivers and coasts?

• HOW can human activities influence the river and coastal environments?

• HOW to manage rivers & coasts in

a sustainable way?

reclamation

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3.Changing industrial location

• WHY do industrial location changes through time?

• HOW do research & development affect industrial location lately?

HK factories in 1960s Globalization in industries

4. Building a sustainable city

• WHY do conflicts arise in economic development?

• How to strike a balance between economic development and environmental conservation?conservationEconomic

Development

5. Combating FamineIs technology a panacea for food shortage?

Obesity in MDCs

Food shortage in LDCs

• To what extent is famine a naturally or human induced disaster.

• How far can farming technology combating food shortage?

Technology???

Intellectual aid???

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=obesity/v=2/SID=w/l=IVI/*-http://www.brandygruner.com/resized_obesity.jpg

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http://www.oxfam.org.hk/public/banner/click?banner_id=51433

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6. Disappearing green canopy

• WHY do tropical rain forests under threat?

• HOW does deforestation affect nature & man?

• HOW to have a sustainable forest management?

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7. Global Warming Is it a fact or fiction?

• WHAT is the evidence for global warming?

• TO WHAT EXTENT is global warming an actual climate change or a long term climatic fluctuation.

• How can man save the environment?

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Elective Topics

Dynamic Earth: The building of HK• WHAT are the

processes that shape the earth / physical landscape of Hong Kong?

• HOW to manage geological resources and geological hazards?

landslides

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Folded_Rock.jpg

Weather & Climate

• WHY does climate vary with location?

• HOW does climate influence human activities?

• HOW do human activities modify climate?

Flooding

Assessment

AssessmentPaper I Paper II SBA (2014)

Duration 2.5 hours 1 hour S5 – S6

Scope Compulsory Part

Elective Part Fieldwork

Section / Question type

A. MC (20%)

B. Data / skill based (30%)

C. Short essay (10%)

D. Data / skill based (15%)

E. Short essay (10%)

F. 1 report

submitted

in S6

before

the public

exam

Highlights

• Map Reading Skills

• Geographical Information System ( a IT tool that integrates, stores, edits, analyzes, shares, and displays geographic information)

• Field Study / Visit: dynamic earth, managing river & coastal environment

• SBA in 2014

Field Study / Visits

NSS GEOGRAPHY Curriculum & Assessment. Compulsory Part 7 geographical issues & problems 70% (60% in 2014) Elective Part 2 out of 4 electives 30% (25%

Documents

global warming

geological hazards

industrial location

river coastal environmentsba

river coastal environmentshow

actual climate change

industrial locationwhy

mdcsfood shortage