Students will learn about a contrasting Asian country and learn about the disparities between the UK and China, as well as physical and human geographical features between the two countries. Students will explore new themes of population control as well as different types of energy.
I know the process that shaped the physical landscape in China
I know the similarities and differences between China and the UK
I know how the physical landscape of China has influence it human geography
I know the population structure and distribution within China and how it has changed
I know the different ways of measuring development and can compare China development at different scales
I know the causes and impacts on the one child policy in China
I know the energy demand and sources in China
I know about the three gorges dam and the impacts of the dam
I know the megacities in China and the cause of their growth
I know the biomes located in China, their characteristics and the reasons for their location
I can use choropleth maps to describe distribution
I can use GIS to compare countries
I can create and interpret population pyramids
I can use data to compare places at different scales
I can create different types of graphs using data
I can calculate percentages
To use comprehension skills to interpret case studies
Environmental
Social
Political
Economic
Population Density
Population Distribution
Densely Populated
Sparsely Populated
Population
Rural
Urban
Relief
Climate
Biome
Development
Quality of Life
Human Development Index
Gross Domestic Product
Life Expectancy
Literacy Rate
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Megacity
Geoscientist: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/geoscientist
Environmental consultant: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/environmental-consultant
Water network operative: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/water-network-operative
Students will complete a wider reading with comprehension question homeworks along with teacher led and whole class reading on the following articles:
The one child policy
The three gorges dam
Shrinking population in China
Bereavement - students will learn about population control policies and the reasons for the Once Child Policy. The impacts of the policy include infanticide; students will be reminded of the safeguarding and the lodge team in the lesson.
Students will be able to compare and contrast different cultures.
Students will learn new languages and pronunciations, they will see entirely different ways of life and culture completely different from their own, teachers must enforce maturity.
Students should be taught the 5 most used words in Mandarin for the first lesson, this will help them boost their CC. There will be a vast insight in to the different cultures and differences China has compared to the UK.
Maths - students will look at calculating percentage change in the population growth of China.
