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Learning Intentions
Learning Intentions
To identify the key geographical questions of who, what, where, when, how and why
To investigate the key geographical questions about a chosen geographical event.
To practice research from a variety of sources to develop information that will lead to conclusions.
Asking Geographical Questions
Asking Geographical Questions
The ability and curiosity to ask and answer questions about geographical events is a important skill in the study of Geography.
Examples of geographic questions about a Geographical event in the news might be:
Where the event is located?
Why is it there?
What is the significance of the location or event?
How the event occurred?
The Wheel of Geographical Questions
✍Student Task #1 - Answering Geographical Questions about a News Event
✍Student Task #1 - Answering Geographical Questions about a News Event
Examine the news sources shown below about the Cumbre Vieja volcanic Eruption in La Palma during Sept 2021.
You can also use the internet to research additional sources of information.
Download and use the worksheet below to practice answering Geographical questions about this event.
Click the tabs below to see more examples of key geographical questions to include in your investigation.
Click the tabs below to see more examples of key geographical questions to include in your investigation.
Where?
Where?
Where did it happen?
Where have the effects been felt?
When?
When?
When did it happen?
When was the impact felt by people?
When did people respond to the event?
What?
What?
What was the cause?
What was the effect on people/physical landscape/?
What was the response to the event?
What importance might this event have?
How?
How?
How did it happen?
How many people are affected?
How did people/ respond?
How long did the event last?
How long will the effects be felt?
Who?
Who?
Who is involved?
Who is affected / impacted by this event?
Who responded to it?
Why?
Why?
Why did it happen?
Why did people/animals/plants respond the way they did?
Why is this event geographically important?
✍Student Task #2 - Using Geographical Questions.
✍Student Task #2 - Using Geographical Questions.
Use the Wheel of Geographical Questions worksheet to organize your first thoughts about your chosen news event.
✍Student Task #3 - Prioritising Questions - What do I 'Need-to-Know'
✍Student Task #3 - Prioritising Questions - What do I 'Need-to-Know'
'Need-to-Know' Questions.
'Need-to-Know' Questions.
You may have many questions about your chosen event.
It is good practice to prioritise the most important questions first. These are 'Need-to-Know' questions.
Use this worksheet linked below to prioritise Need-to-Know geographical questions from those you listed in the Wheel of Geographical Questions.
What information will I need to answer my Need-to-Know Geographical questions.
Look back at each Need-to-Know question. Use the worksheet below to write the specific information or data you will need to answer it.
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