LEVEL 1 GEOGRAPHY – L1GEO

Learning Area: Social Sciences

Qualification: NCEA Level 1

In Geography, learners study the world, and New Zealand’s place in it. Popular topics have been sustainability, tourism, natural disasters,  and researching patterns around the world and within a city.There are two major parts of geography -  the physical environment in which we live, and the cultural environment that influences and shapes us. There will be a day field trip in which students have the opportunity to collect data around the health of the rivers in Christchurch

Course Components:

• Patterns of natural disasters in the world

• Understanding natural processes within large environments

• Using data in Geographic Research 

• Planning and problem solving a geographic issue

External Credits:                                   10

Internal Credits:                                    12

Entry Recommendations:                   Recommended to have literacy CAA