Geography

Geography emphasises the integrative study of physical and human environments to enable students to gain a better understanding of their own space and other parts of the world. It also focuses on the interconnectedness among groups of people, and between people and their environment.

The Geography student can expect to acquire a wide range of knowledge and skills to understand and explain physical and human phenomena, and other contemporary environmental and social issues that occur in different places and cultures. Equipped with the skills of gathering and analysing information, and an enquiring mind to seek answers to issues affecting our lives and the world we live in, Geography students are prepared for their roles as informed citizens in the 21st century. Geography also imbibes in students an awareness of appropriate attitudes and values that promotes a positive geographical future; one that ensures the sustainability of our resources, people, country, and planet. These attributes would place them in good stead to attain the DOE. Details of how the study of Geography contributes towards the DOE of the Singapore education system are shown in Fig 1.

Key Geographical concepts

There are six key concepts that underpin the study of Geography. Students need to understand these concepts in order to deepen and broaden their knowledge, understanding and skills of the subject. The key concepts and elaborations are as listed in the table below.

The Assessment Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

Objective 1: Knowledge

demonstrate relevant factual knowledge – geographical facts, concepts, processes, interactions and trends
demonstrate knowledge of relevant fieldwork techniques – identification of geographical questions, sequence of fieldwork inquiry, primary and secondary data collection methods

Objective 2: Critical Understanding and Constructing Explanation

select, organise and apply concepts, terms and facts learnt
make judgements, recommendations and decisions
evaluate data collection methods and suggest improvements

Objective 3: Interpreting and Evaluating Geographical Data

comprehend and extract relevant information from geographical data (numerical, diagrammatic, pictorial and graphical forms)
use and apply geographical knowledge and understanding to interpret geographical data

– recognise patterns in geographical data and deduce relationships

– compare and contrast different views

– present geographical data in an appropriate form and an effective manner

– draw conclusions based on a reasoned consideration of evidence

evaluate the validity and limitations of fieldwork evidence and of the conclusions reached

Acknowledgement /Copyright - Above information are extracted from MOE syllabus documents.

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