Year 10 Geography


Autumn Term

week 1-2

Lesson 1

Physical landscapes of the UK

Lesson 2

What are the UK's main rock types?

Lesson 3

How does geology influence the UK?

Lesson 4

What is the rock cycle?

Lesson 5

How does weathering affect rocks?

week 3-4

Lesson 1

What are river long and cross profiles?

Lesson 2

How do rivers erode, transport and deposit their load?

Lesson 3

Landforms of erosion: V-shaped valleys and interlocking spurs

Lesson 4

Landforms of erosion: waterfalls and gorges

Lesson 5

Landforms of erosion and deposition: meanders and oxbow lakes

week 5-6

Lesson 1

Landforms of deposition: levees, floodplains and estuaries

Lesson 2

Landforms in a UK river valley: The River Tees

Lesson 3

Wave types and characteristics

Lesson 4

Coastal weathering and erosion

Lesson 5

Mass movement

week 7-8

Lesson 1

Transportation and deposition

Lesson 2

Landforms of erosion 1: Headlands and bays.

Lesson 3

Landforms of erosion 2: Wave cut platforms

Lesson 4

Landforms of erosion 3: Caves, arches and stacks

Spring Term

week 1

Lesson 1

What are the factors that affect climate?

Lesson 2

Why does it rain?

Lesson 3

How do air masses influence the climate of the UK?

week 2

Lesson 1

How do high pressure events affect the UK?

Lesson 2

How do low pressure events affect the UK?

week 3

Lesson 1

What was the 'Beast from the East'?

Lesson 2

What are the causes of flooding within drainage basin?

Lesson 3

How can we manage the flood risk?

week 4

Lesson 1

An example of flood event in the UK

Lesson 2

How can we respond to flood events?

week 5

Lesson 1

How has the UK's energy mix changed over time?

Lesson 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of non-renewables?

Lesson 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of renewables?

week 6

Lesson 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy?

Lesson 2

Should wind turbines be developed on the Isle of Lewis?

week 7

Lesson 1

What are the factors that affect climate?

Lesson 2

Why does it rain?

Lesson 3

How do air masses influence the climate of the UK?

week 8

Lesson 1

How do high pressure events affect the UK?

Lesson 2

How do low pressure events affect the UK?

week 9

Lesson 1

What was the 'Beast from the East'?

Lesson 2

What are the causes of flooding within drainage basin?

Lesson 3

How can we manage the flood risk?

week 10

Lesson 1

An example of flood event in the UK

Lesson 2

How can we respond to flood events?

week 11

Lesson 1

How has the UK' s energy mix changed over time?

Lesson 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of non-renewables?

Lesson 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of renewables?

week 12

Lesson 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy?

Lesson 2

Should wind turbines be developed on the Isle of Lewis?