In this year's first unit, you will be looking at Japan. This will include: 

• The human geography of Japan including urbanisation in Tokyo, globalisation, glocalisation and ageing populations.

• The physical geography of Japan including the climate, tectonic hazards and disaster management.

Create a podcast or TED talk which explains why Japan's geography is so dangerous.

Include; 

• The human and physical geography of Japan.

• The challenges Japan as a country facing due to urbanisation and globalisation.

• The challenges Japan faces due to plate tectonics - include earthquakes and volcanoes and specific case studies for each. 

• Management strategies used to protect Japan's population from tectonic hazards. 

NOTE: You MUST have completed Task 1 and 2 above before you complete the Golden Ticket task otherwise you will not receive a Golden Ticket!

Your next unit will be looking at coasts and tourism. This topic will include: 

• An overview of tourism in Dubai. 

• The impacts of mangroves.

• Is Dubai's coastline human or physical? 

• A case study looking at The Palm Jumeirah. 

Create a proposal for a new development like The Palm Jumeirah. This can be done in a presentation format, an informative poster or a written document. Your proposal must include:

• The name and location of the new development.

• The budget and where the budget will come from (who will pay for it?)

• What the development will look like - include diagrams and annotated images. 

• What the development will include e.g., is it residential, industrial, commercial etc?

NOTE: You MUST have completed Task 1 and 2 above before you complete the Golden Ticket task otherwise you will not receive a Golden Ticket!

Your next unit will be looking at TNC Takeovers. You be learning about the following:

• What are Tech Giants and how do they operate globally?

• Shein: Fast Fashion and it's consequences 

• Patagonia: Sustainable fashion and it's impacts

• McDonald's: How powerful are McDonalds? 

Your next unit will be looking at our Vulnerable World  around the world. The topic will cover the following:

• Defining levels of development.

• Dollar street. 

• Climate change - the greenhouse effect.

• Impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable.

• How level 4 countries contribute the most to climate change. 

• Infographic project.