Level 3 Geography
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Allen.
The importance of land / sustainability
Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua
As people disappear from sight, the land remains
This whakatauki speaks to the importance and permanence of land. While people come and go, the land remains. As humans we rely on the land. We must think long-term and see the big picture to ensure the sustainability of the land.
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of the Earth’s surface and human societies spread across it. Geography helps you understand people's perspective on various issue and pathways for solving issues. It looks at what is happening now in the world and how we could influence decision making in the future, We take a fieldtrip to Queenstown to investigate tourism. L3 Geography covers many aspects including both physical and human geography. We investigate plastics in the ocean which includes both the global pattern and the contemporary issue. They also analyse beach processes at Kaikoura and then a contemporary event (Rhythm and Vines). Lastly they looking into the cultural process of tourism in Bali.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Geography 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of how a cultural process shapes geographic environment(s)
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Geography 3.3 - Analyse a significant contemporary event from a geographic perspective
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Geography 3.5 - Conduct geographic research with consultation
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Geography 3.6 - Analyse aspects of a contemporary geographic issue
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Geography 3.7 - Analyse aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 18
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher,