L2GEO

Level 2 Geography

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Allen, Mr C. Quinn.

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. Level 2 Geography covers both human and physical geography including beach processes, urban patterns, tropical rainforests, differences in development and the use of 1080 and possums.

Course Overview

Term 2
Students research Global Patterns and Crime in Chicago

Term 3
Students will go on a fieldtrip to Mt Cook and research this environment.

Term 4
Students work towards a skills examination.

Recommended Prior Learning

This course has an open entry, however it is recommended that students have done level 1 Geography. They should have passed junior Social Studies. 

Pathway

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.

Total Credits Available: 18
Internal Assessed Credits: 0
External Assessed Credits: 18
Optional Credits Available: 0
Optional Internal Assessed Credits: 0
Optional External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91241 v3
NZQA Info

Geography 2.2 - Demonstrate geographic understanding of an urban pattern


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91242 v3
NZQA Info

Geography 2.3 - Demonstrate geographic understanding of differences in development


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91244 v3
NZQA Info

Geography 2.5 - Conduct geographic research with guidance


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91245 v3
NZQA Info

Geography 2.6 - Explain aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91246 v3
NZQA Info

Geography 2.7 - Explain aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 18
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4
Total Numeracy Credits: 0