Level 3 Geography

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.