Geography

Overall Aims

The overall aims of the Geography curriculum are to enable students:

• to develop knowledge, understanding of and interest in the surrounding environment and the world;

• to develop knowledge and understanding of the interaction between human activities and the environment;

• to think and to enquire in a geographical manner;

• to appreciate the natural environment and have a better understanding of the interaction among different organisms, and thus to contribute to the sustainable development of human societies and the natural environment; and

• to develop an understanding and respect for other people, their values, cultures and ways of life.

Features of the School-based Curriculum

Junior Forms (S.1 – S.3)

S.1

Urban Development and Industrial Development in Hong Kong; Map Reading Skills

S.2

1. Changing Climate, Changing Environments 

2. Food Problem

S.3

1. Natural Hazards

2. Ocean Crisis

 

Senior Forms (S.4 – S.6)

The Compulsory Part

1. Opportunities and Risks – Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas?

2. Managing River and Coastal Environments: A continuing challenge

3. Changing Industrial Location – How and why does it change over space and time?

4. Building a Sustainable City – Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?

5. Combating Famine – Is technology a panacea for food shortage?

6. Disappearing Green Canopy – Who should pay for the massive deforestation in rainforest regions?

7. Climate Change – Long-term fluctuation or irreversible trend?

The Elective Part

1. Regional Study of Zhujiang (Pearl River) Delta

Useful Links

1.      Google Map	https://www.google.com.hk/maps/@22.3580723,113.8408309,10z?hl=en
2.      Geoinfo Map	http://www2.map.gov.hk/gih3/view/index.jsp
3.      Hong Kong Observatory	http://www.hko.gov.hk/contentc.htm
4.      Geog HKEdcity	http://ihouse.hkedcity.net/~hm1203/other_links.htm
5.      Enjoy Hiking	https://www.hiking.gov.hk/
6.      Oasistrek	http://www.oasistrek.com/trail.php
7.      Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark	http://www.geopark.gov.hk/
8.      Friends of Earth (HK)	https://www.foe.org.hk/
9.      Greenpower	https://www.greenpower.org.hk/
10.  World Wide Fund for Nature	http://www.wwf.org.hk/
11.  Produce Green Foundation	http://www.producegreen.org.hk/event2.asp

 

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