Topic 1 Year 8 Geography

Geography
Topic		Environmental quality and crime enquiry
No of lessons		4
When is it happening		Term 1
What will students learn		Students will be able to make links between the characteristics of different zones within a city and the environmental quality, with a focus on levels of crime.
Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic'	This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic	Recognising the different characteristics found in different zones within a city (focus on Manchester). Making and evidencing links between different quality of environments within those zones and frequency/types of crime.
	This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding	Students already have some knowledge on the different types of settlements and their particular characteristics as a whole. Students understand the term environment.
Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic'	This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic	Students will produce their own choropleth map.
	This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop	Students will develop GIS skills (Google Earth) skills when assessing environmental quality skills.
Key vocabulary that students should know and understand		Environmental, choropleth map, pattern, zones, services, residential, physical characteristic, human characteristic, environmental quality, CBD, inner city, suburbs, rural-urban fringe, ward.
The Big Question		Is there a link between environmental quality and crime?
Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'		How is the environmental quality different in Manchester zones?
		Which Manchester zone has the best environmental quality?
		How can choropleth maps show environmental quality in Burnley?
		Is there a relationship between crime and environmental quality in Burnley?