Learning and Teaching Sequence for the SS Geography Curriculum
| Level | Topics | |
| S4 | Opportunities and Risks – Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas? | Plate tectonics and related landforms Tectonic hazards – Earthquake, volcanic eruption, tsunami |
| Managing River and Coastal Environments | Fluvial and coastal processes and landform features
Human activities in river and coastal environments – Consequences and management |
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| Changing Industrial Location | Factors affecting industrial location
Case studies – Hong Kong, iron and steel in China, IT industry in the US |
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| S5 | Dynamic Earth | Earth systems – Internal structure of the Earth and rock cycle
Geomorphology and geology of Hong Kong Geological resources – Reclamation materials Geological hazard – Landslides |
| Building a Sustainable City | City: processes, problems and solutions Concepts of sustainable development Sustainable city : characteristics, strategies of achievements, cost and benefits |
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| Combating Famine | Famine – Spatial pattern, causes and solution Case studies – Nomadic herding in the Sahel, irrigation farming in Southern California |
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| Disappearing Green Canopy | Tropical rainforest as an ecosystem
Deforestation – Causes, consequences and solution |
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| S6 | Global Warming | Patterns of world temperature distribution
Global warming – Causes, consequences and solutions |
| Weather and Climate
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Climatic systems – Temperature, pressure and wind, precipitation
Weather and climate of Hong Kong Factors affecting the climate of China Drought in northern China – Causes, consequences and solutions |
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Assessment
| Component | Outline | Weighting | Duration |
| Public examination | Paper 1 Compulsory Part | 75% | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Paper 2 Elective Part | 25% | 1 hour 15 minutes |
There will be no School-Based Assessment (SBA). There will be a compulsory fieldwork-based question in Paper 1. Candidates are expected to have fieldwork experiences.
Relationship between Geography (S1 – 3) Syllabus and SS Geography Curriculum
| Geography (S1 – 3) | Geography (S4 – 6) |
| Topic | Topic |
| S1 Using urban space wisely |
Building a Sustainable City |
| S2 The trouble with water Food problems |
Managing River and Coastal Environments
Combating Famine |
| S3 Living with natural hazards
Global shift in manufacturing industry |
Opportunities and Risks – Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas? Dynamic Earth Weather and Climate Changing Industrial Location Disappearing Green Canopy |