SUMMER TERM (Part 1) - Year 10
KING EDWARD VI CAMP HILL BOYS GCSE SCHEME OF WORK – Unit 3
Ice on the land
Introduction
What effect has ice had on the
land?
Understand the
fluctuations of
temperature in the
recent geological past
Understand changes in
the extent and
distribution of ice in the
world resulting from
changes in global
temperature.
Understand the
components of the
glacier budget
Understand how the
glacier budget affects
glacier movement
Understand that some
glaciers have been
retreating in recent
decades
Climate Change
Present day global ice coverage
Pleistocene
Glacial period
Interglacial period
Ice sheet
Ice cap
Glacier
Atlas skills
Ability to describe
changing
distributions
Graphical skills –
description and
interpretation
The glacier budget
Case study: the retreat of South
Cascade Glacier, USA
Accumulation
Ablation
Glacier budget
Graphical skills
Knowledge of
geographical terms
Interpretation of
statistical data
What processes
operate in glacial
environments?
Understand the process
of freeze-thaw
weathering in a glacial
environment
Understand the
mechanisms of glacier
movement
Understand the
processes of glacial
erosion, transportation
and deposition
Freeze-thaw weathering
Glacial erosion
Glacial movement
Glacial transportation
Deposition
Freeze-thaw weathering
Abrasion
Plucking
Rotational slip
Bulldozing
Drawing and
interpretation of field
sketches
Photographic
interpretation
Understanding of
glacial processes
Descriptive writing
What are the
distinctive
landforms
resulting from
glacial
processes?
Understand the
characteristics and
formation of glacial
landforms
Landforms of glacial erosion
- Corries
- Aretes and pyramidal peaks
- Glacial valley landforms
Landforms of glacial
transportation and deposition
- Moraine
- Drumlins
Corrie
Arête
Pyramidal peak
Truncated spur
Glacial trough
Hanging valley
Ribbon lake
Moraine
Terminal moraine
Lateral moraine
Medial moraine
Drumlin
Photographic
interpretation
Drawing of field
sketches based on
photographic
evidence
O.S. map description
and interpretation –
the recognition of
contour patterns
Use of geographical
terminology
What
opportunities do
glacial areas
offer for
tourism?
Understand the
attractions and
opportunities available
for tourism in the Alps
Understand the need for
responsible tourism and
sustainable management
Tourism in the French Alps:
Chamonix
- Winter attractions
- Summer attractions
Impacts of tourism in the French
Alps
- Benefits of tourism
Responsible tourism
Sustainable
management
Cost benefit analysis
Study of values and
attitudes
Knowledge and
understanding of
place
Atlas skills –
How has climate
change affected
the global
distribution of
ice?
What causes
glaciers to move?
- Problems of tourism
Managing tourism in Chamonix
description of human
patterns
What is the
impact of climate
change on Alpine
communities?
Understand that climate
change poses a threat to
communities dependent
on tourism
Understand that Alpine
environments are fragile
and need careful
sustainable management
Evidence for recent climate
change in the Alps
- Responses in the lower level
resorts
Case study: Abondance, France
Fragile environment
What is the
avalanche
hazard?
Understand the risk
posed by avalanches
Understand the factors
contributing to the
avalanche hazard and
ways of reducing the
hazard
There are two main types of
avalanche:
- Loose snow avalanche.
- Slab avalanche
Causes of avalanches
Avalanches as hazards
Avalanche case studies
- 1. Indian Kashmir (February
2008)
- 2. Europe (2006)
Avalanche
Loose snow avalanche
Slab avalanche
Research skills
including the use of
ICT an GIS to build
up a concept of a
fragile environment
Ability to response to
and make use of
stimulus material
effectively