NSS GEOGRAPHYCurriculum & Assessment

(15% in 2014)School Based Assessment (2014)Fieldwork + Spatial Data Enquiry

30%(25% in 2014)

Elective Part2 out of 4 electives

70%(60% in 2014)

Compulsory Part7 geographical issues & problems

Curriculum Framework

Compulsory Topics

1. Opportunities & RisksIs it rational to live in hazard-prone areas?

Tsunami

Volcanic eruption

• WHERE do these hazards occur?

• WHY do they occur?• HOW and WHY do the

impact of these hazards vary greatly from place to place?

• WHY do people still live in hazard-prone areas?

2. Managing River & coastal environments

• HOW does water shape our rivers and coasts?• HOW can human activities influence the river

and coastal environments?• HOW to manage rivers & coasts in

a sustainable way?

reclamation

3.Changing industrial location

• WHY do industrial location changes through time?

• HOW do research & development affect industrial location lately?

HK factories in 1960s Globalization in industries

4. Building a sustainable city

• WHY do conflicts arise in economic development?

• How to strike a balance between economic development and environmental conservation?conservationEconomic

Development

5. Combating FamineIs technology a panacea for food shortage?

Obesity in MDCs

Food shortage in LDCs

• To what extent is famine a naturally or human induced disaster.

• How far can farming technology combating food shortage?

Technology???

Intellectual aid???

6. Disappearing green canopy

• WHY do tropical rain forests under threat?

• HOW does deforestation affect nature & man?

• HOW to have a sustainable forest management?

7. Global Warming Is it a fact or fiction?

• WHAT is the evidence for global warming?

• TO WHAT EXTENT is global warming an actual climate change or a long term climatic fluctuation?

• How can man save the environment?

Elective Topics

Dynamic Earth: The building of HK• WHAT are the

processes that shape the earth / physical landscape of Hong Kong?

• HOW to manage geological resources and geological hazards?landslides

Weather & Climate

• WHY does climate vary with location?

• HOW does climate influence human activities?

• HOW do human activities modify climate?

Flooding

Assessment

Assessment

F. 1 report submitted in S6 beforethe publicexam

D. Data / skill based (15%)

E. Short essay (10%)

A. MC (20%)B. Data / skill

based (30%)

C. Short essay (10%)

Section / Question type

FieldworkElective PartCompulsory Part

Scope

S5 – S61 hour2.5 hoursDuration

SBA (2014)Paper IIPaper I

Highlights

• Map Reading Skills• Geographical Information System ( a IT

tool that integrates, stores, edits, analyzes, shares, and displays geographic information)

• Field Study / Visit: dynamic earth, managing river & coastal environment

• SBA in 2014

Field Study / Visits