Year 11 Geography - Disaster and Conflict
Course selection will be active from the 14th August 2020.
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: D. Severinsen
What students will learn:
How people cope and survive natural disasters. Students will choose their own disaster to research using a local, national or international case study. Possible disasters could include:
- Earthquakes
- Volcanic Eruptions
- Tsunami
- Cyclones/Hurricanes
- Floods
- Tornado

Why there are conflicting viewpoints over what is happening in NZ and the world around us. Possible contexts could include:
- Living in vulnerable environments, eg, Drought prone Northland, Bush Fire Zones such as Australia or Los Angeles.
- Using hazardous environments, such as Whakaari/White Island, as tourist attractions.
- Opening our borders during worldwide pandemics, such as Covid 19.
- Other relevant and current issues.

How students will learn:
• Through critical thinking, collaboration, communication, research and fieldwork.
What students will enjoy:
• Studying through real life contexts, learning about people in extreme or conflict situations.
• Learning outside the classroom through an optional one day trip to the Poor Knights.
Contributions and Equipment
Own electronic device - lap top or notebook
Exercise book 1B8 or 2B8
Pens, pencils, ruler, gluestick, coloured pencils
Recommended Prior Learning
Open entry
Pathway
Pathway Tags
Possible future careers: Urban/Environmental/Regional/Town Planner, Immigration Officer, Intelligence Officer, Construction and Infrastructure, Geospatial Specialist, Survey Technician, Surveyor, Secondary School Teacher, Tertiary Lecturer, Geologist, Meteorologist, Travel Agent/Adviser, Retail Manager, Actor, Art Director (Film/Television/Stage), Artistic Director, Translator, Archivist, Conservator, Curator, Librarian, Library Assistant, Author, Journalist, Elected Government Representative, Policy Analyst, Barrister, Judge, Legal Executive, Solicitor, Records Adviser, Retail and Personal Services, Teaching, Demographer, Tourist Operator, Tourism Industry, Archaeologist, Anthropologist, Resource Management, Diplomat, Sociologist, Film maker, Lawyer, Social Work, Survey Technician, Volcanologist.,
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