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Geography
Stage 1
Subject outline
Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in May 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2017.
Accredited in May 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2017.
Stage 1 | Subject outline | Content | Themes and topics
Themes and topics
There are seven topics which are organised under three themes, as follows:
Theme 1: Sustainable Places
- Topic 1: Rural and/or remote places
- Topic 2: Urban places
- Topic 3: Megacities.
Theme 2: Hazards
- Topic 4: Natural hazards
- Topic 5: Biological and human-induced hazards.
Theme 3: Contemporary Issues
- Topic 6: Local issues
- Topic 7: Global issues.
For a 10-credit subject, students study at least two topics from one or two of the themes.
For a 20-credit subject, students study at least four topics, with at least one topic from each theme.
More details of the themes and topics follow.