Geography

The aims of this curriculum are to enable students:

1. to develop knowledge, understanding and interest of surrounding environment and the world;
2. to develop knowledge , understanding of the interaction between human and environment;
3. to think and to enquire in a geographical manner;
4. to appreciate the natural environment and have a better understanding on the interaction between different organisms, and thus to contribute to the sustainable development of human societies and the natural environment;
5. to develop an understanding and respect for other people, their values, cultures and ways of life.

Curriculum Content

Junior Form (S1-S3)

Form1	1.	Map Reading Skill (School-based)
	2.	Urban development and Industrial development in Hong Kong (School-based)
Form2	1.	Changing Climate and Global Warming
	2.	Food Problem
Form3	1.	Natural Hazard
	2.	Ocean Crisis

Senior Form (S4 to S6)

The Compulsory Part

1.	Opportunities and Risks — Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas?
2.	Managing River and Coastal Environments: A continuing challenge
3.	Changing Industrial Location – How and why does it change over space and time?
4.	Building a Sustainable City — Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?
5.	Combating Famine — Is technology a panacea for food shortage?
6.	Disappearing Green Canopy— Who should pay for the massive deforestation in rainforest regions?
7.	Global Warming — Is it fact or fiction?

The Elective Part

1.	Dynamic Earth: The building of Hong Kong
2.	Regional Study of Zhujiang (Pearl River) Delta

Website

1. GoogleＭap	https://www.google.com.hk/maps/@22.3580723,113.8408309,10z?hl=en
2. Geoinfo Map	http://www2.map.gov.hk/gih3/view/index.jsp
3. Hong Kong Observatory	http://www.hko.gov.hk/contentc.htm
4. Geog hkedcity	http://ihouse.hkedcity.net/~hm1203/other_links.htm
5. Enjoy Hiking	http://hiking.gov.hk/chi/trail_list/type.htm
6. Oasistrek	http://www.oasistrek.com/trail.php
7. Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark	http://www.geopark.gov.hk/
8. Friends of Earth (HK)	http://www.foe.org.hk/c/default.asp#.Vi7zXSte8fg
9. Greenpower	http://www.greenpower.org.hk/html/chi/index.shtml
10. World Wide Fund for Nature	http://www.wwf.org.hk/
11. Produce Green Foundation	http://www.producegreen.org.hk/event2.asp