NSS GEOGRAPHY

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NSS GEOGRAPHY

• Curriculum Assessment

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Curriculum Framework
Compulsory Part 7 geographical issues problems 70 (60 in 2014)
Elective Part 2 out of 4 electives 30 (25 in 2014)
School Based Assessment (2014) Fieldwork Spatial Data Enquiry (15 in 2014)
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Compulsory Topics
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1. Opportunities RisksIs it rational to live
in hazard-prone areas?

• 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?

Tsunami
Volcanic eruption
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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
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3.Changing industrial location
HK factories in 1960s
Globalization in industries

• WHY do industrial location changes through time?
• HOW do research development affect industrial
  location lately?

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4. Building a sustainable city

• WHY do conflicts arise in economic development?
• How to strike a balance between economic
  development and environmental conservation?

Economic Development
conservation
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5. Combating FamineIs technology a panacea for
food shortage?

• To what extent is famine a naturally or human
  induced disaster.
• How far can farming technology combating food
  shortage?

Obesity in MDCs
Technology???
Intellectual aid???
Food shortage in LDCs
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6. Disappearing green canopy

• WHY do tropical rain forests under threat?
• HOW does deforestation affect nature man?
• HOW to have a sustainable forest management?

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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?

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Elective Topics
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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
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Weather Climate

• WHY does climate vary with location?
• HOW does climate influence human activities?
• HOW do human activities modify climate?

Flooding
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Assessment
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Assessment
Paper I Paper II SBA (2014)
Duration 2.5 hours 1 hour S5 S6
Scope Compulsory Part Elective Part Fieldwork
Section / Question type MC (20) Data / skill based (30) Short essay (10) D. Data / skill based (15) E. Short essay (10) F. 1 report submitted in S6 before the public exam
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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

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Field Study / Visits
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