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Humanities: Scheme of Work

Subject: GEOGRAPHY

Year: 7

Topic: Italy Time: 6/7 Weeks

(13/14 lessons)

Aims

N/C 2000 Objectives:

Geography:

6a. Countries:

i. The regional differences that exist in Italy and their causes and consequences.

ii. How and why Italy may be judged to be more or less developed

Opportunities to address cross-curricular themes:

Environmental education:

Relief and the shape of the land.

Cultural diversity:

Comparing Italian cultural identity with UK.

Citizenship:

What does it mean to be a European citizen?

Literacy:

Reading, cloze procedure, spelling.

Numeracy:

Maps skills such as scale, etc.

Handling/transforming economic data

|Key Question |Content |Learning Objective |Suggested Activities |Resources |Key Words |Assessment |Homework |

|What is the European |Examine the main features of|To know the main features of|Label European countries on |Map of Europe |Europe |Marking of class work |Learn the name of 10 |

|Community? |the European community and |the European Community |map of Europe |Atlas |European | |European countries and their|

|What does it mean to be a |European Citizenship. | |History of Europe (EC) |Key Geography Interactions |Citizen | |capitals. |

|European citizen? | | |Timeline of events | | | | |

| | | |What does it mean to be a | | | | |

| | | |European Citizen? | | | | |

|Where is Italy? |Examine the location of |To be able to describe the |1. Brainstorm – Italy |Map of Europe (from previous|Italy |Marking of class work |Draw the Italian Flag. |

|What is Italy’s Geography? |Italy. |location of Italy |Describe the location of |lesson) |Location | |Name 10 famous Italians. |

| | | |Italy in Europe. |Atlas |Relief | |Find out 10 facts about |

| |Examine the main human and |To know the location of |Label Italy’s main features |Outline maps of Italy – |Human | |Italy. |

| |physical features of Italy’s|Italy’s main geographical |onto an outline map. |Where in Italy sheets |Physical | |Using the yellow pages find |

| |Geography. |features. |Write a letter to a pen pal | |Relief | |the names of 5 Italian |

| | | |in England describing | |Location | |restaurants. |

| | | |Italy’s Geography. | | | | |

|How is Italy different to |Examine differences between |To be able to compare Italy |Students use the internet to|Internet |GNP |Marking of class work | |

|England? |Italy and the UK |with the UK. |complete a table of |Computers | | | |

| | |To be able to use the |comparisons between Italy |Table of comparisons | | | |

| | |internet to research |and England | | | | |

| | |information. | | | | | |

|How does the Italian |Identify the main features |To be able to describe |1.Define culture |Key Geography Interactions |Identity |Marking of class work | |

|cultural identify differ to |of the Italian culture. |Italy’s cultural identity. |Read information about |(p.56/7) |Religion | | |

|our own? | | |Italy’s culture |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Peninsular | | |

| | | |Complete questions from text| |Stereotype | | |

| | | |Compare culture with UK – | | | | |

| | | |Display as a table or | | | | |

| | | |drawings | | | | |

|What are Italy’s main |Identify Italy’s main |To be able to compare and |Define region |Key Geography Interactions |Economic |Marking of class work | |

|regions and how do they |physical and economic |contrast regions in Italy. |Map main regions |(p.60/1) |Region | | |

|compare? |regions. | |Students produce poster |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Physical | | |

| | | |about one region – read to | |Political | | |

| | | |class and compare | | | | |

| | | |Which region would you | | | | |

| | | |prefer to live in – why? | | | | |

|What are the differences |Examine the physical |To be able to compare |Compare farming areas in two|Key Geography Interactions |Plain |Marking of class work | |

|between the North and South |differences between the |physical differences between|regions |(p.62/3) |Silt | | |

|of Italy? |North and South of Italy. |the north and the south of |Compare other geographical |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Delta | | |

| | |Italy |features of the two regions |Key Geography Interactions | | | |

| | | | |Activity Sheet 4.5a | | | |

| | | | |Key Geography Interactions | | | |

| | | | |Activity Sheet 4.6 | | | |

| | | | |Key Geography Interactions | | | |

| | | | |Activity Sheet 4.7 | | | |

| |Examine the characteristics |To be able to give reasons |Discuss main job types – |Key Geography Interactions |Subsistence farming |Marking of class work |Write a letter from a person|

| |of life in Southern Italy |for low standards of living |primary, secondary and |(p.66/7) |Industry | |in the South of Italy to a |

| | |in the South of Italy. |tertiary |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Markets | |cousin in the north to tell |

| | | |Discuss main types of jobs | | | |them what life is like. |

| | | |Examine problems experienced| | | | |

| | | |by people in the south of | | | | |

| | | |Italy. | | | | |

| | | |Describe recent improvements| | | | |

| |Examine the characteristics |To be able to give reasons |Discuss main types of | Key Geography Interactions |Commercial farming |Marking of class work |Write a letter from a person|

| |of life in the North of |for high standards of living|jobs-how does this compare |(p. 64/5) |Intensive farming | |in the north of Italy to a |

| |Italy. |in the North of Italy. |with south? |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Industrial Triangle | |cousin in the south to tell |

| | | |Examine reasons why the | | | |them what life is like. |

| | | |north is rich | | | | |

| |Examine the reasons for |To be able to explain the |Map the industrial triangle |Key Geography Places |Industrial Triangle |Marking of class work | |

| |industrial growth in the |growth of Italy’s industrial|Explain reason for |(p.74/5) |Valle d’Osta region | | |

| |north of Italy. |triangle |industrial triangle |Italy Booklet (SEN) | | | |

| |Describe and explain the |To be able to describe and |Discuss assessment |Assessment Resources – North|Communications |National Curriculum Levels –| |

| |regional differences in |explain regional differences|Complete assessment: |South Italy Assessment – The|Markets |See assessment criteria | |

| |wealth and development in |in development in Italy |Describe and explain |relevant information can be |Accessibility | | |

| |Italy. | |differences in wealth |found on GeoNet: | | | |

| | | |between Northern and | | | |

| | | |Southern Italy |under the teachers (VGD) | | | |

| | | | |section | | | |

|Why do people in Italy |Examine migration from |To be able to explain |What is migration? –discuss |Migration cross word |Migration |Marking of class work | |

|migrate? |southern to northern Italy |migration patterns in Italy.|Where will people migrate |Italy Booklet (SEN) | | | |

| | | |from in Italy? – why? |Atlas | | | |

|Is Italy interdependent? |Examine the extent to which |To understand the term | |Key Geography Places |Interdependent |Marking of class work |Find out 10 things which |

| |Italy is interdependent |interdependent. | |(p.82/3) |Trade | |Italy imports. Find 10 |

| | | | |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Import | |things which Italy exports |

| | | | | |Export | | |

|Is Italy a rich or poor |Investigate Italy’s level of|To be able to draw | |Key Geography Places |Development |Marking of class work | |

|country? |development using economic |conclusions about Italy’s | |(p.84/5) |Standard of living | | |

| |statistics. |level of development. | |Italy Booklet (SEN) |Sustainable | | |

|End of Unit Assessment – Italy an EC country Key Geography Interactions Assessment Sheet 4.1 |

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