Oakridge International School

Geography Portion 2019-20

Year 4 (Grade 9)
UNIT TITLE UNIT CONTENT
Population, components of population, Components of population growth-Birth rate, death rate, Migration), distribution and
Changing population: density, factors influencing the density and distribution, Population Structure and Pyramid, Demographic Transition model,
natural increase, Migration- Push and Pull factors (reasons- Economic, socio cultural, Geographical and Political), Types of Migration, Impacts
structure and migration- of Migration in country of origin and host country, Compare and contrast of population structures in LEDC and MEDC's,
year4 Gender inequality.- India- Beti bachao-beti badao, Case study- China (one child policy) , France - Famile' de la Franc. Use of
Technology in Representation of data,Data interpretation and Analysis of Graphs.

Definition of Urban Systems – Difference between urban and rural settlements Pattern and trends of urban system on the
Sustainable
basis of Function Hierarchy of urban systems (hamlets to Megalopolis) The Hoyt Model, Burges model and Multi- Nuclei
management of urban
model of town planning- Use of Technology in data representation, 3D models and urban planning. Urban systems and
systems and
planning – LEDC’s and MEDC’s Problems of urbanization Urban sprawl, urban Fringe, Squatter settlements
environments- year4
and Urban slums, Urban pollution, Sustainable Measures and collective Management.

River system • Long profile • Land and river process - Erosion, deposition and transportation and Methods of processes (by
Process and wind, waves and river water • Sediment and bed material • Use of the river • River basin management • Settlements along
management of land the river • Flooding and Hydrograph • Leisure • Pollution • Hydrological cycle • Human impacts on the river and coastal
and river or coastal environments • River and coastal conservation, management and ecology.
environments- year 4 Case study- Ganga river system, River Tees, coastal processes - Wales.
• Sustainable
management of natural
environments:
characteristics and Biomes, ecosystems, biotic and abiotic identities in a Biome, Human induced Environmental impacts, Characteristics of Rain
human impact on forest - tropical and temprate and Marine Biome, location on Maps Important abiotic factors that influence them, Use of
Marine, deserts, forests, sustainable means to conserve these biomes,
grasslands, and role of technology in sustainability. Case studies- Marine Biome -Great Barrier Coral reef, Forest - Amazon rain forest.
Arctic/tundra (ANY
TWO)- year 4

Natural disasters and hazards, Weather related Natural disasters and disasters related to Geophysical activity. Impacts of
disasters- Economical, Social and Environmental impacts of Natural disasters.
Awareness, preparedness and mitigation of risk, warning systems, Role of technology in Natural disasters- warning systems,
communication, patterns and trends, data, Reduction of risk by development. Case study- Japan and Bangladesh- flooding
through geophysical activities and weather/meteorological reasons. Compare and contrast - LEDC and
• Natural Disasters-
MEDC's.
Impacts and
Crustal/Continental and Oceanic plates, Regions in Pacific ring of fire, Geophysical disasters and hazards - Volcano,
management(response
Earthquakes and Tsunami, Impacts (short term and Long term)- Environmental, Economical and Social, Role of technology in
and preparedness)
Natural disasters- warning systems, communication, Preparedness (patterns and trends through data, Reduction of risk by
development).
Role of Technology and Global interactions in order to mitigate the causality of the event.
Case study- Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia(CASE STUDIES RESEARCHED BY THE STUDENTS)
Indian Ocean Tsunami-2004, Pakistan(LEDC) and Japan (MEDC)
Natural resources- Fossil fuels- Oil and Gas industries and mining,
Natural resource
management- Extraction and consumption of Natural resources Statistics.
Management of Impacts on life and well-being of current and future generations,
Extraction, production and
Consumption of Natural Supply and demand -Indicators of consumption through global community and use of Technology, Studies and initiatives locally and
resources and their globally, case studies.
security.
Use of Technology in conservation as well as negative impact, Alternate energy resources.
Case studies- Niger Oil Delta, Jharia Coal mines (India).