NCEA Level 3 Geography
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Dr C. Bootsman.
Course Outline 2019
Subject Name: Level 3 GEOGRAPHY
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Introduction This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certification of Education Achievement. Please refer to your Student Diary for the NCEA Policies at ASDAH. The Geography department in general does not provide an opportunity for resubmission of internal achievement standards. You need to be aware of the Policies of Authenticity, Reassessment, Appeals, Absences and Lateness, Compassionate consideration and checking records of your results. During this course:
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Topic Guide
TERMS/ WEEKS | Topics to be covered | Topics to be covered |
Term 1
| Introduction to geographical concepts and skills [3 weeks]
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Term 2
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Term 3
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This course can lead to: tertiary education or professional employment. Vocational Pathways include: Construction and Infrastructure, Primary industries, Service industry, Social and community services, and Creative industries. It can lead to such jobs as: forestry worker, quarry worker, miner, travel agent, flight attendant, immigration officer, environmental health officer, social worker, air traffic controller, ranger, secondary school teacher, judge, anthropologist, archaeologist, atmospheric scientist oceanographer, political scientist, mining engineer, sociologist, economist, environmental judge, solicitor, astronomer, geologist, geographer, demographer, volcanologist geophysicist, statistician, map maker, land surveyor, weather forecaster, natural resources engineer, etc. |
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 19 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 11 credits.
External
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.