DATE CONTENT & CONTEXT TEXT BOOKS ASSESSMENT: DATE COMMENTS STARTED RESOURCES FORMAL & INFORMAL COMPLETED Term 1 Trial GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE Climate and weather (regional and weather systems) 1 15/1/2014 Mid-latitude Cyclones [3 Powerpoint Presentation general characteristics; • areas where mid-latitude cyclones form; • Videos conditions necessary for their formation; • stages of development and related weather conditions; • weather patterns associated with cold, warm, and • occluded fronts; reading and interpreting satellite images and synoptic • weather maps. 2 20/1/2014 Tropical Cyclones [4 hours] general characteristics; • areas where tropical cyclones form; • factors necessary for their formation; • stages of development; • associated weather patterns; • reading and interpreting satellite images and synoptic • weather maps; case study of one recent tropical cyclone that affected • southern Africa; impact of tropical cyclones on activities and the • environment; strategies that help to prepare for and manage the • effects of tropical cyclones. 3 Subtropical Anticyclones and Associated Weather 27/1/2014 Conditions [3 hours] location of the high-pressure cells that affect South • Africa; general characteristics of these high-pressure cells; • anticyclonic air circulation around South Africa, and its • influence on weather and climate;
DATE STARTED CONTENT & CONTEXT TEXT BOOKS RESOURCES ASSESSMENT: FORMAL & INFORMAL DATE COMPLETED COMMENTS Term 1 GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE Climate and weather (regional and weather systems) 1 15/1/2014 Mid-latitude Cyclones [3 Powerpoint Presentation Videos • general characteristics; • areas where mid-latitude cyclones form; • conditions necessary for their formation; • stages of development and related weather conditions; • weather patterns associated with cold, warm, and occluded fronts; • reading and interpreting satellite images and synoptic weather maps. 2 20/1/2014 Tropical Cyclones [4 hours] • general characteristics; • areas where tropical cyclones form; • factors necessary for their formation; • stages of development; • associated weather patterns; • reading and interpreting satellite images and synoptic weather maps; • case study of one recent tropical cyclone that affected southern Africa; • impact of tropical cyclones on activities and the environment; • strategies that help to prepare for and manage the effects of tropical cyclones. 3 27/1/2014 Subtropical Anticyclones and Associated Weather Conditions [3 hours] • location of the high-pressure cells that affect South Africa; • general characteristics of these high-pressure cells; • anticyclonic air circulation around South Africa, and its influence on weather and climate; Trial
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