National Oak Geography

Open Ended

Why do you think studying geography is important in secondary school?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a phase in Oak's lesson structure learning cycle?

• Explanation

• Check

• Practice

• Assessment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a branch of geography?

• Human geography

• Physical geography

• Environmental geography

• Political geography

Multiple Choice

What do geographers need to know?

• How to build cities

• Where places are in the world

• How to use globes and maps

• How to describe differences across the Earth

Multiple Select

Which of the following are reasons why we study geography?

• To understand Earth's landscapes

• To understand people and places

• To learn about environments

• To predict the weather

Open Ended

Describe the differences between the Atacama desert in Chile and the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Open Ended

Explain why geographers need locational knowledge and how it helps them describe differences across the Earth.

Multiple Select

Which two of the following statements are true?

• Locational knowledge is about where places are.

• Knowledge of where places are tells us exactly what it is like.

• Globes and maps can help us know where places are.

• Geographers only need to know about where they live.

Open Ended

Explain why it is important for geographers to learn about both the people and the natural landscape of a place.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about Dar es Salaam are correct?

• It is a major port.

• It is cold all year round.

• There are a large number of universities.

• All areas of the city are wealthy.

Open Ended

Why is it important to investigate different people's lives when studying a place?

Open Ended

What topics do you expect to study in geography at secondary school?

Multiple Select

Select all the topics that are commonly studied in geography at secondary school.

• Volcanoes

• Population

• Weather

• Astronomy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following topics is NOT mentioned as a subject you might study in secondary geography?

• Volcanoes

• Glaciers

• Weather

• Astronomy

Open Ended

Why are map skills and fieldwork skills important for geographers?

Multiple Choice

Which skill is needed to help us find out where places are?

• a. Reading bar charts

• b. Fieldwork skills

• c. Map skills

• d. Interviewing people

Open Ended

Explain how you could improve the geography in each of Sam’s sentences about Dar es Salaam.

Open Ended

List two different types of jobs people might have in Dar es Salaam.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes Dar es Salaam?

• A city on the coast in Tanzania, East Africa, with a variety of jobs and both wealthy and poor areas.

• A city in West Africa known for its cold climate and only one type of job.

• A city in South America famous for its mountains and deserts.

• A city in Europe with only wealthy people and no universities.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are topics that geographers study?

• Volcanoes

• Ecosystems

• Population

• All of the above

Open Ended

Explain the difference between physical, human, and environmental geography.

Open Ended

How do learning cycles in Oak's lesson structure help students understand new topics?