Global Tourism- Geography
Courses Description
Head of Pathway: Mr G. Van den Hoeven.
You will learn how to break down the tourism industry into elements and interactions in order to analyse it, analyse patterns across time and space, and think about the benefits and drawbacks of tourism.
In this course you will read and create maps, draw diagrams, think about connections, and prepare to write about tourism for an end of year exam.
You will like this course if you like thinking about where in the world you want to travel to in the future, planning trips, drawing diagrams, and researching places around the world.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Geography 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of how a cultural process shapes geographic environment(s)
NZQA Info
Geography 3.5 - Conduct geographic research with consultation
NZQA Info
Geography 3.7 - Analyse aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale
Disclaimer
The standards offered are correct at the time of writing. These are subject to change depending on student selections.
We endeavour to run all courses but are subject to minimise class sizes. Maximum class sizes apply. Once a course is full alternative selections are needed.
Course context or content may change by the start of the year.
Once a student makes their selections and confirms these, any changes must be accompanied by a letter of support from Whanau and are subject to available spaces in courses.
All Junior Bilingual students must select the literacy and numeracy modules in the language of their pathway each trimester and one other integrated language module (3 out of 4 of their modules must be bilingual).
All senior Bilingual students must take all modules available in the language of their pathway.