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HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary One NA Term 1

S/N Topics / Activities / Skills

1 Introduction to Geography Tropical Rainforest (Characteristics)

2 Tropical Rainforest (Characteristics; Uses)

3 Tropical Rainforest (Distribution; Deforestation)

4 Tropical Rainforest (Causes of deforestation)

5 Tropical Rainforest/Geographical Investigations (Effects of human activities; conservation)


7 Tropical Rainforest (Impact of deforestation; Management of deforestation)

8 Water Supply (Uses of water; water shortage; distribution of water)

9 Common Test Water Supply (Countries facing water shortage; causes; impacts of water shortage)

10 Water Supply (Measures for water shortage)

Term 2

S/N Topics / Activities

1 Water Supply (Measures for water shortages) Energy resources (Types of fossil fuels; Formation, distribution and uses of fossil fuels)

2 Energy resources (Energy crisis - pattern of energy consumption in the world; reasons for rise in energy consumption; impact of energy crisis)

3 Energy resources (Energy crisis – measures to reduce energy consumption; strategies; advantages and disadvantages of strategies)




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary One Express Term 1


1 Introduction to Geography Tropical Rainforest (Characteristics)

2 Tropical Rainforest (Characteristics; Uses)

3 Tropical Rainforest (Distribution; Deforestation)

4 Tropical Rainforest (Causes of deforestation)



7 Tropical Rainforest (Impact of deforestation; Management of deforestation)

8 Water Supply (Uses of water; water shortage; distribution of water)

9 Common Test Water Supply (Countries facing water shortage; causes; impacts of water shortage)

10 Water Supply (Measures for water shortage)

Term 2


1 Water Supply (Measures for water shortages) Energy resources (Types of fossil fuels; Formation, distribution and uses of fossil fuels)

2 Energy resources (Energy crisis - pattern of energy consumption in the world; reasons for rise in energy consumption; impact of energy crisis)

3 Energy resources (Energy crisis – measures to reduce energy consumption; strategies; advantages and disadvantages of strategies)




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: HISTORY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary Two NA Term 1


1 Chapters 1-3: Life in Singapore before the arrival of the British

3 Chapter 5: How did external events affect Singapore

5 Chapter 6: Fall of Singapore

6 Chapter 6: How did WW2 affect Singaporeans?

7 Inference

8 SEQ- P.E.E

9 SEQ and SBQ inference

10 SBQ Compare and Contrast SEQ

Term 2


1 Chapter 7: Maria Hertogh Riots

2 Chapter 7 and 8: Riots

3 Chapter 7 and 8: Road to Independence

4 Chapter 9: How did Singapore Gain Independence

5 SEQ: Reasons for riots

6 SEQ: Importance of Elections, Merdeka Talks, etc

7 SEQ reasons for merger and separation




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 3 Normal Academic Term 1


1 Variable Weather & Changing Climate – A continuing challenge?

2 Use of appropriate instruments to gather weather data

Make calculations

Use appropriate graphs and diagrams to represent weather data.

3 Interpret base maps, isoline maps (i.e. isotherms, isobars & isohyets) and climate graphs for selected cities

4 Draw diagrams (e.g. factors influencing temperature; land breeze & sea breeze; monsoon winds; convectional and relief rain, wind rose).

5 Interpret aerial photographs; landscape photographs; and satellite images.

6 Geographical Investigation skills

Term 2


1 What is happening to the Earth’s climate?

2 Explain the impact of climate change such as sea level rise, extreme weather events and human health.

3 • Global climate change • Global warming • Global cooling • Greenhouse gases • Greenhouse effects




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 3 Express Term 1


1 Variable Weather & Changing Climate – A continuing challenge?

2 Use of appropriate instruments to gather weather data

Make calculations

Use appropriate graphs and diagrams to represent weather data.

3 Interpret base maps, isoline maps (i.e. isotherms, isobars & isohyets) and climate graphs for selected cities

4 Draw diagrams (e.g. factors influencing temperature; land breeze & sea breeze; monsoon winds; convectional and relief rain, wind rose).

5 Interpret aerial photographs; landscape photographs; and satellite images.

6 Geographical Investigation skills

Term 2


1 What is happening to the Earth’s climate?

2 Explain the impact of climate change such as sea level rise, extreme weather events and human health.

3 • Global climate change • Global warming • Global cooling • Greenhouse gases • Greenhouse effects




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Elective History 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 3 Express / Normal Academic Term 1


1 Treaty of Versailles

2 Weakness of the TOV

3 How did Stalin become the supreme leader of the Soviet Union

4 How did Stalin’s rule devastate the Soviet Union?

5 SBQ: Inference and Inference with Purpose with stand

6 SEQ (EXP): write an essay evaluating the success and failure of the League of Nations SEQ (NA): Describe the aims of the League of Nations and explain its weaknesses

7 SEQ (EXP): write an essay evaluating the success and failure of the League of Nations SEQ (NA): Describe the aims of the League of Nations and explain its weaknesses

8 SEQ: Reasons that led to the rise of Stalin

Term 2


1 How did Stalin’s rule devastate the Soviet Union?

2 To what extent was Hitler’s rise to power due more to favourable circumstances than his leadership abilities

3 To what extent, if at all, did Hitler’s rule benefit the people in Germany?

4 Among the factors leading to the outbreak of World War II in Europe, which is more significant: Hitler’s expansionist policy or the policy of appeasement?

5 SEQ: Evaluate the most important reason for the rise of Hitler

6 SEQ: Did Hitler’s rule benefit Germany?

7 SBQ :Making judgement




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: PURE GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 3 Express Term 1


1 KQ1: How and why coastal environments are different and dynamic?

2 KQ2: Why are coastal areas valuable?

3 KQ3: How can we manage coastal areas in a sustainable manner?

4 Geographical Investigation: Coast

5 Explain and justify

6 Evaluate strategies Justify discussion with supporting examples

7 Evaluate strategies Justify discussion with supporting examples

8 Identifying data and trends Describing associations between data Explaining anomalies

9 Putting data into maps, graphs, charts or diagram to enhance investigation Reflecting on the reliability of data Evaluating data collection methods

Term 2


1 KQ1: How and why has food consumption patterns changed since 1960s?

2 KQ2: What are the trends and challenges in production of food crops?

3 Food chain Crop yield (ton/hectare) Subsistence farming Commercial farming Intensification Productivity (output per unit area/labour per unit area) Land tenure Land fragmentation




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Social Studies 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 3 Normal Academic Term 1


1 Principles of Good Governance

2 Governance: Models of Governance Case Study Examples

3 Good Government Case Study

4 Revision of Sri Lanka + skills

5 Northern Ireland (Causes)


7 Northern Ireland (Consequences)

8 Sri Lanka Case Study

9 SEQ: Given factor qn

10 SEQ: Explain two reasons

Term 2


1 Bonding Singapore

2 Deterrence

3 Diplomacy

4 SEQ (Given Factor Qn + Multifactor Qn)

5 SBQ: Compare and Contrast




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Social Studies 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 3 Express Term 1


1 Principles of Good Governance

2 Governance: Models of Governance Case Study Examples

3 Good Government Case study

4 Good government project



7 Northern Ireland (Consequences)

8 Sri Lanka Case Study

9 SEQ: Given factor qn

10 SEQ: Explain two reasons

Term 2


1 Bonding Singapore

2 Deterrence

3 Diplomacy

4 SEQ (Given Factor Qn + Multifactor Qn)





HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Normal Academic Term 1


1 KQ1: Global Tourism: Is tourism the way to go?

2 KQ2: Why has tourism become a global phenomenon?

3 Trends in the global tourism industry in terms of destination, country of origin and tourist dollars for: o Domestic tourism o International tourism

4 Evolution of mass tourism to niche tourism and from tour groups to independent travellers

5 Development of package holiday and short haul destinations and the growth of long haul tourism , including ecotourism

Term 2


1 Reasons for the growth of global tourism

2 KQ3: Developing tourism at what cost?

3 KQ1: How and why has food consumption patterns changed since 1960s

4 Variations in global food consumption patterns between DCs and LDCs over time, in terms of: o Indicators of food consumption (e.g., consumption/kg/yr, starchy staples as % of all calories; total daily calorie intake) o Changing food preferences (e.g., rice, meat, fruits)




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Elective History 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Normal Academic Term 1


1 War in Europe

2 War in Asia Pacific – External reasons

3 War in Asia Pacific - Internal reasons

4 SBQ: Making a Judgment (Revision)

5 SBQ: Reliability (How far Source B proves Source C is wrong?)

6 SBQ: Reliability (Both Source A and Source B have different interpretation of the Nazi Soviet Pact. Does it mean one of them is wrong?)

Term 2


1 Japanese Defeat in WWII – External Reasons

2 Japanese Defeat in WWII – Internal Reasons

3 Japanese Defeat in WWII – Use of atomic bomb

4 SEQ: What/Why/ How question types


6 SBQ: Inference with contextual knowledge




HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: PURE GEOGRAPHY 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Express Term 1


1 KQ1: How does the nature of tourism vary from place to place?



4 Geographical Investigation: Tourism

5 Compare and contrast characteristics of different types of tourism destinations Describing characteristics

6 Describing distribution on world map Interpreting line and bar graphs

7 Describing factors Explain and Account for trends

8 Weighing pros and cons Evaluate and justify Discuss with relevant case studies



Term 2


1 KQ1: How and why has food consumption patterns changed since 1960s?


3 KQ3: How can the problem of food shortage be addressed?

4 KQ1 – What are the global patterns of health and disease?

5 KQ2 – What influences the spread and impact of infectious diseases (focus is on malaria and HIV/AIDS)?

6 Weighing pros and cons Evaluate and justify Discuss with relevant case studies






HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Pure History 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Express Term 1


1 War in Europe

2 War in Asia Pacific

3 Japanese Defeat in WWII

4 Cold War (Start of the Cold War: Reasons)

5 SBQ: Usefulness question




Term 2


1 Cold War (Development)

2 Cold War (Korean War)

3 Cold War (Cuban Missile Crisis)

4 End of Cold War – Internal Reasons

5 End of Cold War – External Reasons



8 SBQ: Usefulness [2 sources]





HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Social Studies 2014 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Normal Academic Term 1


1 Deterrence (Causes of Conflict) Deterrence (Measures to deter potential enemies)

2 Diplomacy (ASEAN) Diplomacy (UN)

3 Globalisation (Driving forces)



6 SBQ: Reliability (Both Source A and Source B have different interpretation of Globalisation. Does it mean one of them is wrong?)

Term 2


1 Globalisation (Pros and Cons)

2 Globalisation (Singapore strategies)

3 SBQ: Reliability [2 sources]

4 SEQ: Factor Questions





HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY 2014 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Express Term 1


1 KQ1: Global Tourism: Is tourism the way to go?


3 Trends in the global tourism industry in terms of destination, country of origin and tourist dollars for: o Domestic tourism o International tourism

4 Evolution of mass tourism to niche tourism and from tour groups to independent travellers

5 Development of package holiday and short haul destinations and the growth of long haul tourism , including ecotourism

6 Reasons for the growth of global tourism


Term 2


1 KQ1: How and why has food consumption patterns changed since 1960s

2 Variations in global food consumption patterns between DCs and LDCs over time, in terms of: o Indicators of food consumption (e.g., consumption/kg/yr, starchy staples as % of all calories; total daily calorie intake) o Changing food preferences (e.g., rice, meat, fruits)

3 Reasons for the growth and variations in food consumption





HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Elective History 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Express 5NA Term 1


1 War in Europe

2 War in Asia Pacific

3 Japanese Defeat in WWII

4 Cold War (Start of the Cold War: Reasons)


6 SBQ: Reliability (surprise question)



Term 2


1 Cold War (Development)

2 Cold War (Korean War)

3 Cold War (Cuban Missile Crisis)

4 End of Cold War – Internal Reasons

5 End of Cold War – External Reasons








HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT: Social Studies 2015 SEMESTER 1 KEY SKILLS / TOPICS COVERED LEVEL: Secondary 4 Express 5NA Term 1


1 Deterrence (Causes of Conflict) Deterrence (Measures to deter potential enemies)

2 Diplomacy (ASEAN) Diplomacy (UN)

3 Gulf War and Terrorism

4 Globalisation (Driving forces)

5 Globalisation (Pros and Cons)

6 Globalisation (Singapore strategies)


8 SBQ: Reliability (surprise question)


10 SBQ: Reliability (Both Source A and Source B have different interpretation of Globalisation. Does it mean one of them is wrong?)

Term 2


1 Venice: A City State

2 SBQ: Compare and Contrast Revision

3 SBQ: Reliability [2 sources]

4 SEQ: Factor Questions


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